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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

155 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 8

Motorists' Tool Kits

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 4

Some motorists are inclined to be careless about their tool kit, notwithstanding every new car is supplied with a…

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Motor Notes First Aid Kits

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 4

Prevention is better than [?] The Royal Automobile lub of Australia urges motor[?] to remember this old…

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Railway Terrace. Suggested Improvements

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 2

The matter of effecting improvements to the embankment near Bowral Railway Station was discussed at a meeting of Bowral Council on…

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Wanted Here. Safety Device at Railway Crossings

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 5

With the object of preventing motor accidents at level railroad crossings, a safety device has been tried, out in U.S.A. The device known as…

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Roads in the Shire. Engineer's Report. Main Roads Board Cuts Estimate

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the Engineer to Monday's meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council:—…

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Motor Notes Night Speeding

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 4

It is quite a common belief among impatient motorists that because of the comparatively small volume of traffic…

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Facts and Fancies. Files Factor Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 August 1935 · page 4

There are several species of birds that can travel much than any aeroplane yet invented. The fastest of them is called the "frigate bird."…

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Motor Transport

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 1

THE world moves so rapidly that we fail to note many of the changes going on around us. We are so accustomed now…

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Motor Cars. Cause and Prevention

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 September 1935 · page 4

When one begins to study the complicated subject of highway accidents, their causes and prevention, one soon discovers that there is no single cause…

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Motor Notes Cause and Prevention

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 September 1935 · page 4

When one begins to study the complicated subject of highway accidents, their causes and prevention, one soon discovers that there is no…

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Motor Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 September 1935 · page 2

In a car collision on the railway bridge near Yanderra station, a woman and a girl, both of Goulburn, suffered injuries which necessitated their…

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Motor Notes Smoking Danger

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 3

Some motorists have a nasty habit of either lighting a cigarette or a pipe after pulling up at service stations. Irrespective of the positive…

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As the Tourist Sees Our Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 2

An officer of the N.R.M.A. touring department, who recently travelled over the direct road from Moss Vale to Robertson and Albion…

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More Railway Excursions Early in October

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 2

As stated elsewhere in this issue, during the first week of October excursion trains to and from Sydney will be run throughout New South…

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Motor Cars. Tracing Oil Leakage

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 3

Motorists often complain of their engines being heavy on lubricating oil. but fail to look for oil leakage. There is a deal of difference…

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Watch Gravel Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 3

The cause of corduroy surfaces on gravel roads has never been satisfactorily explained, and this strange function after heavy traffic still prevails…

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"Malicious Damage" Railway Station Lighting. Electrical Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1935 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Electrical Engineer reported as follows:— On Wednesday, the 4th instant, I…

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Gib Outlook. £1,000 Vote for Road of Access

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 2

Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A., is advised by the Department of Local Government that his request for a loan of £1,000 to the Mittagong…

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Railway Institute Eisteddfod Phenomenal Growth

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 October 1935 · page 3

The syllabus for this year's Railway Institute Eisteddfod, to be held in Sydney from November 27 to Dec. 7, discloses the great advance made in…

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Dangerous Driving. Motorist Convicted at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 2

Bowral Police, under the leadership of Sergt. W. Follent, are taking particular steps to prevent motorists driving in a dangerous manner…

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