No Railway Demonstration at Clifton
A public meeting was convened by the Clifton Progress Committee for Tuesday evening, to consider what steps should be taken to celebrate the opening of through communication by rail…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
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The Present State of the Railway' Works. the Like Not to Be Finished Till the End of This Month. Opening Should Be Fixed for October 2
In view of the early completion of the second section of the Illawarra railway arrangements are already being entered into to mark the opening in a fitting manner. Last week a public meeting…
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The railway opening will probably take place on Tuesday, the 2nd October, as suggested in our last issue. In addition to the railway work not being finished much before then, Lord Carrington…
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Mr. Woodward, M.P., informs us that he has received official information to the effect that the Engineer-in-Chief is considering the matter of fixing the date of the opening of the Illawarra…
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We learn by telegram that the time table arranged for the Illawarra railway after the through opening will be as follows:—Two trains daily each way between Sydney and…
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Though the work on the second section of the Illawarra railway is still in an unfinished state, Mr. Sutherland (the Minister for Works) and several officials of the railway department took…
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ON Tuesday afternoon last a public mooting convened by time Mayor on requisition was held in the Council Chamber for the purpose of considering what steps should be…
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MATTERS connected with the railway opening demonstration are progressing favorably, which, weather permitting, should be an unqualified success. The demonstration committee, with…
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IN the Illawarra Mercury of Saturday last the following letter appeared:— Wollongong. 20th September, 1888…
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Preparations for the opening demonstration are progressing moat favorably at Wollongong. In addition to the particulars given in last issue, we may mention that Captain Western has…
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The original movers of the Illawarra railway project will remember that Sir William Manning introduced the matter to the Premer (Sir Henry Parkes) for the first deputation that went to…
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On Tuesday, a train heavily laden with iron and one kind of material and another, came from Sydney as far as Wollongong. The engine was one of the most powerful goods locomotives…
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The railway demonstration preparations are progressing most satisfactorily and instead of "flatness" at Kiama on the opening day as was supposed at first there are to be public rejoicings…
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On Tuesday morning last, shortly after 11 o'clock, a meeting of the committee appointed to make final arrangements for this. important event in the annals of the district…
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SO far as this end of the district is concerned, very little fault can be found with the time-table for the opening day, and which appears in our advertising columns. In the course of the day…
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The Wollongong demonstration committee met in the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, there being a good attendance, with the Mayor presiding…
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THE committee in connection with the above met on Friday night last, in the Council Chamber, a fair proportion of the committee being in attendance. The usual reading of…
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The demonstration committee met at the Town Hall, on Saturday evening, when there was a very good attendance present, the Mayor (Mr. W. Poulter) presiding…
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As was expected, the demonstration in conn[?]tion with the official opening of the railway yesterday was an unqualified success, reflecting [?] utmost credit upon all having to do with [?]…
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THE auspicious act of establishing through communication between the metropolis and various residential and industrial centres down to and inclusive of North Kiama was…
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