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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

216 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 11

Motors and Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 8

One of the features of the Cannes Carnival on the Continent is an open competition for privately-owned ears, in which prizes are awarded for those…

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Central Illawarra. and Motor Driver. Former Motion Unanimously Rescinded

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 5

At the meeting of the Central Illawarra Council on Wednesday the Mayor announced that two summonses had been served on the Council in…

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Motor Bus Traffic. Need for Regulation

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 6

At the Central Illawarra Council on Wednesday a letter was read from A. Wilson, Mount Kembla, submitting time table for motor service,…

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Man Killed. Struck by a Train

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

On Monday evening when the workmen's train was returning from Port Kembla, an elderly man named Edward Gaffney, who was walking along the…

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Local and General. Railway Official Entertained

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 2

Mr. S. J. Kitchen, who has been nig[?] officer at Scarborough for the past [?] years, has been transferred to Bow[?] and on Saturday night last was the…

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Motors and Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 7

Last week a well known Sydney motoring man, who was thinking of investing in a new car, purchased a secondhand car at auction for £45. An…

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Road to the Lake

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 2

The making of a road connecting the Lake Channel with the northern part of the district has during the past year or so been a proposition. It has come to…

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The Lake Entrance. Proposed Road

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 1

A meeting convened by the Mayor of Central Illawarra was held in the Mayor's Room, Wollongong, on Monday night, over which the Mayor of…

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Proposed Cross Country Railway. Moss Vale to Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 2

Mr. H. R. Lee, secretary to the Advisory Committee, advises that:—The inquiry by the Public Works Committee in the above matter was continued in…

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Railway Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 2

Mr. E. Johnson, stationmaster, Unanderra, has been informed of his transfer to Bay Road, on the Milson's Point line…

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Cross Action. Collision Between Motor Car and Sulky

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 7

At the Wollongong District Court on Thursday, before Hiss Honor Judge Hamilton, the following cross action was heard:—…

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Cross Country Railway

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 13

During the week the Public Works Committee continued hearing evidence In the city. Sir F. Waley, for the Southern…

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DISTRICT COURT—Continued. Motor Car and Sulky Collision

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 15

Whitehouse v Green; Green v Whitehouse. Mr. Bradley, instructed by Mr. Morgan, for Whitehouse; Mr. cox, for Green…

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Motor Cycle and Sulky

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 15

Gorrell v O'Brien. Claim for £50. O'Brien v Gorrell. Claim for £400. Mr. Russell for Gorrell; Mr. Bradley, instructed by Mr. Morgan, for O'Brien…

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The Cross Country Railway Inquiry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 19

At the inquiry in Sydney by the Parliamentary Committee last week, Mr. H. R. Lee, secretary to the Advisory Committee, reports:…

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Efficiency in Road Transport

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 7

Notwithstanding their many obvious advantages, self-contained road vehicles of the lorry type suffer from the handicap that the engine and…

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A Useful Tip for Motorists

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 7

An improvised chain wrench similar to a plumber's pipe wrench, though not often needed in the garage, may at times prove exceedingly useful, and the…

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Motors and Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 7

It is the belief of Dodge Brothers that the last six months of the current year will produce business, which, when added to the results of the first half,…

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Cross Country Railway. Evidence of Chief Traffic Manager

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 6

During his evidence before the Public Works Committee, Mr. Hodgson, Chief Railway Traffic Manager, stated:—With regard to the merits of the…

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The Cross Country Railway Inquiry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 15

The following is the gist of the report to the Public Works Committee of the Railway Commissioners. It opens by saying that the Commissioners were…

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