Railway Meeting
PURSUANT to notice appearing in the Shoalhaven Telegraph of Wednesday last a public meeting was held in Nowra on Friday evening, 16th inst., for the purpose of discussing…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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Original Correspondence The Main South Coust Road to the Editor of the Register
SIR,—In perusing -the Broughton Creek Register of Saturday, the 17th August, the leading article comments oh the state of the main road in its present case only, no reference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Kiama to Bomaderry Railway Blunder
THE people of Nowra and those to the south of the Shoalhaven River have good grounds for complaint against the proposal of the Minister for Works to terminate the next section of the…
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A PRIVATE telegram was received in Nowra on Thursday last stating that a deputation had waited on the Minister for Works, to lay before him the wishes of the public meeting recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Extension. a Bungled Affair
MATTERS in connection with that deputation which was to have waited upon the Minister for Public Works in regard to the proposed extension of the South Coast railway into Nowra,…
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THE following letter appears in the S. M. Herald of Thursday last. Sir,—During the course of his speech on the occasion of the second reading of the Public…
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Something more formidable than would be a bridge across the bay from Oakland to San Francisco is to be undertaken, on the St, Lawrence river. That great arm of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Alternation in the Kiama to Sydney Railway Time-Table
On Tuesday last a deputation waited on Mr. E. M. G [?] (Chot Commissioner) at Wollongong, to arge that the 1.30 p.m. train leaving Sydney should start at 3.30 p.m. instead and…
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We understand that the authorities have given instructions for a road to be surveyed from Moruya to Bendithers. From reliable information we hear that such a road will…
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The railway traffic yesterday was the heaviest ever known in the colony. 88,400 persons travelled to and from the Redfern station. All the arrangements were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Under-secretary to Mr. Morton, M.P. Department of Public Works, Railway C. Branch Sydney, 13th Sept., 1880
SIR,—In accordance with the request contained in your letter of the 28th ultimo, I am directed by the Secretary for Public Works to transmit herewith for your information copies of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reply to Deputation, 1St April, 1887. Railway to Jervis Bay
I informed them that I had been making enquiries in the matter, and with regard to the extension to Kiama I found we were in a difficulty. The plans had been submitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reply to Deputation, 11Th Nov., 1889. (Railway Extension to Shoalhaven)
I informed them that I could say nothing more than I had said on previous occasions, and I promised that when the Government was prepared to consider their Railway Policy this…
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THE St. Lawrence river is to be crossed at Quebec by a gigantic railway bridge, a cantilever bridge, which will cost close upon ten million dollars. The width of the river…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Re-classification of Roads
The Minister of Works has decided that the whole of the roads in the colony shall be reclassified under new rates at 50, 40, 30, 20, 15, 10 and 5 pounds per mile respectively, the…
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Mr. W. Mclntosh's (senior) tender for the supply of 528 yards of metal, also for forming and blinding on Larry's Mountain has been recommended, which means of course…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kiama to Nowra Railway. the Scheme Before the Public Works Committee
EVIDENCE is now being taken before the Public Works Committtee in regard to the proposed extension of the railway from North Kiama into Shoalhaven, the inquiry having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Progress in New Month Wales
THE annual report of the Railway Commissioners, presented to presented a few days ago' is one of the must intersting and encouraging State documents of the year. It shows the…
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