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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

225 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 12

The Rainfall Slips on Cross-country Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 7

The following rainfall was registered at Wollongong post office for the week:—Sunday 8 pts; Tuesday 5 pts, Wednesday 98 pts; Thursday 209 pts,…

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Jamberoo Mountain Road

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 2

Mr. Kenneth A. Grieves, of Pheasan Ground, a Jamberoo ratepayer, writes to the "Moss Vale Post" as follows in connection with the Wingecarribee…

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Water Supply. Council and Railway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 1

At the Kiama Council meeting on Wednesday night the Walter Committee reported having examined the proposed agreement for the supply of water,…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 2

Last Sunday, a Treasure Hunt was organised by the, Wollongong Motor Cycle Club, but the difficulty of decoding the clues proved a little too much…

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Railway Men Honoured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 4

Mr. Bob Wilson, of Church street, Wollongong, the well-known loc[?] driver, is retiring from the service at the end of this month, after…

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The Shellharbour Road

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 3

The question of repairs to the road leading from Shellharbour township to the railway station was raised by Ald. Dawes at the Council meeting on…

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Another Protest. Jamberoo Mountain Road

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 2

The Gerringong Council has added its quota to the protests which are being lodged against the proposed deproclamation of the Jamberoo…

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By the Side of the Road. (Continued). Scouts and Cubs

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 2

Among the modern innovations must be counted the Scout movement, which has a good hold in Blaxland. Taking a walk to look at one of its best views…

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Motor Accident. Coroner's Inquiry

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. C. W. Craig, held an inquiry at the Kiama Court House on Friday last concerning the death of Francis Ambrose Hunt,…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 12

The N.R.M.A. says that the British Ministry of Transport has just adopted a particularly form of issue to the police for the purpose of having…

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Main Road Utilities

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 4

The views of the Main Roads Board regarding roadside advertisements, etc. were contained in a letter to the Gerringong Council received on Monday…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 7

Last Sunday, members of the B.S.A. Club of Sydney, were the guests of the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club at a grass hill climb held on the Thirroul…

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Killed on Railway Line

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 11

When returning home about midnight on Saturday night, Agnes Garrety discovered the mangled remains of a miner named Charles Hill on the…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 5

All motorists eagerly welcome the further drop in petrol prices, says the President of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. C. Watson), and also welcome the…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club was held on 2nd inst. at the Club Rooms, 230 Crown Street. This is the first annual…

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Motor Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 15

When the steering gear broke, a motor car collided with a telegraph pole on the main road, Unanderra, on Tuesday, James O'Keefe, Kiama…

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Main Road Control

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 3

A circular from the Local Government Association received at the Gerringong Council meeting on Monday stated that complaints had been…

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Motors & Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 9

A most unusual occurrence is reported from Colorado (U.S.A.). During a recent tornado some 200 odd automobiles were stalled on a paved highway…

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Follow the Road to Health

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 14

The Misses Richardson and Beaumont, late of Bjelke-Peterson Bros., of Sydney, teachers of physical culture and dancing, nave decided to…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 2

The rainy weather last Sunday did not prevent the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club from carrying out the event set down for that day on its syllabus…

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