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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

38 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2

BOWRAL v Moss Vale Railway

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

This game was started on Saturday. January 6, when Bowral won the toss and decided to bat. But Richards who has had a run of bad luck this…

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Road Cycling Trophy Winners for 1950

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

The point score competition of the Berrima District Amateur Cycle Club has concluded. M.Roberts gamed the double in the senior division and…

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Railway Accident at Mittagong Portion of Goods Train Derailed

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

Train services on the Southern line were disrupted on Friday when portion of a goods train was derailed near the junction of the main and…

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What Our Editor Thinks Modern Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 2

Members of Bowral Rotary Club were surprised on Tuesday night when the high the of Messrs Waugh andJosephson they were…

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Road Cycling Good Time in Senior Race

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 9

On saturday the B.D.A.C.C.[?] road races for Juvemle and senior riders were held. The juvenile mile handicap race…

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Road Works in Mittagong Programme Adopted by Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 7

The three representatives of [?] Of Mittagong ShireBradman Macdonald and [?]companied by the England Mr.k…

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Road Cycling Good Racing Weather

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 9

On Saturday the Bowral District Amateur Cycling Club held road races for seniors and juveniles. The juvenile race over a 4 mile course was…

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Local Member Gets Results Important Coal Road to Be Reconstructed

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 11

Mr.Blake Pelly, M.L.A.. accompanied by Mrs. Pelly, continued his tour of the Wollondilly Electorate After spending days…

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Train Services Partial Restoration at Easter

The Southern Mail · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

The Commissioner for Railway (Mr.Garside) said this week. that following a review of coal stocks, it had been decided to augment to some…

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The Mail What Our Editor Thinks Motor Cyclists

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Transport (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) is greatly disturbed about the increasing number of accidents caused by motor cyclists. He…

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Modern Medicine Puts Japan on Road to Health

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 7

Japan has been transformed in five years from a plague spot to the healthiest nation in the Orient, says Kate Holliday in the May Reader's Digest…

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Road Cycling Results of Racings

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

On Saturday, 12th May, the Berrima Amateur Cycle Club held a handicap race for juveniles and a scratch race for seniors…

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Road Cycling Strong Headwinds

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 7

On Saturday the Berrima District Amateur Cycle Club held road races for Juveniles and Seniors. There were strong head winds in both races…

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Colo Vale-buxton Road The Editor the Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 7

sir,—I was surprised to read of Cr. Jurd's attack on the men and women who, in (food faith, put forward constructive proposals to the…

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Road Cycling

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

The Berrima District Amateur Cycling Club held a handicap race for seniors were a 12 mile course on Saturday. the result was as follows:…

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Hilltop-colo Vale Road The Editor The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 5

Sir,— Kindly permit me space to reply to letters of 1/6/61 and 8/6/51 appearing in your paper and with a hope of clearing up some misleading…

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One For Motorists Try It When You Are Driving

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 7

While in the Air Force I did most of my travelling by means of my right thumb. One day I got a ride with a taciturn man who did not say…

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Council [?] Deputation Balmoral-hill Top-aylmerton Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

At the meeting of Mittagong Shire Council on Friday of time was taken up in hearing a deputation regarding the Th« Bill Tjd de!»tatcs tet out in…

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Motor Industry Pioneer Retires

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

Retirement of Mr. H. C. French, one of the best known pioneering figures of the motor industry in Australia, was announced by Ford Motor…

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Overcrowding on Train Campbelltown Residents Object

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 6

Mr. BUke Pelly, M.L.A., has received the following: letter from the Minister for Transport concerning hit representations…

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