The Motor Car Case. Sydney, Wednesday
At the Criminal Court to-day Reginald Gibbs, the young man charged with the manslaughter of Henry Weller, who was knocked down by a motor car…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 67
Railway Combine
The "Railway News" announces that the Great Central, Northern, and Eastern Railway Companies, with a capital of [?]0,000,000, and owning 2403 miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Tram. Telegraph Messenger's Death
A telegraph messenger named T. S. W. Dell, about 16 years of age. living in Petersham, was the victim of a tram accident in Pitt-street, Sydney, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Man's Head Severed
A fatality occurred on the railway line near St. Marys on Monday night. Two brothers, George and William Logan, were proceeding to their homes at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Autobiography of a Tramp. How to Live for Nothing
Some two years ago the "Daily Mail" drew attention to the remarkable work of Mr. W. H. Davies, the cripple poet, then living in a common lodging-house in…
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Increased activity is noticeable in connection with the North Coast railway works, and the area of operations is being gradually extended. Additional men are being put on daily as…
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The prevailing opinion is that the Minister of Works should do all possible to carry out the recommendation of the Public Works Committee, and Deane, the late engineer-in-chief, effect…
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The committee appointed by Viscount Morley, Secretary of State for Inida, to inquire into Indian railway finance and administration, has reported unanimously in favour of an annual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Money Lost in a Train
Information was received by the Sydney police on Thursday of the loss of £55 by Mr E. H. Harwood, a resident of Marrickville. Mr Harwood travelled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Railway What to Do with Our Boys. a Railway in 90 Days
Apropos of the article on the North Coast Railway appearing recently in the "Star," an American, writing to a Sydney friend, sarcastically writes, as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Tramway League
A meeting of the Maitland District Transway League was held in the Mayor's Room, Town Hall, last evening, the object being to arrange for a deputation to [?]…
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The millionaire "whips; have arrived in London for the season. Mr. Martinez de Hoz, one of the richest men, in Argentina, is to runa coach between London and…
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An agricultural motor of comparatively new design was, at the end of November last, put through a 24 hours' continuous test to see what amount of work it would…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Adventures in the Wilderness. Across Africa by Motor
Lieutenant Paul Graetz, who is crossing the heart of Africa by motor-car from Dar-es-Salaam on the cast coast to Swakopmund on the west, has now covered a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The North Coast Railway. Work Steadily Proceeding
Steady progress is being made in connection with the work of constructing the first section of the North Coast railway, and daily increased activity and the widening of the scope of…
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An opinion prevails that the Minister for Works should do all possible to carry out the recomendation of the Public work Committee and Mr Deane,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Tramway Employees Suggested Suspension of Executive
Nearly a thousand members were present on Wednesday night at a meeting of the Tramway Employees' Union, Sydney, to consider the following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Late Railway Accident. Murrurundi
Night officer Dwyer and Shunter Gibson, on remand, were before the Court to-day, in connection with the late railways accident and were further remanded till the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Extension. Meeting at Pelaw-main
A public meeting of the residents of Pelaw-Main was held yesterday afternoon to discuss the proposed extension of the Maitland tramway, to the coalfields district. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Railway Smash. Officials Remanded. (By Telegraph). Sydney
Dwyer. the night officer, and Gibson, shunter, under arrest in connection with the late railway smash at Murrurundl. were before the court to-day, and…
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