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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

168 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 9

Albion Park Aerodrome

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

District councils appear to have lost a golden opportunity of securing the aerodrome near Albion Park. Our correspondent from…

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Train Service Restoration

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

Kiama Municipal Council's request for the restoration of prewar trains is being considered by the Minister for Transport (Mr…

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Train Crew Refuses to Take Overcrowded Rail Motor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 7

The rail motor which leaves Wollongong on Saturday nights about midnight for Kiama was so overcrowded last Saturday that the…

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South Coast Train Service The Editor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 6

Sir,—By the comments in the press it would seem that the Railway Department is waking up to the fact that a new railway timetable is long…

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Motor [?] Fine [?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

Allegations that [?] a motor cycle, first, [?] the other, in a dan[?] were made at Wollo[?]…

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Sunday Train Service

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 8

Last week at the request of the Bulli-Woonona Progress Assn., the Bulli Shire Council forwarded an urgent wire to the Minister for…

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"Must Obey Rules of Road," Says S.m

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 8

"You must obey the rules of the road, especially where there are double lines," Mr. Bryant, S.M., told Ernest A. Johnson, when fining him £2 and…

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Move to Retain Aerodrome

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 11

Ald. Grey, mayor of Shellharbour Council, deserves the congratulations of the entire district on the quick action he took in an…

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Proposed Overhead Bridge at Thirroul

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 6

Mr. J. T. Sweeney, M.L.A., is in receipt of a letter from the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sullivan) enclosing the report of the Railway…

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Found in Railway Van

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 8

Hedley Keith Richards (40), rural worker, of no fixed abode, was lined : £2 or four days' gaol, at the Bulli Court on Friday, on a charge of being…

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A Message to Motor Cyclists

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 17

Motor cyclists on the South Coast will welcome the news that new motor cycles are now available. The first of a new range of B.S.A…

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Towradgi Railway Station

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 13

The provision of a railway station at Towradgi road estimated to cost £18,000, has been included in the 1946-47 estimates…

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Steelworks Produce Tramway Rails

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 9

This week the A.I. and S. Coy at Port Kembla produced the first complete grooved steel tramway rails ever to be made in Australia…

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Motor Cycling

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 17

After a lapse of years the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club will again fly its colours, and at a meeting in the Miners' Hall on February 21st…

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Getting Back to Normal Better Train Service From

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 3

Improved train services as from last Sunday have, restored the Weekend timetable on the Illawarra line to almost normal running, again…

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Towradgi Road Railway Station

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 8

Owing to the heavy cost of this work (£18,000), coupled with the fact that there are many more important works requiring earlier…

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Broken Glass on Roads

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 5

Perturbed at the growing menace to irreplacable motor vehicle tyres caused by broken glass on roadways, the N.R.M.A. has appealed to all local…

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Motor Cyclinng

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 13

The Wollongong Motor Cycle Club held a very successful outing at Corrimal on Sunday. After assembling at the Miners' Hall we proceeded to…

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Train Service

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 6

The Editor Sir.—The Railway Department introduced a how timetable last week-end, but appears to have forgotten to…

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Motors & Motoring Baby Speed Car

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 12

The cabled announcement that 20 British automotive firms are combining to produce a 1500 cc racing car (nominally about 15 hp) capable of a…

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