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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Fire at Railway Station. Carriage Damaged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 2

A passenger carriage was almost destroyed by fire at the local railway station this morning. It appears that one of the officials was examining the…

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The Motor Car Prosecution

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 15

In the Supreme Court on Mondayr Mr. L. Armstrong, instructed by Mr. A. A. Lysaght, of Wollongong (by his agent, Mr. B. A. M'Bride)…

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Steam Tramways

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 2

At the council meeting on Friday night last a copy of Veto, report of the Tramway Advisory Committed on the proposed steam…

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The Motor Car Case

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

In the Supreme Court yesterday the appeal of John Peter Christenson against his conviction at Wollongong for a breach of municipal ordinance…

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Tramway to Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

A meeting was held in the council chambers, Wollongong, on Tuesday night to consider the report of the Tramway Advisory Board in regard to…

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The Tramway Proposals

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 15

A public meeting was held in Wollongong on Tuesday night to consider the report of the Tramway Advisory Board upon the matter of a…

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The Motor Car Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 2

At Sydney on Wednesday, before Mr. Acting Judge Ferguson. Mr. L. Armstrong, instructor, by Mr. A. A. Lysaght, of Wollongong (by his…

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Kerosene Oil and Motor Spirit Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 9

Doubtless very few people are aware of the vast resources of the Commonwealth in regard to the production of kerosene oil, motor spirit, and…

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Sunday Train. Engadine Progress Association. To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 2

Sir,—By direction of the above association I have to inform you that it was decided to ask the residents of the South Coast, from Wollongong to…

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Tramway to Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 2

An important meeting will bo held at Port Kembla to-morrow night for the purpose of considering the question of a tramway to the Port. It is…

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Tramway to Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 2

A public meeting, under the auspices of the Port Kembla Progress Association, was held in the Technical College, Port Kembla, on Wednesday…

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Geology of the Northern Railway. Section-Armidale to Glen Innes

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 3

IN order to obtain a true perspective of the features of geological interest to be seen from the train between Armidale and Glen Innes, it is necessary to have…

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Tramway Meeting, Port Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 8

A meeting was held at Port Kembla on Wednesday night, the business of which was to promote the agitation for a tramway. The attendance…

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The Motor Car Case

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

When the letter from the council's solicitor re the motor car case was read at the council meeting on Friday night, Ald. Payne, asked if the bill of…

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A Railway By-Law

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 2

By-law No. 50 of the N.S.W. Government Railways has been amended, and now roads as follows:—"No person whose dress or person might soil…

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Motor Vehicle in the West

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 4

A large number of motor vehicles have been introduced into the western districts of Queensland; but there has been a new departure in this respect…

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State Metal Quarry. Government Purchases Kiama Kiama Road Metal Company's Property. Also the Steamer Kiama

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

THE Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) announced on Saturday last that, acting on the recommendation of two of the senior officers of…

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Cheap Railway Travelling

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 7

I was surprised and pleased to see the facilities given in the United Kingdom, and all over Europe, in the direction of cheap railway…

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The Sydney Motor Show and Gymkhana

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 4

The Motor Show and Gymkhana promises to be both an attractive and a successful event Run under the auspics of the Automobile Club of…

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A Railway Ticket Case

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 13

At the Wollongong Police Court yesterday, Robert McLean, of Corrimal, was charged on the information of Inspector Anderson, prosecuting…

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