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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

188 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 10

Concerning Cars. Motor Breakdowns

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 5

Each year the R.A.C., London, issues to the Royal Automobile Club of Australia an analysis of the causes of breakdowns in motor can, and…

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Dangerous Road Crossing Moss Vale P. & C. Request

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 2

At the meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday, a letter was received from the Moss Vale Parents &…

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Analysis of Motor Breakdowns

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 4

Each year the R.A.C., London, issues to the Royal Automobile Club of Australia analysis of the causes of…

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Motor Truck

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council the members of a sub-committee appointed to inspect motor trucks for the use of the Health Inspector…

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Road Accidents on Hume Highway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 4

Respecting the question asked by Mr Tully, Member for Goulburn, regarding accidents which have taken place at the…

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report on Work in Progress

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 3

The Shire Engineer has made the following report to Wingecarribee Shire Council:— The sections of the Hume Highway…

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Bad Train Service. Suggested Improvements. What Has the Publicity Association Done?

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 2

Writing from the Oxford Hotel, Wollongong, Mr. Edward Howie, on 31st January last, addressed the following letter to the Secretary of the…

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Bad Train Service Suggested Improvements

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 2

Writing from Wollongang on 31st January of this year, Mr. Edward Mowle addressed the following letter to the secretary of the…

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Motor Notes Accidents and Education

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 4

In practically all countries in the world to-day where automobiles are extensively, used, efforts are constantly…

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Railway Fettler killed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 4

Robert George Fisher, aged 60, a railway fettler, of Argyle Street, Picton, was struck by a train travelling along the…

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Road Signs

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 3

The matter of various classes of road signs has been freely discussed at Mittagong, Bowral and Wingecarribee Shire Council meetings of late…

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Road Signs

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 2

The matter of various classes of road signs has been freely discussed at Mittagong, Bowral and Wingecarribee Shire Council, meetings of late…

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Facts and Fancies. [?] Faster Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 4

There are several species of birds that can travel much faster than any aeroplane yet invented. The [?]test of them is called the "frigate bird,"…

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Accident on Robertson Road Car Driver's Narrow Escape

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a sedan car driven by a traveller for a city firm shied off the roadside opposite the residence of Mr. C. Parker,…

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 4

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

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Social Credit the Road to Prosperity

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 5

In an interesting address at Bowral last week Mr. John Hogan, representing the Social Credit movement, emphatically denied that…

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Railway Excursions. May School Holidays

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

The Department of Railways notifies that excursion fares will be charged to and from Sydney and intermediate stations for the benefit…

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Better Service. Suggestion for Better Railway Time-table

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

The organiser of the Publicity Association is reported to have made the following report to a recent meeting of the Committee:—…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 1

A very big item in the naval and military expenditure of the country in the near future will be the cost of building and maintaining…

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Road Reports

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 4

The R.A.C.A. has kindly forwarded the following in formation for the guidance of tourists to the Southern…

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