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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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

Green to Go Road Deviation to Be Carried Out

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 5

At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council the Main Roads Department submitted plans of a new road to be constructed to eliminate two…

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Assault on Bowral Railway Porter Moss Vale Resident Fined £5

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 7

The Railway Department regarded assaults on its employees as a serious matter, said Mr. F. Baker, district superintendent, at Bowral Police…

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Shire Engineer Report Main Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 2

On 15th May the Divisional Engineer made an inspection, in my company of all man roads He commended on the necessity of additional…

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[?] on Property Eharby Railwayt Band Blamed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 2

Information [?] a Kiama landholder that he had faild continuasely to destroy rabbits on his property was dismissed at the Kiama summons…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Road to Alcatkaz. Utah. Road to Alcatraz

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 4

The story of a young married man who is an incurable sleep-walker is featured in "Road to Alcatraz." He awakes one morning to find a suit he…

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Road Through a Church Building Site Bowral Council and Town Planning

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 5

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Presbyterian Church authorities Bought information a to whether there would be any intolerance with…

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Railways O.K. (To the Editor.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 4

Sir,—Too public Press grows alarmed when dust storms, drought, frost, floods, or coal and sugar shortages are predicted; but air, up…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 July 1946 · 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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N.S.W. Railways? (To the Editor.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 July 1946 · page 4

Sir,—Those complaints about our Government railways chiefly from car owners or users of motor vehicles, because N.S.W. railway…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 August 1946 · page 3

At the latt meeting of the Winge-earribee Shire Council, the Acting shore Engineer (Mr. A. Broad) submitted the following report:—…

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Emergency Road Transport Braxner Criticise Labour Members

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 August 1946 · page 4

"There was something pathetic in the bustle being mode by certain members of the Labour Party to organise…

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Saturday and Monday the Road to Utopia. She Wrote the Book

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5

THE ROAD TO UTOPIA The famous [?] Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour are teamed in "The Road to Utopia,"…

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Emergency Road Transport Case for Cut in Petrol Tax

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 September 1946 · page 4

Commenting on the proposal that the Commonwealth Government should subsidise road transport to carry freight the…

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Local Train Service Improved Timetable

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 5

The Commissioner for Railways has announced that several trains which have not been running since 1st June owing to the shortage of coal will be…

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Motoring Thrills Australian Girls Great Performances

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 9

The announcement in the press that Miss Joan Richmond, of Victoria, has nominated as a contestant in the 100 miles N.S.W as a Motor Car Grand Prix…

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Heavy Traffic Wears Roads Reconstruction May Be Necessary

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 8

"Heavy loads of cement, wool and timber being carted over the Bowral to Mittagong road are damaging it to such an extent that reconstruction…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 October 1946 · 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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Damage To Roads By Military Traffic. Commonwealth Should Help Finance Repairs

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 October 1946 · page 4

A proponal that the Federal Government should meet the cost of repairs to secondary roads which were…

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Aeroplane Spraying of Locusts. Report on the Gunnedah Trial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 October 1946 · page 4

"The reports of my officers on the recent experiments in aeroplane spraying of Australian plague locust hoppers…

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N.S.W. Railways To then Editor)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 October 1946 · page 2

Sir,—Press reports, re our railways complain about no trucks, no one in charge, no consideration for consignors or passengers using our…

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