Railway Commissioners' Eyesight
As required by law, the three Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver, Kircaldie, and Fehon, had to undergo the sight test. The trial took place…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
36 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 2 of 2
An Illustrated Train
To help the excited traveller to find his or her own seat, which may have been temporarily vacated in a long and crowded train, the illustrated train has come into…
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Following are the lowest tenders for road work opened at Gosford on the 3rd inst:— Contract 22—Gosford to the Blood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Rates
The Railway Commissioners have devoted s considerable portion of their surplus to the reduction of rates and freights They are still, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dusty Roads
Many ingenious inventions have been developed for laving the dust on our roads, but it has been reserved for Italy to essay the problem by removal, The invention…
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Colarado is about to astonish the world with a glass bridge. Across the gorge of the wonderful Grand canon of the A[?]kansas River, near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps. Annual Competition. [?]Urimbah Wins the Shield
The Railway and Tram way Ambulance Corps held their annual demonstration on Saturday lat, when the competition for the great shield. and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Bridge
A new bridge across the St. Lawrence river from Montreal to the south shore will be built in the immediate future. Sir Dougles Fox, of London, is engineer for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Accommodation. (To the Editor)
SIR,—I would like, by your kind permission to draw the attention of the people of this district to the importance of securing road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Santos Dumoni's Aeroplane
M. Santos Dumont recently made a fresh trial with an aeroplane fitted with a 50 h.p. motor at the Bole de Boulogne. The experiment began at five o'olook and lasted…
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The following are the lowest tenders received at the Gosford Court House for the following works:âContract 44 Road from Jilliby Summersgiil, £24 16s. 46âWyong via Jilliby and Mandalong to Morrisett, T. Summersgill, £70 12s 8d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woy. New Motor Skiff
On Wednesday the 5th inst. there was launched from Mr F. Piper's shed at Woy Woy, to the order of Mr F. Couche, of "Glenrock," the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Crowded Tramway Car
Conductor: 'Any gentleman get outside to oblige a lady?''She can come and sit on my knee if she like,'said a gentleman; and to his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poetry. a Song of the Road
I have no house to call my home, No bricks and mortar hold me fast; Year in, year out, I finely roam, Until my journey ends at last,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Maintenance Men
In the Assembly last week, Mr Lee said it was proposed to recognise the services of the maintenance men by placing a sum of £10,000 on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Advent of the Motor Launch on Brisbane Water
Ten years ago there was not a single motor launch on Brisbane Water. To-day there are upwards of 30, which number is being added to…
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