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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

37 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2

Terragong Swamp Road

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 2

Mr. Morton has been informed by the Minister for Public Works that instructions will be given to at once proceed with the necessary improvements to the road…

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Shellhareor-lake Illawarra Road

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 2

The Department of Public Works had informed Mr. Morton to the effect that the question of improving the new road to Lake Illawarra (from Shellharbor) is now…

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The Road to Port Kembla. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 1

SIR,—We are having a spell of dry weather, and the road or way to Port Kembla is tolerable—that is to say, it can be tolerated or put up with. But…

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"The March of the Motor." a Police Court Case

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 15

Samuel Davies was charged in the wollongong Police Court, on Monday, with having, on the 14th ult, driven a motor car at a furious pace, to the danger…

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The Railway Jubilee

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

Fifty years ago on Tuesday last the railway between Redfern railway station and Parramatta Junction was opened for traffic. It was the first line undertaken in the Southern…

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Railway Jubilee. Decorations at Wollongong Station

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 4

Tuesday last being the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the railway system in this State, the occasion was made a day of special display in Sydney…

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North Coast Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 1

INTENSE indignation has been expressed at Lismore in a public meeting called for the purpose against the Maitland to Grafton railway proposal…

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Bicycle Road Race

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 4

The second of a series of bicycle road races promoted by Mr. Albert Henderson cycle manufacturer, Wollongong, took place on Saturday afternoon last…

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Port Kembla Road

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 1

Mr. J. B. Nicholson, M.L.A., is in receipt of a communication from the Public Works Department, with reference to a letter from the Mayor of…

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Bicycle Road Racing. to Be Stopped

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 5

During the past couple of months, bicycle road races have been organised by Mr. Albert Henderson, of the Speedwell Cycle Agency, and have proved…

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Railway Coal Contract

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 1

Mr. Carruthers, in the Assembly on Tuesday, in reply to Mr. Nielsen, said he had been informed that a contract has been entered into by the Railway…

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Railway Officials as Postmasters

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 5

Speaking in the House of Representatives on the Estimates Mr. Fuller said I see that provision is made for a vote of £7400 for the remuneration of…

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The Most Interesting Tramp in the World

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 8

The most interesting tramp on the whole earth, we imagine, is Sem Semke Hersh. He is a Polish Jew, he has tramped all over the world, he is…

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Road to the Hoppers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 2

Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter (signed J. Davis, Under Secretary) from the Public Works Department. under date of Monday last,…

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Sydney's Road Metal

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 2

From time to time the question of the supply of road metal for the streets of Sydney crops up at the Town-hall, causing more or less heated discussions amongst the aldermen…

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Railway Facilities at South Coast Shows

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 2

A deputation consisting of the Presidents and Secretaries of the Nowra, Berry, Kiama Albion Park, Dap[?] and Wollongong Agritural Societies waited on the…

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Railways and Shows. Further Concessions Requested. a South Coast Deputation

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 4

The South Coast Agricultural Union was strongly represented on a deputation which on Wednesday asked the Railway Commissioners to grant a number of…

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