One of the most important happenings in the progress of St. George in recent years was the advent of electricity, which has been a wonderful ...
Article : 416 wordsThe growth of the St. George district in the eighties, following the construction of the railway, led to a demand for improved lighting in the ...
Article : 509 wordsThe opening of the railway played an important part in the progress of St. George, of which Hurstville forms a part. The population of St. George ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 995 wordsThis is a reproduction of a photograph of Hurstville's leading citizens taken on the occasion of the opening of the railway line to Hurstville in 1884. Standing (left to right):--P. Tracey, C. Fripp, A. Gannon, J. Sproule, Thomas Leeder, W. G. Judd, Robert Pearce. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 64 wordsWhen the railway had been in operation for twelve months a ball was held in the Hurstville railway goods shed to celebrate the first ...
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Article : 404 wordsThe first water mains in the Municipality of Hurstville were laid by the Metropolitan Water. Sewerage and Drainage Board, during the year ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 361 wordsThe first post office in the Hurstville district was opened on 1st October, 1864, seventy-three years ago, at a site then known as "Gannon's ...
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Article : 334 wordsThe fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the railway to Hurstville was celebrated on October 15, 1934, various functions being held during the ...
Article : 153 wordsHurstville Railway Station, which was the rail-head of the Illawarra line until its extension to Sutherland, seems to have put up a record with ...
Article : 167 wordsThe first electric train for the conveyance of passengers on the Illawarra Line was run on March 1st, 1926, and a full electric service was ...
Article : 83 wordsGreat indignation was caused at a meeting of Hurstville Council in May, 1920, when a letter was received from two city men, one an M.L.C., ...
Article : 115 wordsFew residents of the present generation are aware that a factory for the manufacture of tobacco and snuff once existed on Stoney Creek Road, ...
Article : 97 wordsPassengers in trains from Hurstville often had to sit with their umbrellas up when it was raining. These carriages were usually termed ...
Article : 81 wordsIn response to popular demand, as population increased it was found necessary to build additional stations to those erected when the railway line ...
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The Propeller (Hurstville, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Thu 18 Mar 1937, Page 13
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