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Nieuwveen
The twentieth century up to the war

Around 1914

The source says "omstreeks", "begin" or "na" — around, early in, or after: the year is not exact.

Motorcycles, cars and lorries make their appearance in Nieuwveen too.

Provenance This comes from the series J.J. Roovers set down up to 1970. The wording here is this site’s own. View the source

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Nieuwveen (village centre)

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1898

In 1898

For the first time a bicycle with pneumatic tyres is sold to someone in Nieuwveen. The buyer was the municipal clerk W. van der Vos; the supplier, the firm Stichter.

The drainage and the rebuilding transport technology From the typed document
1860

In 1860

The Leiden firm De Volharding starts a steamboat service to Amsterdam and to Leiden, carrying passengers as well as goods. The landing stage was by the Kattenbrug.

The drainage and the rebuilding transport steamboat From the typed document
1915

On 1 August 1915

Opening of the railway connection between Uithoorn and Alphen aan den Rijn, with among others a station "Nieuwveen", at the end of what is now the W.P. Speelmanweg.
The original document gives 1916 as the year of opening and Amsterdam as the terminus; the line ran from Uithoorn to Alphen aan den Rijn and opened on 1 August 1915.
The line was 23 kilometres long and was built by the Hollandsche Electrische-Spoorweg-Maatschappij as part of the Haarlemmermeer railways. Because it mostly carried horticultural produce, it was popularly nicknamed "het bonenlijntje", the bean line.

The twentieth century up to the war railway transport Researched later
1924

On 16 May 1924

G. Koppenol of Nieuwveen starts the first daily bus service to Amsterdam. On Fridays a service runs to Leiden, for those visiting the cattle market there.

The twentieth century up to the war transport motor bus From the typed document