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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

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Robertson-Illawarra Railway

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

Speaking at the official opening of the Albion Park show on Friday last, the Minister for Works (Mr. E W. O'Sullivan) said a railway must come…

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Robertson-IIlawarra Railway

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

Speaking at the official opening of the Albion Park show on Friday last, the Minister for Works (Mr. E W. O’Sullivan) said a railway must come…

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A Connecting Railway Line

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2
Also in The Mittagong Express

A letter was received at the last meeting of the Wollongong council from the Wilde's Meadow Progress Association to the effect that Mr. Alex…

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On Foot to the Caves. Sydney Telegraphists on the "Wallaby." a Wet Time. the Road After the Storm

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 3

FOR about the first time on record a party has " footed " the distance between Bowral and the Wombeyan Caves, Rather a novel idea when so many conveyances…

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Railway Accident near Sydney

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 4
Also in The Mittagong Express

A terrible railway disaster occurred between Sydenham and Temps stations on Friday evening, many persons being killed an injured. The 5 55 p.m…

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Terrible Railway Disaster. Near Sydenham

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 3

ON Friday evening Sydney and the whole of the colony was startled to hear of a terrible railway disaster, the most serious for many years past, which occurred near the…

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The Road Vote

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 1

Speaking to a deputation which waited upon him last week with request for road works, the State Minister for Works (Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan) said…

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Female Tram Guards

The Mittagong Express · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 5

In [?] and Valparaiso women are employed as conductors on tramways. They wear a dark-blue uniform with a white apron lied with red [?] and large white…

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Old Road-books. (From tho “Globe.”)

The Mittagong Express · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 6

Old road-books of the days when mall-coaches were in their greatest perfection, and of the more remote era of postcbalses and travelling on horseback by forgotten…

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Railway Information

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

PASSENGER trains arrive at Bowral from Sydney:—. 12.21 a.m. daily, Sundays excepted 7 37 a.m. (Paper Train) daily, Sunday excepted 11.12 a.m., Saturday only…

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Railway Accident at Mittagong

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

ABOUT half-past 7 on Thursday morning, a permanent way man named William Lester met with a rather painful accident while assisting in unloading a ballast train at the Mittagong railway station…

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Short Story. Saved by a Train Wrecker

The Mittagong Express · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 5

“I think you had better attempt no explanation, Mr. Halbon,” the senior partner was saying to are very quietly. No,” he Went on, as I was on the point…

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Road Deviation. Mittagong to Glenquarry

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 1

THE Hon. W. McCourt, M.P., has courteously supplied us with the following for publication:—Public Works Department,…

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Mittagong-Glenquarry Road

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The following official communication has been received by the Hon. W M‘Court, M.L.A., from the Public Works Department :—…

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The Road Vote

The Mittagong Express · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

An order has been issued by the State Minister for Works to road superintendents to put in hand all the contracts, and return the vouchers…

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Road Work

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

THE Minister for Works, Mr. O'Sullivan, stated on Saturday that it was his intention to set about 500 men to work immediately on road works his idea being…

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