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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

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

Sensational Cases at Mittagong Prominent Residents Charged with Stealing and Receiving. Pilfering of Goods from the Railways

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 3

Mittagong Court House was crowded on Thursday last, when charges arising out of recent pilfering of goods from the railways, and…

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Crossed Railway Line at Bowral. Fined for Trespass

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

At Bowral Police Court on Friday, Ernest Martyn, of Bowral, was charged before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., with trespassing on railway property…

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Parents Killed Cost of Road Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 2

Last Easter a man, his wife and two young children were motoring along one of the State Highways to bring home for the holidays a…

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Shepherd Street Bridge. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of 28th March, Alderman Pickles is reported to have stated at the previous meeting of the Bowral Council that the cost of…

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Engineer's Advice Ignored. Not Responsible for Bad Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

The newly-elected Councillor for B-Riding of Wingecarribee Shire (Cr. C. J. Ross) drew a spirited reply from the Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard)…

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Engineer's Advice Ignored Not Responsible for Bad Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 2

The newly-elected Councillor for B Riding of Wingecarribee Shire (Or. C. J. Ross) drew a spirited reply from the Engineer (Mr. H. A…

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Lives Have Been Saved. But More Can Be Done. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

Motorists and pedestrians have co-operated in such a wonderful way with the traffic authorities that with their help, the year has passed the…

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Making Bad Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 1

LOCAL Government bodies everywhere would derive benefit from a perusual of remarks made by Wingecarribee…

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Nattai Shire Roads. Engineers's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday the Shire Engineer (Mr. R. H. Huntington) reported regarding roads and bridges as follows:…

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Road Safety Glaring Headlights (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 3

From time to time the question of glare has been carefully examined by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales but unfortunately up to…

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Ald Pickles Accepts Challenge. Shepherd Street Bridge Costs

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

The statement of Ald. Pickles at a recent meeting of Bowral Council that the Shepherd Street Bridge had been constructed at a cost of £182…

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Robberies from the Railway. Charge of Receiving

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4

At Mittagong Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., Albert Charles Irvine was charged with receiving a quantity of tobacco…

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Novel Display. Dismantling Ford Motor Engine

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 3

Bowral Motors Pty. Ltd., will stage a novel demonstration of the accessibility of the Ford V-8 motor engine on Monday afternoon when an…

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Road Safety Skids Cause Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 3

Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding and in the coming months many more…

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Road Safety. Glaring Headlights

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 4

From time to time the question of glare has been carefully examined by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, but unfortunately up…

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Grant for Damaged Roads. Our Member Congratulated

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

At the annual ball of swimming Club on Friday night Mr. Jeff bate, M.L.A., Announced that he had been successful in obtaining…

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Shepherd Street Bridge The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

Sir,—We read with interest Ald. Pickles's remarks at the recent Council meeting in response to our letter concerning Shepherd Street Bridge…

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Neglected by Government Wombeyan Caves and Road

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

One of the most Interesting spots in New South Wales is Wombeyan Caves, less than 40 miles from Mittagong and 120 miles from Sydney…

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 4

At the meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday the Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) reported regarding the condition of the roads…

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Proposed New Scenic Road. Bulli Pass to Mt. Keira

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 2

Realising the great benefit that would be derived from the construction of a road along the top of the Illawarra Coast Range between Bulli Pass and…

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