Left in the Trams
The number of articles left in the Sydney trams by absent minded travellers ts astonishing. It is stated that last year the articles so left totalled 6[?]00, of which…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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Boy Killed by a Motor
A cable from London on Monday, Stated that a motor containing the Duchess of Connaught and her daughter ran over a boy and killed him. The…
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Sir,—With regard to the above I trust that some steps will be at once taken by the residents of Morpeth and district to endeavour, if possible, to have this great injustice at…
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A petition largely and influentially signed by ratepayers and residents of East Maitland has been presented to the Mayor or the town (Alderman J. H. F. Waller) requesting him to convene a public meeting…
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A crowded Scottish express train from King's Cross, upon arrival at Grantham, instead of stopping at the station, went slightly beyond it, towards a curve. The engine…
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In the Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Bennett presented a petition from the residents of Dungog and district asking for the construction of the North…
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[?]persons were killed. Among the vic[?] Mr. Philipson, a director of the [?] Railway Company. Eight per[?] severely injured, and eight others…
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A terrble disaster is reported from Oklahoma, a railway train falling auto a river, and many lives being lost. Owing to the track yielding,…
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Attention is drawn to the advertisement in this issue, concerning tendars for road work, communications respecting which will be received by…
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An elderly lady, Mrs. Brett, fell from a tram in Crown-street, and sustained a fractured skull…
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Persons travelling by the Brisbane mail train and having appointments to keep, were a good deal inconvenienced to-day, consequent on the late running of the train…
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Work on the Collarendabri, Walgett, Barellan (extension), and Bogan Gate to Bulbodnev railways is in full swing, and the Minister of Works states that both the Began…
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Nine persons have been killed and 20 injured by the railway disaster in Grantham, Lincolnshire…
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The annual road race between Warrnambool and Melbourne, 165 miles, promoted yb the Dunlop Tyre Company, took place on Saturday. Heavy rain fell during the…
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Sir,—When Mr. Eddy took charge of our railways almost the first work undertaken was to cut out high grades so as to increase the carrying capacity of engines, and in the…
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A public meeting of the ratepayers of East Maitland will be held in the Mechanics' Institute this evening, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose or urging the Government to proceed…
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The quarterly excursion train arranged by the Railway Commissioners between Sydney and Wallangarra, and on the Queensland border, passed through Maitland at 6.35…
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The Mayor presided last evening at a meeting of the executive committee of the Tramway League in order to make final arrangements in connection with the deputation…
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LONDON, Friday.—In connection with the wreck of the Scotch express at Grantham on Wednesday night, it transpires that four of the coaches…
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In connection with the wreck of the Scotoh express at Grantham on Wednesday night, it transpires that four of the coaches wore derailed. All the…
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