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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

76 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 4

Bulli Roads

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

So far at the Blli Shire Council is concerned, the main roads are not to fall into a state of disrepair An intimation from the authorities that…

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Guarding the Hawkesbury Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

The "Gosford Times" states that several detachments of military are now stationed at the Hawkesbury guarding the bridge and tunnels. A rigid…

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The Road of the Future

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 6

Signs are not wanting, says "Engineering," that the macadamised road is doomed as unsuitable for rapid traffic, owing to the…

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Another "Flying Train." Speed of 500 Miles an Hour

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 6

Mr. Esson, a partner in the firm of Rodway & Esson Limited, of Birmingham, who is resident at Capo Town for reasons of health, has designed a train…

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A Holiday Tramp

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 4

For high resolves that outlet find in action. In closing tones, pronounced the Benediction…

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A Holiday Tramp

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 2

"Tis only a jingle, and No pretentious rhyme, The metre is faulty, so If you read—excuse—tis mine…

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Natural Gas on the Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 6

Medicine Hat (Southern Alberta) natural gas is in daily use by the Canadian Pacific Railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It is now more than eight years…

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Country Road Metal

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

The Gerringong Council has decided to in future pay landholders for the stone taken from their properties for the purpose of road-making, or rather, providing…

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Correspondence. Excessive Railway Charges. How They Affect Wollongong (To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1914 · page 1

Sir,—For a number of years I have tried to point-out to my fellow citizens a practical way to get a big reduction in railway fares and freights…

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Railway Timetable

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 9

Following is the official notification of the alteration in the local train service:—A new train will leave Sydney at 4.5 p.m. for Wollongong…

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Colliery Screenings Killingwtrti[?] Big Railway Project

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

During the past couple of years the mining township of Killingworth (Newcastle) has moved ahead, and it is evident that there are favorable…

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Road Grant

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1914 · page 2

The allocation of the Kiama grant is the follows, and a voucher for the first instalment of £100 has been received:— Re-metalling South Kiama to post…

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Run Over by a Train. a Woman's Sad Death

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Ann Keig, who lived with her husband and family inside the railway line near Mount Drummond, was run over by the 7.40 p.m. goods…

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Those Railway Troughs

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 5

It was a long time before the Railway Authorities were convinced of the necessity of laying on water from the local creamery to the railway cattle…

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Queensland Railway Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 4

In the Queensland Legislative Assembly Mr. Kessell asked the Secretary for Railways, "What prices are being paid by the Railway…

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Motor Launch Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 15

On Sunday last a motor launch, belonging to Mr. S. S. Clift, was wrecked on the Coast at Geuri Beach, at a point between Port…

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