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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Bulli Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. McCulloch, S. M.) Trespass on Railway Premises

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 7

Burleigh Saywell was charged with trespassing on railway premises at Thirroul on 9th March, and he pleaded guilty…

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Railway Economy (To the Editor)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

Sir,—One cannot help being struck with the wonderful way in which the railway authorities are studying the problem of working the lines as…

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Motor Cycling

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 15

The Wollongong Motor Cycle Club held a handicap acceleration test last Sunday. It seems that this event is the special property of Alex Trapp…

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Work Started. on the Jamberoo Road

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 3

A start has been made with the work of reconstructing the Jamberoo—Kiama road which the Main Roads Board will carry out for the Jamberoo Council…

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Strong Protest. Jamberoo Mountain Road. Council and Deproclamation

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 2

The Jamberoo Council, at its meeting on Thursday, decided to enter a strong protest against the suggested deproclamation of the Jamberoo Mountain Road…

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Jamberoo Road Call-up

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 2

There will be a cell up of men for work on the Jamberoo road this (Wednesday) afternoon, and those who are registered at the Jamberoo Labour…

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Motors & Motoring. Taxation of Motor Logical Scheme Evolved

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 8

As the result of intensive research by the U.S.A. Government, valuable data has been obtained relative to the incidence of motor vehicle taxation…

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12 Months Hard Labour for Stealing From Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 11

At the Scarborough Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. McCulloch, S.M., John Hancock and Robert Ferguson appeared on 9 separate charges…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 2

Sympathy is expressed with Mr. Albert Chariton, of Hunter's Hill, and "Taballa," Rose Valley, who was injured on Friday when an aeroplane…

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Jamberoo Mountain Road Shire Engineer's Report

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 2

At the last meeting of [?] Wingecarribee Shire Council, the Engineer Mr. H. A. Leonard, refrained from submitting a recommendation in his…

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The Roads Up Kembla Way

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 16

I've travelled afar, In my motor car; Around this homely lolcality. I've mixed with the folks…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 3
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Wollongong Motor Cycle Club held a reliability trial last Sunday over a course that lay by way of Stanwell Park, Helensburgh, Bulli Look-out…

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Motors & Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 4

An interesting automobile brake control system was recently tried out in England. Primarily the device is intended to act as an emergency brake,…

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Main Road Work. Method of Employment

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 2

The secretary of the Main Roads Board has written as follows to Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., in respect of the work now in progress oil the Kiama-Jamberoo…

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Kiama Road

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 1

At the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday last Ald. Fredericks expressed the opinion that the heavy traffic on the Kiama, Road…

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Macquarie Pass Road

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 2

The Shellharbour Council has been endeavouring to have the road from Moss Vale to Albion Park down the Macquarie Pass wholly taken over by…

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South Coast Road

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 4

"Tourist" writes as follows in "The Open Road":—"Cannot something be dene to prevent residents of the mining centres on the South Coast from…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 4

The championship grass hill climb of the Wollongong M.C.C. took place last Sunday. On Saturday, some of members put in some good work…

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The Motor World News & Notes From N.r.m.a

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 7

A time when pedestrians will cross busy streets only at mechanically controlled crossings was forecast at a meeting of the Leeds (England)…

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