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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1887

129 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 7

Saturday Night Train

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1887 · page 2

THE very large number of persons whom the matter concerns will be delighted to learn the following item of information. Yesterday forenoon Mr. WOODWARD, M.P., Courteously sent…

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Along the Illawarra Railway. No. III

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1887 · page 2

Leaving Helensburgh, we descend the mountain and again rech the railway, where we find bricklaying operations being carried on at the north and of No. 4 tunnel, as already stated…

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The Effects Have Been Wonderful. "Ilford Road Dispencary, Dokinfield, May 3rd, 1884

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 3

"Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more…

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The Effects Have Been Wonderful. "Ilfard Road Dispensary, Dukinfield, May 3rd, 1884

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1887 · page 3

"Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases been continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more…

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Serious Railway Accident Near Petersham

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1887 · page 2

SHORTLY before [?] o'clock yesterday morning serious railway disaster, but, happily accompanied by no fatal results, occurred between Lewisham and Petersham, and…

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The Railway Holiday

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 17 September 1887 · page 2

THE great pic-nic and railway excursion for the benefit of the school children of the district chiefly, which owed its inception to the considerate liberality of Messrs. Monie, and for…

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Osborne v. Commissioner for Railways

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 4

IN CHAMBERS.—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice Innes.) Mr. Williams (Crown Solicitor), appeared red on behalf of the Commissioner for Railways, and applied…

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The Efforts Have Been Wonderful. "Ilford Road Dispensary, Dukinfield, May 3rd, 1884

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 2

"Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more…

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Railway to Shoalhaven

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 2

THE following in a copy of a letter which the member for Shoalhaven (Mr. W. F. Martin) has sent to the Hon. the Minister for Works regarding the extension of the…

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The Illinois Railway Disaster

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 4

BY the American papers which came to hand on Thursday full particulars of the terrible railway disaster which occurred in Illinois about midnight on August…

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Terrible Railway Disaster In America

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1887 · page 4

THE following graphic account of the terrible railway catastrophe which occurred on August 10 in Central Illinois to an excursion t[?]in bound for Niagara…

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The Effects Have Been Wonderful. "Ilford Road Dispensary, Dukintield, May 3rd, 1884

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2

"Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more…

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The Illawarra Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2

IT WILL doubtless seem strange to residents of Wollongong who know the actual state of things to learn from time to time by reports in the Sydney papers that the Illawarra…

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Compensation for Railway Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1887 · page 4

THE verdict in the Parkes case, by which the public purs[?]ds muleted in the sum of £13,000 a [?]amages for the loss of life of a single railway pane…

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Illawarra Railway Extension. Early Opening of the Line to Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1887 · page 2

BY telegram from Mr. WOODWARD, member for the district, on Thursday afternoon, we learned that the Minister for Works had directed that the line to Kiama shall be opened in a week or so…

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The Effects Have Been Wonderful, "Ilford Road Dispensary, Dukinfield, May 3rd, 1884

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1887 · page 2

"Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more…

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Opening of the Railway to Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1887 · page 2

As stated in our last Saturday's issue, the opening of the Wollongong-Kiama section of the railway was arranged to take place to-day (Thursday.) Everything was being got ready…

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Illawarra or South Coast Railway

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 4

[THE document we print below has been. published in the Sydney papers; and if not itself strictly official, has doubtless been compiled from information very much of that…

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The Railway

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 2

IT appears that up to about half-past 3 o'clock on Wednesday the railway officials at Wollongong were busily engaged in making ready for the openings of the railway on Thursday. At…

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The Kiama and Jervis Bay Railway

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 4

AGREEABLY with a meeting convened for last Monday night by the Mayor of Nowra, in response to a requisition, a public meeting in was held to consider a proposal to invite…

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