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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

123 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 7

Bulli Park and Motor Cycles

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 6

Bulli Shire Council on Monday night dealt with the recommendation of the Bulli Local Committee that the Bulli Motor Cycle Club be granted…

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Private Roads At Jamberoo

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 3

Permeating all, the discussions, at the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday was the question of private roads…

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Traffic Bridge Wanted

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 4

Mr. E. Swan wrote to the Jamberoo Council and asked them to consider at their meeting on Thursday, the possibilities of erecting a…

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Illegally Stopped Train

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 7

Hedley Campbell, of Kiama, who illegally pulled the communicaion cord on a train leaving Dapto on May 4th was fined 20/-, with £3/18/…

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Pulled Train Communication Cord

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 1

Medley Campbell, of Kiama, was fined £1 with £3/18/0 costs, at the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, for illegally using the…

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Catapulted to Road in Crash

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 1

When a lorry in which he was riding crashed into a utility truck in Lower South Coast Road, Thirroul, on Wednesday night a…

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Four Seriously Injured in Thirroul Road Crash

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 7

Two British sailors and two civilians were seriously injured when a lorry crashed into a stationary car on Matin Road, Thirroul,…

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Correspondence Railway Commissioner's Visit

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 7

The Editor, Sir,—I notice that the staff of the various stations and depots are hard at work white-washing, polishing-up,…

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Motorist Fined £18

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 9

John Davies, of Wollongong Road, Port Kembla, was fined £15 at Wollongong Police Court yesterday for driving in a manner dangerous in…

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Motorist Charged with Negligent Driving Convicted and Fined At Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 2

At the Kiama Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. F. Scroope, S.M., Charles William Schultz, of Camperdown, was charged with…

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Roads and Water At Kiama

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 3

The following items were included in the report of the Town Clerk (Mr. H. Lyons), presented at the meeting of the Kiama Council on…

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Motorist Fined

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 1

At the adjourned hearing at the Wollongong Police Court on Thursday of last week, in which John Davies was charged with driving in a manner…

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Railway Maintenance Work

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

The maintenance of some 8,347 miles of railway track throughout New South Wales is a task of considerable magnitude in ordinary…

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Suggested Widening of Jubilee Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 5

Replying to personal representations made by Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., on behalf of the Wollongong Development Council, regarding the condition of the…

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Railway Maintenance Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 6

The maintenance of some 8,347 miles of railway track throughout New South Wales is a task of considerable magnitude in ordinary times, but with…

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The Hard Road of Reconstruction

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 8

"Our own tasks in England are formidable enough, but we have an instinctive feeling that much of the work entailed in straightening things…

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Railway Maintenance Work

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 3

The maintenance of some 8,347 miles of railway track, throughout New South Wales is a task of considerable magnitude in ordinary…

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Bridge Crash

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 3

When the driver of a service lorry misjudged the distance of clearance of the railway bridge in Terralong Street yesterday (Tuesday)…

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Silent Train Travel Signalled Bus Conductors Urged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 6

For years, passengers in railway trains have had to endure the constant rumble caused by the wheels passing over the rail joints; and for Appointment of bus conductors on the Wollongong-Austinmer run was urged at a meeting of the Bulli-Woonona Progress Assn. on…

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Railway Timetable Alterations

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

Several alterations in the railway timetable, to come into operation about the end of September, are announced by the Railway…

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