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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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A Municipal Roads Engineer. Proposed Conjoint Appointment by South Coast Councils

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1898 · page 2

AS anticipated by a notice in the "Colonist" a fortnight ago, the Nowra Council has taken up a proposal for the appointment by South Coast municipal councils conjointly…

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Holiday Railway Traffic

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 2

Saturday last witnessed the inauguration of the tourist conditions on the Illawarra railway, and probably the prominence that the district has lately received through the…

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Municipal Roads Engineer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1898 · page 3

REPLIES were read at the Nowra Council meeting on Monday from several of the Councils to each of which was submitted a month ago the proposal of Alderman…

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Bulli and Woonona News. Railway Staff Changes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 3

Mr. Beaney, from Moss vale, has been appointed night officer in charge of Bulli Railway Station in succession to Mr. H. Morris, who, it is reported, will…

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South Coast Railway Service

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners has consented to receive a deputation of the mayors of South Coast municipalities to-morrow to discuss the question of the…

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The Illawarra Railway Line

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, representing the residents of the South Cast District was introduced to the Railway Commissioners on Wednesday by Messrs. D. Davis and…

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Dreadful Accident. a Man Run Over by a Train

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday night last a fatal accident of a dreadful nature occurred in the railway tunnel between Kiama and North Kiama stations, when a man named Erick…

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The Railway Fatality at Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 2

An inquest was held at Kiama on Monday into the circumstances attending the death of Erick Jonson, of Bulli, who was run over by a train in the tunnel near…

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South Coast Railway Service

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1898 · page 2

MR. ALEX. CAMPBELL, M.P., is in receipt of the following letter from the Railway Commissioners. The contents are not entirely satisfactory, but the deputation…

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South Coast Railway Service

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1898 · page 3

Mr. Alex. Campbell, M.P., is in receipt of the following letter from the Secretary, Railway Commissioners. The contents are nob entirely satisfactory;…

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Allen's Creek Road

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1898 · page 2

The meeting convened by the mayors [?] Wollongong and Central Illawara for Saturday evening in connection with the above matter was attended by so few that…

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Allen's Creek Road

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1898 · page 2

A meeting in reference to the above matter was held in the Council Chamber, Wollongong, last night. The Wollongong Council was represented by Mayor…

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Upper Tweedie's Road

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1898 · page 2

At the last meeting of Central Illawarra Council a letter was received from Mr. C. Weber, surveyor, reporting that he had completed the grading of…

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