Cambewarra Mountain Road
THE petition forwarded this week to the Minister for Lands by the secretary of the Shoalhaven Progress. Association for the resumption of 180 acres of land on the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
121 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 7
New Railway Siding
A siding is being constructed on the Illawarra line immediately northward of the second tunnel on the Waterfall side of Helensburgh. The siding will be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petition for a Sunday Train. to the Editor
SIR,—A petition hen been signed by a number of ratepayers in this municipality with a view to assure the running of Sunday trains between Sydney and this town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Facilities on the Illawarra Railway
A DEPUTATION representing the Municipal Councils and residents of the Northern districts served by the Illawarra line was introduced to the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall From a Train
A sensational incident occurred on the Illawarra line on Saturday, when a farmer named George Lemon, about 27 years of ago, either jumped or fell from a train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petition for Sunday Train to the Editor
SIR,—A petition has been signed by a number of ratepayers in this Municipality with a view to secure the running of Sunday trains between Sydney and this town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall From A Train. a Farmer Fatally Injured
A SENSATIONAL incident occurred on the Illawarra line on Saturday, when a farmer named George Lemon, about 27 years of age, either jumped or fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Jump from a Train. a Farmer's Suicide. the Coroner's Inquest
The death of George Lamond, 27 years of age—who jumped from a train travelling on the Illawarra line, between Waterfall and Heathcote, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wollongong Railway Parcel Office. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—What are we thinking about by allowing the Railway Authorities to cause such inconvenience and loss of valuable time to business people by such a slow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tom Thumb-Port Kembla Road
Mr. Mullen, Government Road Superintendent, has decided that the local maintenance man shall visit the above road periodically to see to its repair now that it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illawarra Railway Sidings
In addition to the new siding being constructed between Helensburgh and Waterfall, as recently mentioned by the "Mercury," another such siding is about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Bicycles
It seems to be the general opinion in England and America that the motor bicycle will meet with a large sale next year. Whether it gives every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunday Train for Kiama. the Proposal Vetoed
AT the meeting of the Council yesterday the petition signed by 38 raterayers pray-the Council's assistance in inducing the commissioners to run a Sunday train to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday Train Proposal Consideration by the Kiama Council. Who Decide Against It
AT Thursday's meeting of the Kiama Council, the petitions for and against the proposal to ask the Railway Commissioners to run a Sunday train to Kiama,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lake Illawarra Trouble. Loss of £500 to the Fishermen. Albion Park Dairy Factory Seriously Affected. the Fishing Industry Being Ruined. Now and for Next Season. Loss of Railway Revenue. Great Efforts to Open a Channel to the Sea. Mr. William Beach Directing Operations. Hard Battles with the Tides. the Workers Beaten Back for the Time Being. Government Grant of £30. Renewed Efforts to Be Made on Friday Next. to Open an Effective Channel
WHEN it is stated that high-level water in Lake Illawarra has not given so much trouble for nearly thirty years as it has been…
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A meeting was held in the Bega council chambers on Thursday eight to give imformation to the Railway Commissioners, who were there to make a fresh report on…
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A correspondent writes as follows:— "The carriages on the afternoon train from Sydney are atrocions regarding accommodation. The Railway…
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Alderman Kirby, for Alderman M'Kenzie, moved— "That application be made to the Minister for Works, through the member, for a road to be opened…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. That Sunday Train. to the Editor
SIR,—In your last issue "Taxpayer," in referring to the signatures to the petitions for and against a Sunday train, makes an erroneous statement, and one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Improved Train Service. Public Meeting to Be Called
Ald Kirby for Ald. M'Kenzie moved at the council meeting on Friday—"That the Mayor be requested by the council to call a public meeting to take into consideration…
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