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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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The Mail What Our Editor Thinks Are Our Roads Safe?

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 2

DURING THE COAL STRIKE, the Government commandeered several motor lorries to transport coal from the not then coalfields. Army…

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Flood Damage to Roads Mittagong Council to Get Grant

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 2

As a result of representations made to the Minister for Works (Hon. J. J. Cahill) through Mr. Jeif Bate, M.L.A., Mittagong Shire…

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Motor Truck Driver Discharged Sequel to Bowral Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 2

The sequel to an accident at the corner of Clarke and Oxley Streets, Bowral, on 4th July, 1949 [?] heard at Bowral Police Court on…

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What Our Editor Thinks an Erratic Train

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 2

LOCAL RESIDENTS frequently complain to the Mail regarding the late running of the train from Bowral to Sydney, locally known as…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 2

Five men Offered serious injuries on Friday night when the taxicab in which they were travelling from Moss Vale to…

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Bowral Street Railway Crossing Closure The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 5

Sir,—In spite of strong representations by the Bowral Council and by the Graziers' Association, the Railway Commissioner and the…

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Mittagong Resident in Road Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 5

Mr. F. C. Beaumont, of Mittagong, suffered fractures of a rib and a kneecap and severe shock when the lorry he was…

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BOWRAL v. M.V. RAILWAY

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 5

[?] flowers witnessed a very [?] on Bradman Oval last [?] Moss Vale Railway [?] and won by…

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The Road Ahead

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 7

Dear Readers, Like a great draught of fresh air came the news of a Liberal victory. The murk and gloom of Socialism has…

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Motor Cycling Mittagong Club Has Big Week-end

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 8

The Mittagong Motor Cycle Club, which comprises only a small number of members, proved its organising ability when it attracted big fields in…

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