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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport
32 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
Who does not know that there are epochs in man's life of more than ordinary importance? He has the measles—exchanges for the first time the buzzum of his family for a school, where he gets whopped, or a private tutor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victoria Bridge is tabular, and is built on the principle of the Britannia Bridge, which spans the Menai Straits, near Bangor. It willy we believe, be, when finished, the longest bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE postponement, for another fortnight, on Wednesday night, of the Electoral Bill, brought the Main Road's Bill prominently forward, and got it through committee ; with some difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE notification of the intention of some parties not named to apply for permission to lay down a tramway along Smith-street and over lands belonging to Government, or reserved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I noticed in your last, a notice to the effect that it was the intention of certain persons to apply for a Bill to give them permission to lay down a tramway from the Osborne's Wallsend Coal Mines to the Basin at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Aldcorn presented a petition from certain land owners, householders, and residents in and of the district of Shoalhaven, praying that the House will consider the necessity for placing a sum of money on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday evening last, a public meeting, sider the proposal of certain parties to construct a tramway from the Osborne's Wallsend Coal Mine to the Wharf at Wollongong, was held in the Mercury Heading Room…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"To leave the Junction of the Roads every Sunday, at 6 a.m.; and reach Kameruka at 2 p.m., and Bega at 3.30 p.m. And, on return, to leave Bega every Tuesday at 6 a.m., , Kameruka at 8 a.m.; and reach the Junction of the road that afternoon in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DEAR SIR—At the meeting on Thursday evening Mr Robson stated that to buy from private persons the land necessary to make the Tramroad would cost £13,000 to £14,000, and that the promoters of the Tramroad Bil…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR — Having accidentally seen your paper of the 17th instant yesterday evening, and seeing that one "Simon Simple" makes certain remarks on a few observations which I made at the late Anti-progressive (Alias Train-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pursuant to advertisement, a public meeting was held in the long room of the Doncaster Inn, on Monday last, for the purpose of eliciting opinion on the Clyde Road, the various routes, and respective termini that have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—In jour impression of Monday last appears a letter, signed Robert Longmore, in reply to some remarks made by "Simple Simon" in the Mercury of the 17th inst; and, as both the writers have fallen slightly,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By the courtesy of the proprietor of the Empire, we are enabled to lay before our readers the following account of the most serious accident which has yet occurred in these colonies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday morning, the down train left the Parramatta station for Sydney at about 13 minutes to 9 o'clock and proceeded onwards at what might be termed good speed. The passengers were rather sparse for Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE terrible accident on the Parramatta railway last Saturday will probably, for the instant, exert an unfavorable influence on the public mind with, regard to the interests of railways in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. MARKS, in his speech on the railway vote, is reported to have said that the Government had as much right to support a line of steamers between the ports in these districts and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE question as to the fact of injustice being inflicted on the Southern Coast Districts by the extension of railways into the heart of the country at the expense of the colony whilst their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The sum of £80,000 was recently voted by the Assembly for the repair and maintenance of the roads and bridges of the colony. A document has just been issued from the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The select committee of the Legislative Assembly appointed on the 14th July, 1858, to inquire into the management of the Sydney and Parramatta Railway, with reference to the fatal accident that occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Donaldson brought up the final report from the committee appointed to inquire into the circumstances of the late railway accident. The report at the request of Mr Piddington was read by the Clerk…
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