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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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

Tourist Train To Bowral Many Visitors Expected

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 7

The Railway Department will run a tourist train to Bowral on Sunday, 24th January. It is expected to carry about 350…

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Tourist Train To Bowral OVER 300 PASSENGERS

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 5

A tourist train which ran to Bowral on Sunday carried 340 passengers who enjoyed good weather for their visit…

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Reynolds Motors (Bowral) Pty. Ltd. We Will Sell Your Car at Your Price

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 5

From our Spacious Daylight Showrooms. A full sales staff always in attendance. Hire purchase and trade-in facilities…

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Motor Cycling Reliability Trial

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

The Day Reliability Trial conducted by Mittagong Motor Cycle Club on Sunday, 7th March, resulted in a dead-heat…

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Motor Cycling Local Rider Does Well

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 6

At the Wollongong Open T.T. Races on Sunday week, Mery Wheeler won the sidecar scratch race and was second in…

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Motor Cycle Accidents Coroner Makes Comment

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

At Bowral Courthouse on Friday morning, 28th March, after the District Coroner (Mr H. S. Lamond) had found that…

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Road Accidents Deaths Decrease in 1953

The Southern Mail · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 8

The annual report to 31st December, 1953, on road accidents in New South Wales issued by the Superintendent…

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Motor Cycling Secret Reliability Trial

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

The secret reliability trial, held on Sunday, resulted in a win for T. Young. N. Herber rode very well to finish second…

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Motor Cycling Hill Climb Championship

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 9

The annual hill climb championships of Mittagong Motor cycle Club at Robertson on Saturday drew a large…

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Woman Badly Injured Hit-run Motorist

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

A well-known local resident, Mrs. Frances A. Mangold, of Moss Vale, was injured on Sunday night about 6 p.m…

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Municipality of Bowral Proposed Lease — Part of Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 4

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Council pro[?] to lease to an adjoining and owner that part of Spring…

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Advice to Motorists the Right-hand Turn

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 3

In the course of his second article on the application of the traffic regulations, Const. K. Woods, of the Moss Vale…

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Heavy Vehicles Damage Roads Transport Dept. Helps Hauliers

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 5

The following article is written by the Minister for Transport (Mr. E. Wetherell) in relation to heavy vehicles on our…

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Advice to Motorists Keep to the Left

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 7

In a further article Constable K. Wood, of Moss Vale, gives advice to motorists—The section we will deal…

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Chase Ends in Court Motorcyclist Fined

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 6

At Bowral Police Court last week, evidence was given of the chase by a police motor-cyclist of a young…

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Road Fatality at Burradoo Coroner Finds Excessive Speed Was Cause of Death of Motorcyclist

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 6

At the Bowral Courthouse on Monday, the District Coroner (Mr. H. S. Lamond) after conducting an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Alan Glendon Luke, found that he died from injuries accidentally received when…

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Passengers on Motor Vehicles Advice From Traffic Supt

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 9

The article below has been kindly supplied by the Superintendent of Traffic (Mr. Snowden)…

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Motor Cycling Sporting Trial

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 2

A sporting trial will be held by Mittagong Motor Cycle Club on Sunday at the back of Braemar race track and…

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Motor Cycling Good Conditions for Trial

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

The publicity officer of the Mittagong Motor Cycle Club writes as follows:— Well for a chance the wet…

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Motor Cycling Sports Day

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 9

A social run to Goulburn to see the motor cycle races will be held this weekend. This is the end of Lilac Time and…

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