The Illawarra Railway
On Saturday week last I paid a visit by train to Sutherland, the farthest station on the recant extention of the railway line, granted by the Minister for Works at the request of Mr. Judd…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1886
37 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
CORRESPONDENCE. Kiama Tramway. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR,—With the view of placing the public in possession of existing facts respecting the tramway contract and the comments by Mr. Cameron on its construction, which…
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So you have got yourself into troubles my son I Gone a little wrong, have you? Yes; well, that means you know that you have gone clear wrong, because…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NO. 3 Section Illawarra Railway. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—In December lust it was stated through the columns of your paper that the work of platelaying mid ballasting in connection with this suction would be commenced at the beginning of…
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SIR,—Scanning over the profusion of amusing ideas contained in the leader of the Kiama Reporter of the 27th instant, on the wonderful tramway subject, it appears to…
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The Tribune of Friday last contains the following sareastic remarks anent the claims for compensation sent in by certain parties for land taken up by the Illawarra railway:-It is hardly…
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Alderman Beatson, of Wollongong, being in Sydney on Monday in conduction with the "Fraser v. Logan and Parkinson" case, he availed himself of the opportunity to interview Colonel…
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A LONDON paper of January 18 says:—"The death a day or two since, at a very advanced age, of the widow of George Hudson, better known to the…
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THE following is a copy of a letter addressed by the Minister for Works to Dr. Tarrant, M.L.A. and received by the clerk of the kiama Borough Council:…
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A FATAL accident occurred at about 6 o'clock on Saturday evening to one of the railway contractor's employees, a man named William Johnson, aged about 35,…
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SIR,-With reference to a paragraph copied from a Sydney paper, at the request of " Sandstone," will you just permit me to say that such a statement is entirely inconsistent with truth. It…
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WE find that the statement made in our issue of Tuesday lust, to the effect that Messrs. Logan and Co. and their manager were at loggerheads', was entirely without foundation. This…
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MORE trouble for our railway authorities. Logan and Co. and their manager are at loggerheads; and the work is, a consequence, going on slowly. Shall we have…
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The first appearance of carriages of any kind on the third section of the Illawarra raiiway took place on Saturday. Several large trollies brought from Sydney per steamer for the…
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The southern end of number four section of the Illawarra railway terminates at Porter's Garden Beach (on the north side of the town), and the Kiama station will be in the fifth section…
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IT is rumoured in Sydney that the railway frauds have been worked by the wool carrying firms and the officials of the department, partly by picking out light bales of wool and…
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KANIVA, Thursay. —The last rall in the intercolonial railway connecting Melbourne with Adolaide was laid this afternoon. The driving of the last dog-spike was…
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The great excitement taken in the alleged railway frauds was shown on Thursday morning by the crowded state of the Summons Division of the Water Police Court in which…
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Messrs. C. and E. Millar, who so successfully constructed the first section of the Illawarra Railway, have contracted with the West Australian Land Company to construct a railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Illawarra Railway. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—I quito agree with the opinion expressed by your esteemed townsman, Mr. George Hewlett, at the Mayoral banquet, namely, that the most important utterance of the Minister for Works…
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