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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Railway Employee's Narrow Escape. Run Into by an Engine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at the Bellambi railway station on Tuesday afternoon at about 5 o'clock. It appears a young man, Len Robson,…

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Railway Accident. an Old Resident Killed. Others Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2

The town was thrown into a commotion on Saturday evening last when it became known that a railway accident had occurred at Stanwell…

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Railway Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

Through the overturning of a railway carriage at Stanwell Park, South Coast line, on Saturday afternoon last, Mrs. Emily Morris, a resident of Wollongong, was…

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Tram to Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

The visit of the Premier and Chief Secretary next Friday should not be overlooked. It will offer an excellent opportunity for the projected…

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"No Train Yet!"

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

ALMOST all the trains from the metropolis to the South Coast, including even the ordinary passenger trains, have been running…

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Proposed New Railway. Albion Park Via Robertson to Moss Vale

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. Wm. McCourt, member for Wollondilly electorate, has for some considerable time been urging the Minister for Public Works…

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The Railway Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 8

The inquest as to the death of Emily Morris, on the occasion of the accident to the excursion train from Wollongong to Sydney on Saturday…

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The Railway Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The inquest on the body of Mrs. Emily Morris, victim of the recent railway accident at Stanwell Park, was resumed yesterday before the…

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Military Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

Brigadier General Gordon, made the journey to Wollongong from Sydney last week for the purpose of inspecting the cadet encampment. He was…

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Railway to Moss Vale

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The old idea of constructing a line of railway from Moss Vale via Robertson to connect with the Illawarra line somewhere near Albion Park has…

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The Railway Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 20

The inquest as to the death of family Morris by accident at Stanwell Park on Saturday, 25th January, adjourned on Tuesday, the 28th…

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The Railway Fatality. the Verdict

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

The adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Emily Morris, who was killed by a train accident at Stanwell Park on the 25th of last month, was…

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Port Kembia Road. a Further Grant

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. Wiseman) informs us that he has been notified that a further grant of £300 has been made by the Minister for Works to…

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Railway to Moss Vale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

The Mayor has convened a public meeting to be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening next for the purpose of forming a railway league…

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Horse v. Motor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

It is not often that a horae is asked to do duty in the shafts of a motor car but such was the case recently when Mr. J. B. Thomson, who was…

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The Railway Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 20

The inquest as to the death of Emily Morris, by the train accident at Stanwell Park, on Anniversary Day, adjourned from last week, was…

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Motor Car Speed

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Central Illawarra Council a report was received from Senior-Constable M'Millan, of Dapto, stating that a motor…

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Railway to Moss Vale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

A public meeting was held in the council chamber on Wednesday night, presided over by the Mayor, Ald. Wiseman, for the purpose of taking…

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Mount Keira Road

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

We wish to express our hourly sympathy with the meeting held at Mt. Keira on Saturday night for the purpose of taking the necessary steps to…

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Moss Vale to Illawarra Railway

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

At last meeting of the Nattai Shire Council, Councillor Knox said that it had appeared in the press that it was proposed to build a railway from the…

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