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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

147 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 8

Railway Chief Inspects Southern Railway System. Big Railway Works

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, on his return from an inspection of the railway system in the…

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Railway Excursions

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

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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The Ostrich of the Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 2

We laugh at the ostrich because he pokes his head in the sand when there is danger ahead. But how very like the ostrich is the man who pulls an…

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Railway Excursions in May

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 April 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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Motorists and Fool's Paradise Petrol Position

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

"Motorists who ignore the possibility of supplies of petrol being cut off from Australia owing to the war, are living in a fool's paradise," said…

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Storm Damages Scenic Road Engineer Says Work Incomplete

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 4

At a meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday it was alleged by the engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntingdon) and Cr. Stevenson, that work on the scenic…

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Nattai Shire Asks for Road Loan Gravel Surfaces Suggested

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 3

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, the engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntingdon) recommended that the Government be asked to approve…

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The Motorists' Corner a Nation on Parade Royal Show Reviewed by "Carbon."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 4

Any newspaperman standing alongside me at the microphone daring the Royal Empire Show would have had his finger on the pulse of a nation…

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The Cross-Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 4

United national effort was recently asked by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in an appeal to Australians. Another notable Sydney man, in a…

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Darling Harbour New Railway Offices Opened

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 4

Perhaps the railway depot of most interest to the primary producer, apart from the siding at which he despatches…

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The Ostrich of the Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 4

We laugh at the ostrich because he pokes his head in the sand when there is danger ahead. But how very like the ostrich is the man who pulls…

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Improved Southern Train Service Commissioner Introduces New Riverina Express

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 3

Whilst a convenient daylight passenger train service is provided by the present Sydney-Wagga Riverina Express which stops at all stations…

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Safety First Railway "No Accident Drive

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

The New South Wales Railways are very proud of their safety record, and well they might be, having carried no less than 2,200,000,000…

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Shire Roads Wingecarribee Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

At last meeting of the Wingecarribee bee Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. H A. Leonard) reported that the contract for resealing work on the…

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At the Crossroads—Beware Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 2

Stand at the intersection of any two streets in any town or at any crossroads imagine the manner in which…

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Railway Time-Table Sydney and Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 2

Fast trains have been included in the revised time-table which came into operation on the southern line on Monday last…

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Pacts and Fanciest Files Faster Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 4

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

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Road Accidents Pile Up Again

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 4

Seven persons are known to have been killed and scores injured in New South Wales during last week-end. These are only preliminary…

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Railways Excursions for June

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 2

In addition to the excursion tickets issued every week and for travel between any two stations within the Tourist Ares, there will be an…

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Railway Excursions in June

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 2

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

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