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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Now Open. New Road to Lake Entrance

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

The band of residents that have been doing voluntary work on the route of the new road to the Lake Entrance have made it trafficable. Persons…

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Motors and Motoring. an Overland Test. Remarkable Figures

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 10

We hear much these days about phenomenal petrol economy but the results obtaineed in a test last week by Messrs. Overland Sydney Limited bids…

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Accident at Level Crossing. MATTISON v Railway Commissioners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners were appellants in an action tried before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury in March last, in which Stanley Mattinson sued…

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B.s.a. Motor Cycles

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 22

Messrs Bennett & Wood Ltd. Speedwell corner Pitt and Bathurst Streets, Sydney, distributors of B.S.A. Motor Cycles desire to call…

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First Sod Turned. of Cross—country Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 1

Saturday was a red letter day in the annals of the district and the State, for with the turning of the first sod of the Cross Country Railway, from Port…

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Railway Improvements. at Unanderra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 10

Work at the new signal box which is being built at the south end of the Unanderra railway station, is progressing apace and most of the excavation…

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Bridge in Campbell Street

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 7

Cr. Burrows emphasised the urgency of attention being given to a footbridge in Campbell Street, Woonona, which had been washed away.—Agreed that…

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Proposed Bridge. Across Lake Entrance

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 3

At the Shellharbour Council meeting on Wednesday a communication was received from S. W. Hockey, Shellharbour, seeking the Council's views as…

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A Bulli Shire Rate. for Main Road Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 3

At a previous meeting of the Bulli Shire Council information was read from the Main Roads Board in regard to the work proposed to be done on the…

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Motors and Motoring. New Zealand also Stages Overland Tests

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 3

The recent economy endurance run staged by South Island Motors Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand, shows that a stock Overland touring car, selected…

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Motor Accident. Narrow Escape

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 4

What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted last Friday night, when Mr. J. Green was driving his car around a sharp turn in the…

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A Dangerous Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 9

Messrs. Stott and Fry had a motion carried to the effect that the attention of the Council be directed to the bridge in Hobart Street. It was stated the…

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Cross Country Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 9

In view of the large number of men put off at the Port Kembla works Mr W. Davies, M.L.A., thought it was an opportune time to urge the starting of the…

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Beautifying the Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 9

At a previous meeting a suggestion tinted from Mr. Richardson that the railway authorities bo approached with the object of having Bulli railway…

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Bulli Court. Tuesday. Motor Traffic Act

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 6

Hamilton J. Frew was fined 5/- with 8/- costs for failing to return his motor car license after expiry. Vincent William Hegherty…

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Progress in Motor Cycle Design

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

A short run on the latest Douglas Motor Cycle serves to show just how much the comfort and general riding of a machine can be altered by…

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The Cross Country Railway

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 17

In view of the reduction of hands at Port Kembla and consequent unemployment Mr. Davies, M.L.A., has put to the Premier the suggestion…

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"The Staff" (Railway) Magazine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 18

An important extension of the Metropolitan goods services is the line from Sydenham to Botany, now nearing completion. It will give…

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Cross Country Railway. Decided on

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. A. A. Lysaght, M.L.A., wired us yesterday:—The Premier will make a definite and favourable announcement on Monday concerning the construction…

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Motors and Motoring. New Rolls Royce. "New Phantom" Chassis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 10

In addition to their famous 40-50 h.p. "Silver Ghost," Rolls Royee are now producing a now chassis called the "Now Phantom."…

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