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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

250 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 13

North Illawarra. Special Council Meeting. Tangle Over Appointment of Motor Driver

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 2

A special meeting of the North Illawarra Council was held on Wednesday night. There was a full attendance, the Mayor (Ald. Pottingell) presiding…

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About a Motor Car

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 4

At the Bulli Court on Tuesday, before Mr. W. Scott, S.M., Leopold Osborne, who had been arrested on a warrant, was charged with stealing at Bulli on…

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Welcome at Suspension Bridge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 8

Last week Mr. E. Cameron, recently head master of Woonona S.P. School was welcomed last Tuesday evening by the P. and C…

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Fell from Moving Train

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 10

George Howard (14), a boy attending the Wollongong High School, and travelling from Port Kembla to Wollongong to school, fell from the…

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Rural Topics. Instruction by Train

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 21

Following is an account of a mode recently adopted by the Victorian Agricultural Department:— The Better-Farming train, with its…

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About A Bulli Motor Car. Who Is the Owner? Interesting Court Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 7

At the Bulli Police Court last Tuesday, presided over by Mr. W. Scott, S.M., interest was centred in a case in which Leopold Osborne, on remand,…

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Railway Ambulance Exam

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 2

The annual examination of the Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps was held in the Kiama Station room on Thursday last, when…

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Motor Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 2

The members of the Vormister family, Wollongong, are unfortunate where motor cars arc concerned. Not so very long ago Miss Vormister met with an…

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Motors and Motoring. Hudson Super-six Engine. Used in New Zealand's Ball Motor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 10

The first petroled engined railway car constructed in New Zealand has just been given its first trials and came through them successfully. As an…

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Motor Ship at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 4

The Norweigan motor ship Fernbank, Which arrived at Port Kembla on Saturday last, was the first vessel of its kind to enter the harbour. The ship…

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An Aeroplane Burnt

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 21

The other morning an aeroplane which has been constructed by Messrs Quin, & Doyle at Towrodji, was destroyed by fire. The engine…

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A Desirable Road

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 16

At the meeting of Central Illawarra Council on Wednesday there was a letter from P. Finch and others, Port Kembla, asking Council…

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That Motor Car. Another Court Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 9

A case of considerable interest was heard at the Bulli Police Court, before Mr. Scott, S.M., on Tuesday last, when Claude William Austin was charged…

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Ford Motor Club's Three Days' Tour

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 16 September 1925 · page 2

Particulars are to hand of a three days' tour arranged by the Ford Motor Club to Nowra, leaving Sydney at 8 a.m. on Saturday, 3rd October. One…

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The Roads That Run

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 9

The roads that run to Bunbury run westward to the sea, All lined with splash of wild flower and vine and kingly tree, And many a goodly stream they bridge where fresh and salt floods meet, And they're pleasant roads to travel and they're pleasant scenes to greet;…

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Cross-Country Railway. Wollongong Council Takes Action. Ald. Kelly Sticks to His Opinion of Mr. Lang

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 9

Wollongong Council does not intend to allow the matter of the Moss Vale-Port Kembla Railway to die a natural death for the matter…

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Motors and Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 10

The Illawarra District will see an invasion of Ford cars on October 3rd, when members of the Ford Motor Club will start from Sydney at 8 a.m.for…

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That Motor Car. Osborne's Application Reused

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 6

In the Sydney District Court on Tuesday last, Leopold Ross Osborne, of Edgeware Road, Enmore, applied to His Honor Judge White for leave to set…

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Thirroul Road Improvement

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 4

At the Bulli Shire Council meeting on Monday President McNaughton reported what will prove an undoubted acquisition to the locality when acted…

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North Illawarra Council. Mount Keira Road Deviation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 18

A special meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday' evening to deal with matters in connection with the Mount Keira Road…

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