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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

147 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 8

Greyhound Racing on Wednesday Special Train From Sydney

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 3

At a special meeting on Monday night, of Bowral Horse Show Committee, which controls greyhound racing at Bowral, it was decided to…

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Are Country Motorists Reckless? (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 2

Although there were only 2,118 accidents in country tow[?] and rural areas last year against 8,188 in the County of Cumberland, persons killed…

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Railway Excursions for March

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 3

In addition to the excursion tickets issued every week-end for travel between any two stations wholly within the tourist area, there will be an…

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Railway Excursions for March

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2

In addition to the excursion tickets issued every week-end for travel between any two stations wholly within the tourist area, there will be…

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Nattai Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday the Engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington) submitted the following report on road and other…

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The Skilful Driver (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

A skilful driver has been defined by the Road Safety Council as the driver who could take advantage of the speeds built into the cars of to-day,…

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Facts and Fancies. Flies Faster Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 4

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

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Sleep Walking is Safer (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 2

Competent authorities estimate that one person in every hundred has been subject to sleep-walking at some time. Many of these are…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · 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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A Day at Wollongong Railway Excursion Next

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

Another of the popular Sunday railway excursions will be run to Wollougong next Sunday (March 16)…

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The Short Road is Not Always the Best

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 2

Many people think to-day of doing things in as quick a manner as is possible, without any thought at all of how it…

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The Motorists' Corner "Carbon" Appointed Royal Empire Show Commentator. Show Memories

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 4

The Royal Empire Show from 7th to 15th April will be outstanding in many respects, chief of which is the fact that the Royal Agricultural…

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"Night Train to Munich" What the Critics Said

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 3

"If a better comedy-thriller baa ever been made, I should like to see it. "Night Train to Munich" is packed with laughter and excitement…

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Sign Sneakers Are Pests (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 2

There is a new pest on the roads He has earned for himself the name of "sign sneaker" and he is the motorist who will not heed the signs,…

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Fun on the Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · 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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New South Wales Railways Graziers' Appreciation of Services Rendered

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 4

It is bard to please everybody as the railways find in their big job of transporting something like livestock traffic each year, and yet the number…

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Nattai Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, the engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington), reported that the following roadworks had…

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Added Lighting for Shunting Improved Facilities at Moss Vale Railway

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

The work of providing additional shunting and lighting facilities at Moss Vale railway yards, which has been in progress since January, has…

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The Motorists' Corner OFFICIAL R.A.C.A Notes Petrol Storage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 3

Storage appears to be one of the main problems affecting Australia's petrol and oil supplies, and exhaustive enquiries by the Royal Automobile…

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Death-Free Easter on Country Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 2

It is a sad commentary on our vaunted civilisation that whenever holidays occur they are marked by accident, involving death, sorrow…

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