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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1887

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

Road Matters

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1887 · page 2

The following letters, which will explain themselves, have been received by Mr. Woodward, M.P. MOUNT KEIRA ROAD…

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Road From West Dapto to Cordeaux

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1887 · page 2

"Department of Lands, "Sydney, Dec. 6, 1887. "SIR,—With reference to the letter of the Conucil Clerk, Central Illawarra (presented by…

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The Excessive Railway Fares

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1887 · page 2

A letter, of which the following is a copy, has been received by Mr. Woodward, M. P., concerning the excessive fares charged on the Clifton-Kiamn section of the railway. Instead of the…

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The Kiama Railway

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

THE following edifying letter was received some days ago, as we learn from the Illawarra Mercury, by Mr. F. Woodward, M.L.A., in reply to certain representations which had been made…

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The Windsor Railway Accident

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

THE amount of compensation which will have to be paid by the Railway Department before all the claims for compensation of person all the claims for…

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Albion Park. Public Meeting re Railway Station

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 2

The meeting convened by advertisement, and held last evening in the Carrington Hall, was the largest and most influentially attended ever held hare. In opening the proceedings, some trouble…

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Serious Railway Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 2

An accident of a very serious character, and which might have resulted fatally, occurred late on Saturday night, on the line between Bulli and Robbinsville. So far as the railway officials were…

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The "Missing Link" of the Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1887 · page 2

SOME time ago it was generally understood that the Minister for Works intended to cause the "missing-link" of the railway between Waterfall and Clifton to be shortened…

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Mountain Roads. the Dapto Pass

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

We learn from Mr. Carl Weber (an unquestionable authority on the subject) that he has discovered a line up the Bong Bong Mountain from Dapto by which a road equal to the Bulli Pass…

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