Public Roads and Government Responsibility
IN the case of McKcon v. Miller, which was before the Full Court on Wednesday on a motion by plaintiff to set aside a nonsuit, an important point was discussed as to the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
682 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 35
Railway Shortages
A WRITER to the S.M. Herald recently instanced a glaring example of railway shortages. He referred to a case where 67 bags of bran were loaded, but only 31 reached the…
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THE Dunlop Motor Reliability Contest from Sydney to Melbourne, a distance of 572 miles, is to be held on the 21st to 25th February. The contest is not a race, the competition…
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Considerable interest is being taken locally in the motor contest on Tuesday next Goulburn will mark the first stage in the trial. The motor cycles will leave Sydney about 5…
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THE much-talked-of motor reliability contest between Sydney and Melbourne starts from the Sydney Town Hall to-morrow. The first to leave will be the motor cycles at 5.30 a.m…
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Following are the lowest tenders received and opened at the Roads Office, Crookwell, yesterday. for work upon roads in this district.—…
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The annual conference of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was opened at the Trades Hall on Monday. The report, which was adopted, showed…
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It has been found necessary by the Railway Commissioners to amend some of their by-laws in order to meet new conditions that have arisen in connection with different…
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THE railway commissioners of New South Wales were sued by William Rutter Hindmarsh of Robertson, farmer, in the Metropolitan district court yesterday, for the loss…
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Berlin advices state that the Siberian railway is interrupted in four places, and that there is enormous congestion of war supplies…
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Following are the lowest tenders for works on roads in the Crookwell district:—Contract 31. Eldridge's towards Wheeo Post-office, Joseph Flood, £8 17/6 (two tenders); No. 32, Wheeo…
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There was an interested crowd along Cooma Street yesterday, morning to see the motor care and cycles engaged in the reliability race from Sydney to…
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Berlin advices state that the Siberian railway is interrupted at four places, and there is an enormous congestion of war supplies…
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The competitors in the second stage—Goulburn to Gundagai—a distance of 121 miles—of the motor contest left the city of Goulburn between 6.45 and 8.22 on Wednesday morning. Yass is 55½ miles…
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James and Gard arrived at Albury at 1.19 and Stevens at 1.29. The latter was the last to leave Gundagai. He had a good run but there was a strong head wind to contend with…
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The Siberian railway is unable to feed the Russian troops beyond those in Manchuria. The continuous traffic has caused the rails to sag. Prince Khilkotff, the Minister for Ways and…
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An unusual request was made of the Acting, Premier on Wednesday afternoon. A deputation representing the Sydney Council asked that a contract let by the Railway Commissioners for the year…
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IT is notified by railway department that to-day (Friday) the 3.10 p.m. train from Crookwell will leave Crookwell at 5.30 p.m. and run same as on…
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PERFECT weather prevailed for the trip from Goulburn to Gundagai on Wednesday, and some fast times were recorded. H. L. Stevens (Victoria) driving a 12…
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