A Railway to Illawarra
On Christmas Day the following letter, from Mr. Hugh Taylor, M.P. (who was one of the passengers when the late coach accident occurred on the Bulli Pass), appeared in the 'Herald':—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1878
42 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 3
A Railway to Illawarra
The following letter appeared in last Friday's 'Herald,' from Mr. Alexander Brown, in a previous issue of that journal, and which Mr. Taylor…
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The works necessary for the extension of the Great Southern line to Wagga have been in course of construction for some time, and the Government have now accepted the tender of Mrssrs. Amos…
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Through the courtesy of Mr. Hugh Taylor, M. P., of Parramatta, we have been favoured with the following copy of a correspondence which has taken place between that gentleman and the…
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THOUGH the courtesy of Mr. Hugh Taylor, M.P., of Parramatta, we have been favoured with the following copy of a correspondence which has taken place between that…
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The following letter appears in Friday's 'Herald':— SIR,—Your correspondent "Newcastle," in your issue of the 11th instant, having attempted the…
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A terrible railway accident, through the fall of a bridge, has occurred at Hartford, America. Numbers were killed…
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Both train were at full speed. Three men are dead; and three others unlikely to survive. The two engines were completely…
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THE particulars of the railway accident, which occurred on Wednesday night at Emu Plains proves it to be one of the most serious of the kind that has ever…
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The following particulars relative to the [?] railway accident, referred to in our telegram last issue, are taken from the 'Herld':— The particulars of the railway accident,[?]…
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METROPOLITAN AND ILLAWARRA RAILWAY.—Mr. Gray has given notice that he will move in the Assembly, on Tuesday next, February 19th-"That this House…
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Mr. J. Rowland, Division Engineer of the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway, writes to the Railroad Gazette:—"It may be interesting to your professional readers to see this…
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Harford, January 16.—A serious railroad accident happened on the Connecticut Western Railroad, just beyond Tariffville, about ten miles from Hartford, at 10 o'clock this evening…
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In Sydney 'Punch', of Saturday last, there appears a very striking cartoon and some appropriate lines on the Metropolitan and Illawarra Railway question. It is pleasing to find that the…
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The following letter, dated March 21st, appeared in last Thursday's Herald, from Dr. Jenkins, of Nepean Towers, Douglass Park:—…
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THE Echo of Tuesday says:—The Government that permitted the construction of the Pyrmont Bridge could not have anticipated that their successors would at no distant…
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Being in Sydney on Friday last, and asa a resident of Illawarra being anxious about Mr. Gray's Railway resolutions which were on the business paper of the Assembly for that day, I made my…
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BEING in Sydney on Friday last, and as a resident of Illawarra, anxious about Mr. Gray's Railway resolutions which were on the business paper of the…
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The following letter from Mr. James Manning, with reference to Dr. Jenkins' proposed railway route to this district, appeared in last Monday's Herald:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rocky Roads to Wollongong. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury")
SIR,—In your last issue there appeared a very commendable suggestion to have milestones erected along our roads to mark the distances from one place to another. I hope the hint will…
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