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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

225 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 12

Jamberoo Mountain Road. Not to Be Deproclaimed

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 1

The Main Roads Board has officially stated that no action will be taken by that Department as regards the suggested deproclamation of the Jamberoo…

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New Train "South Coast Daylight Express."

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 15

There was no fanfare of trumpets to herald the entry of a new train, "The South Coast Daylight Express" into Wollongong railway station…

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Not a State Highway. Albion Park-moss Vale Road

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 4

With reference to the proposal to have the Albion Park-Moss Vale road taken over by the Government, Mr. S. R. Honderson, secretary of the Main…

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Main Roads Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 6

A mixing plant is now located neap Angel's Bridge. It is intended to topdress the main road right through the Municipality…

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Kiama Scouts' Song. (Written by H. Sydney Bennett.) Air—"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching."

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 2

As we gaily march along, singing merrily our song. You can toll we are as happy as can be. For contentment we have won with a…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 12

A plea for greater toleration between motorists and pedestrians was made in the annual report of the Chief Constable of Edinburgh. In the same…

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Macquarie Pass Route. Main Roads Board Refusal

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 June 1933 · page 3

A deputation, including, representatives of Shellharbour, Wingecarribee Shire, and other Councils, waited on the Main Roads Board in Sydney last…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1933 · page 1

The fast event on the current syllabus of the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club was held last Sunday, a Speed Judging Test. It was won by Arthur…

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Motor Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1933 · page 14

(About midday last Sunday Mr. Reg Downie, of High Street, Woonona, was [?]riving a metor car in the direction of Appin and when within a couple of…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1933 · page 6

In moving the adoption of the annual report of the Roads Improvement Association in London, Sir Arthur Stanley said that throughout last…

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Concrete Road at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1933 · page 9

At a special meeting of Central Illawarra Council, held on Thursday of last week, Ald. Shipp placed before the aldermen a scheme to concrete…

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The MOTOR News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1933 · page 8

A plea for a hearing of the general public's viewpoint on the railway problem before any drastic action was taken was made at a meeting of the…

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Romance of Danny Malone. From Tramp in Aussie to World's Tenor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1933 · page 9

Simple, unaffected, genuinely unsophisticated, with a soft Irish brogue, and a "way wid him"—that is Danny Malone, now creating a veritable…

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Road Accident

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

While working on the Jumberoo road on Monday with the Main Roads Board construction gang, Mr. A. Jones, whose home is at Auburn, had the…

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Kiama Water Supply Railway Requirements

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1933 · page 4

The Kiama Council, at its meeting on Wednesday night, received a letter from the Solicitor to the Department of Transport, regarding the proposed…

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Motors & Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 2

In the opinion of many experienced motorists the time has arrived when, in the interests of roal safety, something more is necessary than the…

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Motor Cycling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 14

The first event of the new point-score competition was held by the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club last Sunday. This event was an…

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Motor and Motoring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 6

It is expected by the N.R.M.A. that work on Oxley Highway will be completed towards the end of July. The new highway runs from Bendemeer…

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A Bad Road

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 2

Jamberoo Aldermen, representing the different Wards of the Council, amicably argue as to the demerits of two bad roads neither of which are main…

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Road Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 10

Ald. McDonald asked if Council would consider repairing the road from the Jamberoo boundary to Albion Park. It was in a bad state, especially…

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