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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

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Wingecarribee Shire Road Works Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 5

The Engineer submitted the following report at Monday's meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council:— State Highway…

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Many Women on Railway Work Still More Required

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 2

Recently the Department of Railways put on 20 women as booking clerks. These are performing their duties…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms Record Business for Post Year

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 4

The Railway Refreshment Rooms broke all records daring the year ended 30th June, 1942. Their turnover exceeded £1,000,000, a figure…

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Wednesday, Thursday Road to Happiness and Hold My Hand

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 4

One of the few gifted youngsters who knows what to do in front of are lights and camera is eleven-years-old Billy Lee, who scores in "Road to…

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Railway Profiteering

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 1

IT is not to be wondered at that profiteering is rife when the Government itself leads the van. Almost anywhere in…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 August 1942 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council the Engineer tabled the following report:— STATE HIGHWAY…

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Fun on the Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · 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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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 2

The Engineer (Mr. H. Leonard) submitted the following report at Monday's meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council:-…

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Deaths in Train Robbery Inquest to Be Held at Mittagong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 2

The inquest into three deaths caused when a train carrying pay was blown up by bandits at Yanderra, near Bargo, on December 8,…

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Facts and Fancies. [?] Factor Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 4

There are several speeds 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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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) to Monday's meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council:—…

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Wingecarribee Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 4

Reporting to last meeting of Winge-carribee Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) stated:— Bong Bong bridge to Cross Roads…

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Classes on the Railway

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

fOR quite a long time there hap been but one class on suburban trains, and no one seems to remember that once…

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Council's Roads. Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Leon ard) submitted the following report at Monday's meeting of the Winge carribee Shire Council:-…

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Rain Played Havoc with Roads Wingecarribee Shire Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 3

Wingecarrrbee Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) submitted the following report at Monday's feeting of the Shire Council:—…

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The Tramp's Paradise

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 November 1942 · page 1

Assuredly the tramp in Italy is a man to he envied! Save for a coat to his back and shoes to his feet there are few things which he need…

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Railway Passengers' Luggage Should Be Addressed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 November 1942 · page 2

The necessity for travellers to take better care of their luggage is being stressed by the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan. This…

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Transport to School Bus Service Turned Down Small Railway Van Suggested

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 2

The question of providing more convenient transport facilities for children from southern centres attending Bowral High School has again been…

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Facts and Fancies. Flies Faster Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · 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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Railway Permits. for Interstate Travel

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 December 1942 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, says be has noticed., in a number of country newspapers a paragraph stating that, between…

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