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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Drunk in Railway Carriage

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

Horace Gordon Rose, of Bulli, was charged with being drunk in a railway carriage of a train travelling to Bulli from Sydney recently. A plea of…

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Falling to Deliver up Motor License

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

For failing to deliver up his motor drivers' license after the expiration of three days, Roy Atkins, who pleaded guilty was fined 5/- with 8/- costs, in…

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Motors and Motoring. Australia's Advance by Land and Air

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 10

Perhaps more than any other country, this Southern Continent will speed forward to its destiny by motor power…

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Road Signs. Action by the Main Roads Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 5

The Main Roads Board has approved of expenditure to the extent of £3,568 on sign posting the Main Roads in the State and is about to circularise the…

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Allan's Creek Bridge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 25

Mr. Lysaght M.L.A. has received the following: With reference to your representations in connection with the…

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Popular Railway Officer. Entertained at Scarborough

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 5

Mr. J. Wilson, late night officer at Scarborough Railway Station, was entertained at the residence of Mr. Wiles Smith on Saturday night last. Mr…

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Moss Vale - Port Kembla Railway

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 25

Mr. DAVIES: I desire to ask the Premier whether he has arrived at any finality regarding the Moss-Vale Port Kembla railway?…

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Andrews Tells of Thrilling Trials on Gobi Desert. Explorer's Own Account Gives Dodge Brothers' Motor Cars Credit For Remarkable Exploits. Says They Will Be The 'Covered Waggons Of The Desert.' Only Car Capable Of Such Performance

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

This is the first of a series of four interesting artic regarding the recently ended third Asiatic Expedition of the American Muscum of Natural History, written by…

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Main Roads' Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 9

The Board visited the district on Wednesday. They (Messrs. Garlick, Newell and Upton) were present at the meeting of Central Illawarra…

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Main Roads Board. Visits District

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 7

The members of the Main Roads Board were present at Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon…

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North Illawarra. and Main Roads Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 8

A conference was held at the Council Chambers, Fairy Meadow, on Wednesday last, between the Main Roads Board and the North Illawarra…

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A Warning to Travellers. Wait Until the Train Stops

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 6

At the Bulli Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., James Cadman was charged with leaving a railway carriage at Bulli, on January…

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Motor Lorry on Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 8

A motor lorry, the property of Messrs. Wheeldon and Marks, of Wollongong, caught alight in the factory premises, Keira Street, on Wednesday, slight…

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Motors and Motoring. British Ford No. 134 Still in Service

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

A Ford car, of the model of 1908, engine No. 134, is the property of J. H. Fowler, of Rignall Farm, Great Missenden, Bucks, England. After a period…

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Railway Employees. Thirroul Locomotive Association

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 1

In Thirroul there is a very active branch of the Locomotive Enginedrivers, Firemen and Cleaners' Association. The transfer to Goulburn of Mr. Bert…

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Purchase of Motor Lorries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 13

The Mayor said that two one-ton lorries were badly needed by the Council—one for each end of the Municipality. If they hired one of the local…

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Correspondence. Moss Vale-Port Kembla Railway. To the Editor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 15

Dear Sir,—Thirty years ago, because of the excessive expenditure in the city and Suburban electorates of New South Wales, Country members put…

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Motors and Motoring. Hudson-essex Has Record Year in 1925

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

Last year was the record year in the history of the Hudson Motor Car Company, who build the Hudson super-six and Essex-six. They actually built…

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Gerringong Road

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 2

Regarding the state of the Gerringong road from Gerringong to the Kiama boundary, there are many complaints…

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The Mount Keira Road. A Matter for Main Roads Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 14

The Illawarra Chamber of Commerce has aroused the interest of many by their initiative in endeavouring to have the road between Mount Keira and the…

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