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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Correspondence. Re the Situation and Name of the Railway Station at North Wollongong. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 1

Sir,—Seeing it is become a forgone conclusion that we are to have a platform or railway station, some-where between Balgownie and…

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Railway Station at Bode's. Double Platform to be Erected

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

The Town Clerk, North Illawarra Municipality (Mr. Stumblas) is in, receipt of the following communication from the Railway Department:—With…

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City Railway Expansion. Electric-underground Railway Approved

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 6

It is estimated that about 50,000 suburban railway passengers engaged in business in Sydney arrive every day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m…

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The New Railway Platform. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 15

Sir,—I wish to point out the value of the proposed platform near Bode's will be much increased if Bourke Street be continued in a…

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South Coast Railway Depot

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 2

Thirroul is destined to become the chief central railway depot for the South Coast. This week a party of ten surveyors, with Mr. J. D…

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The Miracle Train

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 11

The Flying Train is a marvel certainly, I have just come from seeing it, and my mind is awhirl with the possibilities it suggests. There…

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Railway Matters. Representative Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1914 · page 5

The boisterous weather on Friday night did not prevent a representative gathering assembling in the Council Chambers for the purpose of…

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Merchandise by Aeroplane

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 3

Mons [?]uillaux on his flight from Melbourne to Sydney, in addition to carrying the first aerial mail over such a long distance in the world, carried…

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The National Railway. Vital Link Missing.—Condobolin-Broken Hill Cap. An Analysis of the Position, and an Array of Convincing Facts. a General Survey of the Situation

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 3

Among the several schemes of momentous national import that have been undertaken by successive Federal Governments since the inception of the…

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Non-liability of Councils. Rabbits on Roads

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 2

The New South Wales Chief Inspector of Stock has informed the Yass P. P. Board that it his, boon decided that a municipal council is not the…

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South Coast Roads. Mr. Griffith Outspoken

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 2

Mr. Griffith, Minister for Public Works, accompanied by Mir. H, D;. Morton, "M.L.A., has spent several days in this district. On Saturday Mr…

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The National Railway. Vital Link Missing.—Condobolin-Broken Hill Cap. An Analysis of the Position, and an Array of Convincing Facts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

2.—A MORE SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION. The more pertinent justification for the early construction of this…

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Successful Deputation. Improved Train Faculties

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1914 · page 2

The success attending the deputation which waited on the Chief Railway Commissioner on Friday at noon illustrates the benefits of united…

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An Inventive Aboriginal. the Aeroplane's Rise

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 3

David Unaipon, the Australia aboriginal, who invented an improvement on the sheep-shearing machine, is now at work on all invention to enable…

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Improvements in Train Service

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 17

To the deputation from this district which interviewed him on Friday last the Chief Commissioner for Railways stated that it was…

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Main Roads Maintenance. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 8

Sir,—The main roads of this State are in an execrable condition, yet one of the foremost duties of any Government is to keep open means…

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The National Railway. Vital Link Missing.—Condobolin-Broken Hill Cap. An Analysis of the Position, and an Array of Convincing Facts. Article No. 3. Mount Hope

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 3

To the men engaged in the mining industry of Australia, the Mt, Hope Copper Mine is well known. It is not a new discovery; it has never been the…

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Big Battle Predicted. Aeroplane Movements. London

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 12 August 1914 · page 3

A big battle between the French and German armies is predicted to take place between Wednesday and Saturday of this week…

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Train Service

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 9

At the Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon last the clerk reported that in company with Ald. Waters, having waited upon…

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The National Railway. Vital Link Missing.—Condobolin-Broken Hill Cap. An Analysis of the Position, and an Array of Convincing Facts. Iv. Situation Summarised. and Reviewed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 3

It is a trite old aphorism, but one indisputably true, nevertheless, that the strength of a chain is the strength of its weakest link. This is peculiarly…

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