Railway Slips
During the recent wet weather the several places along the line between Austinmer and Otford have given no trouble. These points are now familiarly known as…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
172 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 9
An Attack on an American Mail Train
A CENTRAL NEWS telegram reports a daring railway outrage in Dakota. A gang of train robbers arranged to plunder a mail train after it had passed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association. Formation of a Branch at Bombo
PERHAPS the most enthusiastic and democratic meeting ever held at Bombo was that which took place in the Reading Room last Saturday evening. The object of the…
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It seems probable that the Railway Department, having finished the bridge and the banks at each approach, will leave the latter without any metal. To complete…
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The milk train last Tuesday was delayed two hours, owing to the derailment of several trucks near the Sydney station. The train, instead of arriving at 6 a.m. at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Carriages. Official Trial on the Illawarra Line
An official trial was made on Monday (says the Herald) of the first batch of a new and improved type of second-claas express carriages, which have been completed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway a Sociation. the Bombo Gathering
As stated in our last issue we were obliged to hold over the account of the banquet which was held at Russell's Royal Hotel, kiama, in honour of the formation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dreadful Tram Accident. Terrible Mutilation
A FATAL tram accident occured last Monday afternoon in Oxford-street, opposite the Darlinghurst Courthouse, the victim being a woman who has been identified as Mrs…
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During the recent downpour the cutting near Bulli known as Campbell's cutting has worked inward by something over 4 feet. The line, however, has not been interfered…
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THE municipal authorities certainly deserve credit (says the Shoalhaven Telegraph) for their energy in endeavouring to cope with the difficulties which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kiama to Nowra Railway
WITH reference to the tenders for the line of railway from Kiama to Nowra, which wore to have boon received by the Works Department last Wednesday, it has boon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Freights and Charges
REVISED tables of charges for the conveyance of merchandise and live stock on the railways of the colony have just been issued by the Commissioners in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mount Keira Tramway Acquisition Bill. In the Assembly on
Mr. M'Millan moved a resolution a[?]rming the expediency of introducing the bill, and said that in the bill originally introduced the Government were authorised to…
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IN the Legislative Council last Thursday Mr. W, H. Suttor moved the second reading of the Kiama to Nowra Railway Bill. He said the cost of construction would be…
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IN the Legislative Assembly last Tuesday Mr. Creer asked the Minister for Works if it was the intention of the Government to increase the grant for the repair of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama to Nowra Railway Bill
IN the Legislative council last Wednesday, on the motion of Mr. W. H. Suttor, the debate on the second reading of the Kiama to Nowra railway bill was resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Yallah-road Matter. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—In your issue of the 7th instant, I notice a user of the road to Yallah platform denounces the Aldermen of Central Illawarra for their seeming neglect in re…
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Occasionally the harbor railway, formerly a portion of the Mount Keira line, is utilised for the carriage of freight, and consequently is a small source of income to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Albion Park-robertson Railway Matter
The final meeting of the committee to the above movement was to have been held at Albion Park last night. The business arranged, which was of a terminal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Derailment
A delay was occasioned on the Illawarra line yesterday afternoon, but the particulars of which obtainable at the Wollongong station were vary meagre. It appears that…
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