The Leasing of the S[?] Tramways. Sydney, [?]
The Royal Commission on the [?] way leasing bribery cases, sat this The witnesses examined were, Me[?] Carruthers, Haynes and Levien [?]…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
76 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 4
Proposed Tunnel Railway London. London, Ja[?]
It is proposed to construct an [?] Railway from James-street, P[?] Holborn Circus…
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THE judge appointed to inquiry accident that occurred to the Czar's the Azov railway, in October last a report to the authorities, while…
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Mail communication between here and Adelaide has been restored. The express train arrived on Sunday morning, There will only be one train a day until the line is…
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A MEETING, convened by the Mayor in response to a requisition signed by several of the leading residents of the district, was held in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon…
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PURSUANT to announcement a meeting was hold in the Council Chamber on Tuesday afternoon last, for the purpose taking steps for petitioning the Government, both as to the…
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As no extra trains for the Illawarra line were advertised in the Sydney dailies for above holiday—although extra trains for the other lines have been announced—Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bursting of the Tramway Bubble. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR,—I wish to say a few words to my fellow ratepayers on the above named bubble, and also on the neglect and apathy shown by our Mayor and his aldermen in regard…
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THE huge pontoon hearing the last span, 410ft in length, was successfully floated from Dangar Island into its position at the Hawkesbury Bridge on Friday…
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ON December 19 last a Royal Commission, consisting of Messers. C. E. Pilcher (president). Edward [?]Knox, and Alfred Lamb, was appointed "to make a strict and…
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The tender of Mr. James Anderson, for £480, has been accepted for the erection of a bridge over Allan's Creek, between Port Kembla, the , Five Islands, and Berkeley Estates, and…
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It will be remembered that when the railway commissioners visited this town a short time ago, one of the requests made to them was that Wollongong should be made a tourist distance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. [IT is to be understood that we merely afford to correspondents the opportunity of expressing their own opinions on matters of public interest; and that we are in no way identified with those opinions.] Railway, Kiama to Jervis Bay. to the Editor of the Reporter
SIR,—As the above line of railway has already cost the country a considerable sum of money for surveys, it may be of interest to learn what is now being done in the…
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"SIR,—I am desired by the inhabitants of Clifton (Illawarra) to invite the attention of the Commissioners to the necessity of placing some responsible person in charge of the railway…
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DEAR SIR,—I want to let you know that I waited on Mr. Eddy, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, to-day, with reference to running an early train on Monday morning…
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IT may be interesting to know how trial surveys are conducted in this colony. An agitation gets up for a railway from say A to B; the Minister for Railways upon fair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Railway Surveys. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR,—It may be interesting to know how trial surveys are conducted in this colony. An agitation gets up for a railway from say A to B; the Minister for Railways upon fair…
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Since the opening of the railway fur goods traffic, the want of a crane at the Wollongong goods shed for loading and delivering of heavy articles, such as largo cases, iron, and stone, has…
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A DEPUTATION from the residents of the Kiama district was introduced to the Colonial Secretary and the Minister for Works on Thursday, April 4, by Mr. Fuller, M.L.A…
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As yesterday afternoon's train from Wollongong to Sydney reached South Clifton, where it passed the 2 p.m. train from Sydney, some of the passengers noticed the body of a man caught in…
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