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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

195 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 10

Raftery's Road

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

At the meeting of the Central Illawarra Council on Wednesday afternoon, Ald. Graham asked if anything further had been done in regard to Raftery's…

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Kembla Village Road

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

At the council meeting at Unanderra on Wednesday, Ald. Moran withdrew a motion dealing with the above road. He explained that after some two year's…

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Mt. Kembla Road Surveying

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

Mr. Trescott, district surveyor, and Mr. Mullen, roads superintendent, were at Mount Kembla Wednesday. The chief reason for their visit was to survey the route of the…

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The Mt. Keira Road

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

At the Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday on the motion of Aldermen Moran and Richards, a deputation consisting of the Mayor and the…

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Jamberoo Ironstone. a Railway Wanted

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 3

A KIAMA correspondent writes to Tuesday's "Mercury," stating that Mr. Davies, of the Wollongong Gas Works Foundry, was…

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Dapto Sidelights. the Snake Season. a Brief on Behalf of the Dog. a Railway Station Incident

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 2

The Mercury having in its Tuesday's issue intimated that the snake season was still on," practically tenders an open invitation to its readers generally to contribute…

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Road "Blinding" Material

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 2

Hundreds of tons of "blinding" material that would do the eyes of alderman good to see, are tipped over the Pet Kembla quarry embankment every weeks…

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Tom Thumb Bridge. Tenders Called

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 2

Tenders were invited in yesterday's "Gazette' for the erection of a bridge over Tom Thumb Lagoon The date for the closing of the tenders is the 14th of May,…

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A Railway League. Formed at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 1

On Wednesday evening there was a public meeting in the hall, Dapto, for the purpose of forming a league to carry on the agitation for railway connection…

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Illawarra-Robertson Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

THE agitation for an Illawarra Robertson railway, having commenced, will not cease until the desired and required line becomes a fact accomplished. And it…

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The Mount Keira Road

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

At the meeting of the North Illawarra Council on Wednesday evening a letter was received from the Central Illawarra Council's clerk stating that he had been requested…

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Mr. J. W. Gallen. a Popular Railway Official

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

MR. J. W. GALLEN, night officer of the Cootamundra railway station, has been promoted to a similar position at Albury, one of the most important stations in the…

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Mount Keira Road. THE £50 GRANT

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 2

The £50 grant given by the Minister for Works recently for the Mount Keira road is being expended there, and the work accompanied by it—as far as the money goes…

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That Branch Line of Railway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting was held at Albion park on Monday night in connection with the proposed branch line of railway connecting the Southern with the Illawarra…

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Novel Road Making

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 5

A model system of road construction has been successfully resorted to in Monmouth, ill. The ground was prepared for it by the grading and being allowed to so remain for…

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Railway Traffic

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1900 · page 2

The traffic at the Wollongong railway station during the holidays was quite up to the average, not withstanding the unfavorable state of the weather. The…

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Gipps Road Cottage

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 2

Five tenders were received for the erection of a gatekeeper's residence on the railway line at Gipps road, the lowest being that of Mr. John Myles (Bulli)…

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The Robertson Railway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 2

THE Mayor of loss Vale is in receipt of the following:— "Public Works Department, Sydney, 30th March, 1900.—Sir,—With reference…

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Mount Keira Road Deputation

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

The council deputation, arranged to meet the Minister for Works on the 9th May re teh Mount Keira road, has been postponed until the 16th owing to the absence of Mr…

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Bowral to Robertson Railway the Proposed Enquiry

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 2

MR. ALEX. CAMPBELL has for warded the following official communication for publication:— Public Works Buildings, Sydney, 26th April, 1900…

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