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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

41 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 3

Food for the Train Traveller Services by the R.R.R.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 4

Fowls must lay 2,000,000 eggs, cows must produce 364,000 gallons of milk, and orchards mast grow 64,000 cases of fruit to keep the…

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Re-surfacing Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

The Local Government Department stated in a letter to last Monday's meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council that an inspection of the…

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Barrengarry Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 3

The new road over Barrengarry Mountain suffered severely in the recent rains. On the road down the last projection of the mountain on…

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Road to Freedom

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 July 1943 · page 2

Victory alone will not bring a nobler world, but without victory for the United Nations the onward road is barred…

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Kangaloon Motor Transport Co. Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Kangaloon Motor Transport Co., held recently, the chairman (Mr. O. B. McPherson). in moving the adoption of the report…

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Storm Cost £1000 Heavy Damage to Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 3

The cost of repairing storm damage to roads as the result of the recent heavy rains has been computed by Wingecarribee Shire Engineer (Mr…

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Pacts and Fancies. Files Factor Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 August 1943 · page 4

There are several species of bird that can travel mach tester than any aeroplane yet invented. The latest of them is called the "frigate bird,"…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 August 1943 · page 1

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…

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Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 2

Wingecarribee Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) reported to last meeting of the Council:— Only essential maintenance is being…

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The Tramp's Paradises

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 September 1943 · page 1

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

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Nattai Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Huntingdon) reported to last meeting of Nattai Council:— Since last meeting, extra and…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 September 1943 · page 1

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…

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Nattai Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Huntington) reported to last meeting of Nattai Shire Council:— On the highway, general…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the Engineer to the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire: - Ferndale-Old Argyle Road :…

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More Cross-Country Railways Post War Transport Problems

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 4

The construction of more cross country railways after the war was advocated by the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Drummond)…

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Train Changes

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

Several changes in the running of trains will come into effect next Sunday. Bowral railway staff was too busy on Thursday to supply amended…

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Nattai Shire Matters Milton Park Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

The Council has decided to reconstruct the road from Bowral-Robert-son Road to Milton Park with tar surface and to accept from Mr…

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Work on Main Roads Should It Be Done by Board or Council?

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

There was an interesting debate in Wingecarribee Council last week on a motion by Cr. Ellsmore that the Main Roads Board take over from…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Winge carribee Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr Leonard) submitted the following report:—…

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Railways Huge Profits Why Freights and Fares Should be Reduced

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 2

Following his recent claim that the big profits now being made by the railways should be used to reduce freights and…

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