Port Kembla Road
The Mayor is in receipt of the following communication from the Public Works Department, which will be read with much satisfaction:—"Sir,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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Bicycle Road Race
The Bathurst Sydney eyelike face 133½ miles was held on Saturday and won by T. Larcombe (5min start) his riding time being 9th 11min 5s. A…
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The Wollongong and North Illawarra Councils, in addition to those previously mentioned, have received notification of a grant of £300 from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Convict Days in Australia. [All Rights Reserved] PART 2. Fifty Years Under the Lash. Chapter 7.—Road Parties and Ironed Gangs
Large parties of convicts, called road parties, were employed in the formation of new roads in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. They consisted for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor-car Tragedy. Hospital Matron Killed. on a Lonely Road
A fatal motor-car accident occurred at Kwhurst, near Hastings, about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a car belonging to Messrs Skinner, of Hastings,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The in a Railway Station. Terrified Porters
A swarm of angry bees caused a scene of wild commotion at Burgess Hill Railway station, in Sussex, the other morning…
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When the convicts were brought in for meals the stockade guard furnished sentries over them, to allow to working guard time for meals and rest. The guard mounted…
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The annual picnic in connection with the mechanical branch of tho locomotive deportment was held at Bulli Park on Monday. The weather was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Convict Days in Australia. [All Rights Reserved] PART 2. Fifty Years Under the Lash. Chapter 7.—Road Parties and Ironed Gangs (Continued)
As escapes were most frequently effected by convicts first getting off their irons, the officer was ordered to inspect and carefully examine the irons on each prisoner every…
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One [?] was appointed to each stock ade, whose duty it [?] all corporal punishments ordered by the officer. The cooks , [?]…
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The convicts out of irons who worked on the public roads, wore parti coloured clothing, and were kept in gangs and under treatment similar to the ironed gangs; but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Convict Days in Australia [All Rights Reserved] PART 2. Fifty Years Under the Lash. Chapter 7.—Road Parties and Ironed Gangs (Continued.)
Mr. Surveyor Mitchell, who had an intimate knowledge of the gangs and their working in the newer portions of the country, especially on the Blue Mountains,…
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There is one department of the railway service of this district which might be amended with advantage not only to the service itself but to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Give Up Altogether. This Motors a Great Deal to Most People
Had to give up is very far-reaching in its meaning sometimes, and generally includes in its influence others than the one affected. When the head…
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Mr. Ilyde, one of tire directors of the North Bulli Coal Company, met with a nasty accident with his motor car late on Thursday night. He Was…
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Mr. Thrower: I desire to ask the Premier if he will issue instructions to the Railway Commissioners to the effect that members of Parliament are…
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The Mayor is in receipt of a communication from Mr. J. B. Nicholson, M.L.A., forwarding a letter from the Department, stating that in reference…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loading Facilities at Kiama Railway Station
In connection with the providing of facilities for loading metal at the Kiama railway station, Mr. M. F. Morton, M.P., has received the following letter from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Guard Gilbertson's Legs Severed
'A' very painful accident happened this morning at the Wollongonp Railway station, by which Mr. William Gilbertson, guard of the train which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Fatality. Inquest at the Hospital
An inquest touching the death of William Gilberlson, who was killed on Tuesday, morning on the railway, was held before the Deputy Coroner (Mr…
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