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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

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Train Alterations

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 2

Several important alterations in the Illawarra passenger train service take effect to-day. In future the 5.10 p.m. mixed train from Nowra will be run so…

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The South Coast Road

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 2

Mr. Archibald Campbell, M.P., is in receipt of the following letter, dated 28th Sept., from .Mr. P. J. Cheffins, resident engineer:—…

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South Coast Road Votes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 2

THE following are the votes on the Estimates for roads in the South Coast electorates:— MAIN ROADS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES…

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Tom Thumb Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 2

At the urgent request of Mr. Archibald Campbell, M.P., the Minister for Works has consented to "note" an amount to be placed on the Loan…

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Rail or Road Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1896 · page 2

Unfortunately the Tom Thumb bridge has not been provided for on the Loan Estimates just passed, the reason for the delay being the contemplated railway…

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Railways V. Press

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 2

THE following amusing account of a cricket match on Saturday last appears in yesterday's "Telegraph" :—At Sans Son[?], teams styling themselves " The World's…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 3

The members of the Wollongong Railway Ambulance Corps celebrated their anniversary by a dinner and social at Newson's Freemasons' Hotel on Saturday evening…

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Cattle on the Railway Line. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 2

SIR,—Farmers, they say, are liable to prosecution for the straying of their cattle on the railway line. Is this a matter in which the drovers of cattle are invariably…

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A Railway Amusement

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 4

A crowd estimated at 50,000 persons gathered near Wuco, Texas, the other day (says Dalziel), to witness a railway collision which had been previously…

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Hoddel's Road

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 2

A CONFERENCE between representatives of the municipal councils of Gerringong and Jamberoo took place at Kiama on Tuesday morning for the purpose of considering the…

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The Man Who Knows the Road

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 4

He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds, don't…

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This Man Who Knows the Road

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 4

He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive sbadows, the uncertain sounds, don't…

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Killed on the Railway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 3

ON Thursday night last the body of an unknown man was found on the railway near Hurstville, having, it is presumed, been run over by a train. From a letter found…

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The Albion Park-jamberoo Road. £700 for Deviations

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1896 · page 2

For more than a generation in the history of Illawarra Mount Terry, on the northern side of the Stockkyard Mountain Range, between the Macquarie River…

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The Albion Park-Jamberoo Road. £700 for Deviations

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1896 · page 2

IN referring to the above, the "Mercury" says:—For more than a generation in the history of Illawarra Mount Terry, on the northern side of the Stockyard Mountain…

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The Man Who Knows the Road

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 4

He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds, don't…

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Railway Adventure at Bu[?]

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1896 · page 2

Just as the evening train from Sydney on Christmas evening was about to the Bulli station a small child, while the act of leaving the train with its methods…

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