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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

59 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 3

Train Derailed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 2

The early morning metal train became derailed at the points at the Sydney end of the Wollongong railway station on Wednesday morning. The actual cause of the…

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Co-operative Railway Contracts. a Sensible Suggestion

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 2

In last Sunday's issue of Truth, Mr. Thomas Horan, of Helensburgh, throws a good deal of light on the manner in which railway contracts are sub-let, and also…

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Road From Keiraville to Mount Keira Road

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 2

A great injustice to which the people of Keiraville are subjected is due to the fact that they have no direct road from that thriving little township to the Mount…

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Illawarra Train Service. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 3

SIR,—Having been a steadfast adherent to a principal inculcated in earlier days that punctuality was a sourest of success, my experience while still believing in that…

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Illawarra Train Service. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1892 · page 2

SIR,—Adverting to the unsatisfactory time-table in operation on the Illawarra line, I am to state that it is the intention of our local Progress Association to suggest…

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Along the Kiama to Nowra Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 2

Whilst we are enjoying the pleasures of railway locomotion, and are seeking to get a more liberal scale of fares, etc., our neighbors south of Kiama are at the mercy…

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Jamberoo-south Coast Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 2

Mr. J. F. Cullen, M.L.A., for Mr. Fuller, introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works on Thursday, to urge the construction of the projected branch line of railway…

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Jamberoo-south Coast Railway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

Mr. J. F. Cullen, M.L.A., for Mr. Fuller, introduced a deputation, consisting of the Mayer of Jamberoo (C.W. Craig, Esq.), the President of the Kiama…

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Mr. Nicholson, M.p., on Railway Fare Inequalities

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

Speaking while in Committee of Supply on the railway vote, last week, Mr. Nicholson said, as reported by Hansard:—I desire to call the attention of the Minister…

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The Kiama Nowra Railway. Claim for Injuries Received

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

An action was commenced in the Supreme Court on Friday (before the Chief Justice and a jury of four) by a labourer named Daniel Barry fur the recovery of…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners Suspended

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

The "Victorian Cabinet on Thursday decided to suspend the Commissioners of Railways, and to appoint three other commissioners protem. The suspension…

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The Railway Service

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

A petition (of which the following is a copy, and signed by about two hundred inhabitants of this district) was presented by Messrs. Nicholson and…

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The Late Rain. Its Effect on the Railway Works

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

As briefly stated in our last issue the late heavy rain has seriously affected the works on the fifth section of the Illawarra railway, now being proceeded with by Mr…

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North Illawarra Road

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 2

On the additional Estimates passed yesterday morning, £500 appears for the main road within the Borough of North Illawarra. This is a special vote, and if we…

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State Railways and Private Lines

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

Speaking in the Assembly, on Thursday last, on the second reading of the Deepwater and Mount Galena Tramway, Mr. A. Campbell, M.P., said:—No hon. member is…

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Extending the Illawarra Railway Further South

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

The Ulladulla and Wilton Times says: The Milton Railway League has determined to send a deputation to meet the Minister for Works when he visits Nowra with a…

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A Word of Praise for the Railway Commissioners

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1892 · page 3

At the meeting of milk suppliers a Aibion Park, on Tuesday, Mr. H. PATESON, the respected manager of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, stated that he desired…

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Extending the Illawarra Railway Further South

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 4

The Ulladulla and Milton Times says: The Milton Railway League has determined to send a deputation to meet the Minister for Works when he visits…

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The North Illawarra Road

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 2

The main-road through the North Illawarra municipality is in a most wretched condition by holes, ruts, water trenches of one kind and another. Mr. Cheflins,…

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The Easter Holidays and Train Arrangements

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 3

Holiday excursion tickets will be issued from all stations to all stations on the Illawarra line during the whole of this week and until Easter Monday, available for…

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