The Main Road at Bulli
In accordance with advertisement, a public meeting was held at the Assembly Rooms, Bulli, on Monday evening, for the purpose of considering the state of the main road in that end of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
74 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 4
The Botany-road Robbery
JOSEPH LACERDA, Peter Walsh, Alfred Smith, and Joseph Weekes were charged with stealing the sum of £113 15s 7d, being moneys the property of one Robert Coates…
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At the New South Wales and Victoria railway demonstration banquet at Albury, on Wednesday evening, the Hon. Alexander Stuart, M.L.A. proposed,—"The Junction of the Two Colonies."…
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Three survey parties are now at work on the proposed deviation via Spring Hill, near Wollongong. Two of the surveyers (Messrs. Edwards and Cumming) are "camped" in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Route Tricks. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—As your columns afford a suitable means for the purpose, I desire to direct the attention of the general community here to the railway deviation trickery that is being attempted in connection…
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In accordance with advertisement, a public meeting was held at the Council Chamber, Unanderra, on Friday evening last, "to protest against the railway being taken round by Spring Hill, and…
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ON Saturday evening a fatal and shocking accident took place in Pitt-street south. The victim was an elderly man of some 50 years of age, named William Houlahan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tramway Question. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR.—As you have again favoured your readers with another leading article on the above subject. I must trouble you for a short space in your next issue in reply; and,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horatius Keeping the Bridge
The suspension bridge, or Brooklyn bridge as it is called, over the East River at New York before it was formally opened, was kept closed to the public until…
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The American Exporter of April 1 described two elegant and novel cars constructed at Troy, N. Y., to the order of the New South Wales Government, for use on…
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THE "American Exporter" of April 1st described two elegant and novel cars constructed at Troy, N.Y., to the order of the New South Wales Government,…
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A MAN named William Richards, a stonemason, aged about 44 years, and Robert Hogg, mason's labourer, aged about 53 years, were brought to the Sydney Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jamberoo and the Railway
At the last meeting of the Kiama Council (as reported by the Independent), Alderman Colo said he had a matter of very great importance to bring before the Council. It was well known that the…
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On the arrival of the 9 o'clock train from London to Chester the other morning, it was observed that a Window of a third class compartment was smashed clean out…
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Copies of tHe following prospectus recently issued in London have been received in this colony. It is understood that Sir Henry Parkes' present visit to the old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gondarin Creek Road Case. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—Some time ago the attention of the public was drawn, through the columns of the Mercury, to the above-mentioned case. A petition containing nearly 100 signatures was presented to the…
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The matter of where the Wollongong railway station is to be placed being of much interest to many of our renders, we deemed it our duty to spare ao legitimate effort to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Goondarin Creek Road Case. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—We saw a letter in your journal of the 17th instant, headed "The Gooodarin Creek Road Case," and signed "Justice." Now, Sir, "Justice" says a large petition was presented to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Station. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—Among the many things that Wollongong is indebted to your valuable journal for, I do not think any exceeds your finding out from reliable source what is being done about the…
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AT the Ministerial banquet at Maitland, on Monday, Mr. Wright, the Minister for Works, made the following references to railways. He said it was little better than…
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