Railway Excursions For Eight-Hour Day in Sydney
The Secretary for Railways advises that, in connection with the celebration of Eight-Hour Day in Sydney on Monday, October 2,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
185 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 7 of 10
Costly Escapade. Breaking Bricks on Railway
The escapade of two Bargo youths who staged a contest to see which one could break the most bricks stacked near a railway tunnel at…
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The escapade of two Bargo youths who staged a contest to see which one could break the most bricks stacked near a railway tunnel at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Roads Suggested Change in Act Refused
At a recent meeting of the Central Executive Council of the Primary Producers' Union, a motion was carried…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt to "Blow Up" Bridge Cracker Thrown at Guards Practical Jokers Fined
When practical jokers threw a lighted " bunger " among men guarding Bargo Bridge it was thought that [?] attempt had been made to blow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Save Lives For Empire (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Because there is a war a special appeal made to all road users to shoulder their own responsibility and extreme caution while the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Track at Bowral. Police Grant Permission
Following continued representations by Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A.. to the Police Department, he has been advised that permission will be granted for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Railway Ambulance Awards Presented at Dance
Mack's Theatre Royal, Mosa Vale, presented an animated scene on Friday night when the third annual dance and presentation of awards of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Building an Aeroplane Fleet
A very big item in the navai and military expenditure of the country in the near future will be the cost of building and maintaining The stage of the Grand [?] Hon[?] Paris, is the largest in the world; it is one hundred feet in width, two hundred feet in depth,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Tragedy of Three Sons (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Everyone has more than enough of personal tragedy to overcome. We note daily in our newspapers the details of accidents that have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nattai Shire Roads
At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. R. H. Huntington) reported that the following work had been carried out since the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wingecarribee Shire Roads. Engineer's Report
We make the following extracts from the report submitted by the Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) to last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dangerous Crossing Gunrock Creek Bridge
At the last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council, the engineer Mr. H. A. Leonand, submitted the following report on the Gunrock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shires Have Difficult Job. Maintenance of Tributary Roads
At a meeting at Robertson on Saturday night Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., spoke on the difficulties facing Shire Councils in attending to by-roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Service Needs Improving. Two Hours Wait for Connection
Several matters of local importance were put before Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., at a meeting at Robertson on Saturday. Reference to matters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robertson-Valley Road. Case Presented to State Member
There was an attendance of over thirty at a combined meeting of the Robertson Progress Association and Agricultural Bureau held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Smash at Yanderra. One Car Burnt to Ground
Nine persons, five of whom were detained in the Berrima. District Hospital, were injured in a car accident at Yanderra on Monday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robertson-Kangaroo Valley Road
At the last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council, the Robertson Agricultural Bureau and Progress Association forwarded a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shires Have Difficult Jobs Maintenance of Tributary Roads
At a meeting at Robertson on Saturday night Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., spoke on the difficulties facing Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robertson Kangaroo Valley Road Case Presented to State Member
There was an attendance of over thirty at a combined meeting of the Robertson Progress Association and Agricultural Bureau held in the…
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