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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

156 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 7 of 8

Railway Revenue

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 2

The annual report of the operations of the railway services in this State for the past year sets out that the loss on the Moss Vale to Port…

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 5

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

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Caves Road. Rain Causes Heavy Damage

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, the Shire Engineer reported that the box course on links Road, Bnrradoo…

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Road Safety

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1938 · page 2

Obstructions at cross-roads and on curves, especially trees and hedges, have caused many road accidents in the State becauses they have obscured…

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More Railway Traffic Goods and Livestock

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 October 1938 · page 4

Goods and livestock traffic on the Australian railways for the year ended June 30 last, which amounted to 34,300,000 tons, showed an increase…

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Road Safety Accident Reduction

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 3

For the first time since road accident statistics have been kept there has been a decrease in the figures during the first two and possibly three,…

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Fewer Road Accidents. Results of Education

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 4

The Secretary of the Road Safety Council writes:— For the first time since road accident statistics have been kept there has been there…

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Road Safety Councils. to Be Formed in Country

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 4

The Road Safety Council is now engaged in a big drive to reduce the red toll of the road. To this end it plans to extend its activities to the…

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Courtesy on Roads Under Repair

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 October 1938 · page 4

Numerous instances have been noticed of drivers who, when approaching each other at a portion of the road, half…

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Motor Notes Efficiency of Head Lamps

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 October 1938 · page 4

A useful suggestion is offered to car owners by the R.A.C.A. whereby an improvement in the light given by head lamps…

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Nattai Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 3

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Satuday the Shire Engineer (Mr. R. Heaton) submitted the following report regarding the roads…

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Reducing Road Accidents Duty of Citizens

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 3

Residents of provincial and jura] areas are being appealed to this year by the Road Safety Council to co-operate in the task of reducing, the…

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Fun on the Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 1

"Ma," began the boy, as he entered the railway-carriage at a suburban station with a tired-looking woman, "ma, that man's like a…

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Brief Mention. Motor Trucks

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 5

The Motor Traffic Act requires the owners of motor lorries and utility trucks to have their names and addresses displayed on the side of the…

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Road Courtesy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 4

Motorists approaching each other on a public highway, half of which is under repair, often accelerate in order to…

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Motor Notes Public Safety

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 4

Cyclists riding two abreast or in groups on main highways often endanger the safety of other road travellers and…

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Toll of the Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 1

IT IS GRATIFYING to learn that there has recently been a decrease in the red toll of the road, but a great deal…

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Reducing Road Accidents. Forming Country Branches

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

Residents of provincial and rural areas an being appealed to this year by the Road Safety Council to co-operate in the task of reducing the…

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Road Safety Courtesy in Driving

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 3

Many driving rules that contribute both to your safety and the goodwill of your company are based chiefly on chiefly on commonsense and courtesy. For…

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