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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

54 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 3

Verdict Against the Railway Commissioners. Interesting to Stock Owners

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

In the district Court, Sydney, on Friday last, Judge Heydon gave his reserved judgment in the action brought against James Joseph McCarthy, auctioneer, of Jamberoo,…

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Claim Against the Railway

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 29 June 1904 · page 2

In summing up in the Supreme Court on Friday, in the case of J. J. M'Carthy, auctioneer, of Jamberon, v. the Railway Commissioners in which the plaintiff…

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A Corrimal Case. Railway Passenger Injured. Claim for £2000. Verdict for £300

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1904 · page 2

At the Supreme Court on Friday last, the part heard case, in which Kate Ward, a married woman, residing at Corrimal, sought to recover £2000 from the Railway…

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Stuart Park Railway Platform

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 2

An important meeting of the committee of the Stuart Park Railway Platform League was hold at Bode's Hotel last Saturday afternoon. A large amount of…

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Train-wreckers. Their Punishment

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 6

Evening at De Aar. An awed hush has fallen upon a place of great unquiet, for there is stern, grim work afoot, and the breathlessness impending tragedy…

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The Game of Bridge. the Feminine Fascination

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 6

As most people are aware, the great card game which has taken society by storm is Bridge. Why this game should have attained the extraordinary vogue…

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Day Labor and Contract. What the Kiama to Nowra Railway Cost

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 2

As is well known at the present time, one of the "burning" questions in the political arena is that of Day Labor v. Contract, and Mr. Alex…

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Luxurious Railway Travelling

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

Herr Paderewski, in the course of an article contributed by him to the July issue of Dr. Fitchett's magazine, "Life," says" "The American tour lasts for about six…

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A Local Motor Car

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1904 · page 2

A handsome three-seated motor car is to arrive in Sydney by the German mailboat Dramstardt in about a week's time to the order of Mr. S. H. Davies, of the Lilleshall…

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Stuart Park Railway Platform

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 2

At the last meeting of the league, Mr. T. Cook presiding, considerable business was transacted. Largely-signed petitions in favor of the platform were received, and a…

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The New Railway Station

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 2

THE new Central Railway Station is to be made, if not a thing of beauty, at least of some utility. The claborate excavations and massive foundations are now to carry…

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Amusing Scene at a Railway Station

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 24 August 1904 · page 6

The express was ready to start, when a about old lady came running up the platform in breathless haste. The obb[?]ing guard [?]ed her by the arm, pushed her…

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Motor-car Humours

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 24 August 1904 · page 6

Restrictions on motor cars on the Continent have begun to border on the farcical In Antwerp and Brussels regulations were made that automobiles must not travel in…

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Da pages for Railway Smoke

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 6

On 20th May, 1886, a Britain florist obtained in a court of law a very large sum of [?] for damages done to his garden stock by the smoke of panning railway…

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South Coast Railway

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

FROM the annual report of the Railway Commissioners, just to hand, we note that the earnings on the Sydney to Kiama section show a slight increase for the past…

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Illawarra Railway. Local Trade Results

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

From the annual report of the Railway Commissioners, just to hand, we note that the earnings on the Sydney to Kiama section show a slight increase for the past year…

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Council Road Work. Kanakas, Chinamen and Carriages. Some Prime Sarcasm

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 2

At the Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday, a discussion took place over a work on Upper O'Brien's Road. Ald. Moran moved that the work should not…

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Woodstock Bridge. Official Opening

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 2

ON Saturday morning last, in fine spring weather, some thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen responded to invitations issued by the Mayor and Aldermen of the…

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Woodstook Bridge Official Opening

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 2

On Saturday morning last the new bridge erected by the Government (at a cost of some £675) over Minna murra Rivulet, to replace the old…

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On the Road to [?]Ville

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 16

A Keira correspondent writes:—The post from Ke[?]ville to Wollongong is like the late Ministry—very badly in need of reform. The North…

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