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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

195 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 10

Shellharbor-Lake Road. A £40 GRANT

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1900 · page 2

AT the request of Mr. Archibald Campbell, M.P, the Ministor for Public Work has [?]notioned an expenditure of £40 being made on the rood recently resumed between…

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District Road Grants. Mr. Campbell on the Job

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1900 · page 2

THE Mayor of Jamberoo(Alderman C. W. Crag. J.P.) informs us that Mr. Alex. Campbell, M P., has succeeded in getting 100 from the Government for the new…

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Railway Route Exploring

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1900 · page 2

Mr. Carl Weber has been exploring the Illawarra mountain range country during the last week or so in connection with the Illawarra-Robertson railway…

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Tom Thumb-port Kembla Road

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 2

Mr. Manning, of the Roads Department, is now surveying a road route between the Tom Thumb bridge and Port Kembla. The sooner that missing-link section of road is…

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Railway Route Exploring

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 2

MR. CARL WEBER (says the "Mercury") has been exploring the Illawarra mountain range country during the last week of so in connection with the Illawarra Robertson…

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Mount Keira Road and the "Unemployed."

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

Of the fifteen Sydney "unemployed" who came to work on the Mount Keira Road as stated by the "Mercury" at the time, eight left at the end of their first…

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Illawarra—Robertson Railway Route

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

MR. McD. STUART, of the Railway Construction Branch, visited this district on Monday forenoon last, in connection with the IIlawsrra-Robertson railway…

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Railway Accommodation

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1900 · page 4

Attention having been drawn to the want of lavatory accommodation in the cars running over the Illawarra line, especially for ladies, the Railway…

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Illawarra—Robertson Railway Route

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1900 · page 2

MR. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, M.P.'s evidence given before the Public Works Committee. (Continued from last issue.)…

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Illawarra-robertson Railway. Public Works Committee. Take Evidence at Dapto To-day

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

The Public Works Committee met at Sydney on Thursday, when Mr. H. C. Manning, surveyor in the Roads and Bridges Department, was examined with…

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Tom Thumb Bridge Approaches

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

As will have been noticed by a Government advertisement in Saturday's MERCURY tenders for the approaches to the Tom Thumb bridge are invited until the 13th instant by Mr…

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Bowral-Robertson Railway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

THE Public Works Committee sat at Dapto on Saturday to receive evidence on the proposed Bowral to Robertson and South Coast railway. A number of witnesses…

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Illawarra-Robertson Railway Public Works Committee. Evidence at Dapto

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

On Saturday last the members of the Public Works Committee—Messrs. Dick (chairman), Watson, Shepherd, Hyam, and M'Farlane—arrived at Dapto by the 11.30…

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Tom Thumb Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1900 · page 2

Mr. Lawson, the contractor for the Tom Thumb bridge, is getting along well with his work. Several sets of piles are now in position sheathed with "Monier" pipes…

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Illawarra-Robertson Railway Reports

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1900 · page 2

The following reports upon the Illawarra-Robertson railway project, have been addressed to the Government by the said gentlemen…

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Our Financial Relations. an Interesting Dialogue. Scene—railway Gates, George Street, Brisbane, Queensland

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 2

CASSY (seated on kerbstone, reading copy of Brisbane 'Courier.' O'RYAN: Well, Casey, What's in the paper this morning?…

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The Illawarra-southern Railway

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 4

On Saturday, in the Rifle Club Hall, Dapto, the Public Works Committee, which is enquiring into the proposed branch of the Southern line from…

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Tom Thumb Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 2

Of fifteen sets of piles required in the Tom Thumb bridge, nine are now in position and spanned by girders The sets of piles are thirty five feet apart and…

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The Mayor's Minute. Port Kembla Harbor Works. Wollongong Water Works. Suitable Stone for Road Metal "Vox Populi's" Insinuations Combated

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 2

At the council meeting on Friday evening the Mayor submitted a minute to the effect that as the Port Kembla harbor works were likely to commence at an early…

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Obscene Language in a Railway Train

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 September 1900 · page 2

Hos. H. Hetherington was charged with using obscene language in a railway carriage between Kiama and Nowra, on 25th August, and pleaded guilty to using…

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