The Railway Accident at the Zigzag
AN accident [?]urred on Wednesday week on the railway line at the Zigzag. News being received by the department, Mr. Green, traffic manager, proceeded to the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
74 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 4
The Victorian Railways
A BILL for the better management of the Victorian railways has been circulated. The measure is a short one of twenty clauses, Clause 2 creates a railway board,…
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A gentleman who travelled from Sydney to Wollongong, via George's River, a few days ago, informs us that rapid progress is being made by the contractors with the Illawarra railway works…
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A GENTLEMAN who travelled from Sydney to Wollongong, via George's River, a few days ago, informs us that rapid progress is being made by the contractors with the…
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In addition to the shocking fatal accident which took place on Monday evening on the Waverley line, by which a Woman named Richards lost her life, another…
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A SHOCKING tram accident which has been attendeded with fatal consequencea, happened about half-past 1 o'clock on Monday evening, on the Waverley line. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Public Works, Office of Commissioner and Engineer for Roads, Sydney, 16th October, 1882
H. J. TARRANT, ESQ., M.D. M.P., Sydney. Sir,—In forwarding the return of expenditure in the Kiama and Gorringong municipalities asked for in your letter of 23rd ultimo. I have the honour to inform you…
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The Minister for Works having consented to receive a deputation from the Metropolitan and Illawarra Railway Committee, on Friday next, as many of the members of that Committee as may…
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On Friday morning, Messrs, Tarrant and Humphery, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Hon. Minister for Works from Wollongong, in reference to the Illawarra railway. The Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. the Kiama Railway. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR,—The present value of property in Kiama is estimated at over £200,000, and if the trunk line goes through Jamberoo and Saddleback (as is the wish of some of…
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A public meeting, convened by the Mayor at the requisition of Messrs. S. Major, A. Yates, C. Cameron, and others, was held in the Temperance Hall, Kiama, on Wednesday evening last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kiama Tramway. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR,—As the Bill for this tramway is now in progress through Parliament it is a fitting time to offer a few remarks upon it, and for the consideration of the Kiama…
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Mr. Samuel Capper, in a letter to the Times, describing, a recent trip on the St. Gothard Railway, says:—"A second class ticket from Lucern to Milan, which costs a…
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EARLY on Saturday morning a terrible accident happened at the Redfern railway-station, which illustrates the habitual danger to which those who work on the…
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IN the Legislative Assembly on Friday, Dr. Tarrant moved the second reading of the Kiama Tramway Bill. As the bill had been referred to a select committee and…
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A DESPERATE railway outrage in reported to have taken place near Genoa. A young German and his wife, who had been spending their honeymoon at Rome, were…
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THE trial of Benjamin S. Thompson and William Hunt for the manslaughter of Mr. W. C. Thomas, on 2nd December, 1882, was concluded in the Melbourne criminal…
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One of the chief in the list of horrors with which the year opened was the accident on the Southern Public road between Sun Francisco and Los Angeles, at a place called Tebachapi…
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Pursuant to advertisement, a public meeting was held in the Temperance Hall, on Friday evening, to consider the delay that is taking place in regard to tenders being invited for the…
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CONSIDERABLE dissatisfaction has been steadily growing in the whole district regarding the delay in calling for tenders for the second section of the Illawarra Railway…
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