Farman's Aeroplane
Mr. Henry Farman's aeroplane flew at Peris 11 miles in 20 minutes 20 seconds, a rate exceeding 32 miles an hour, thereby winning the Ar[?] prize of 10,000 francs (£400)…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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The Bridge Hotel
The old building known as the Bridge Hotel, in John-street, closed its doors last night at 11 o'clock, renewal of the licence having been refused by the Licensing Court at its last sitting…
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The usual monthly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge and Sawyer's Gully Progress Committee was held at Moore's Hotel last evening, when the following members were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Railway Traffic
Since the opening up of the various collieries on the South Maitland field the railway traffic at West Maitland has increased wonderfully, and the officials at the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Tramway
During his recent visit to Sydney, Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., endeavoured to ascertain from the Minister of Works his intentions with regard to the question of either…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train and Tram Traffic
The Railway Commissioners have not yet entered into close consideration of the arrangements to be made for conveying country visitors to Sydney while…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →International Motoring
The course of the Grand Prix de France was 478 miles. Lautenschlager's time was 6h 55m 53s. Cissac, one of the competitors, driving a Panhard Levassor, and his mechanician, were…
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Eight out of nine German cars competing at Dieppe, France, gained front places. There were 100,000 spectators…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring Fatality
Seventy-five thousand people have gone to Dieppe, in France, to watch the international automobile race. Messrs Hall and Watt, two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The American Fleet. Special Rail-way Excursions
The provision being made by the State Government for the entertainment of the American sailors includes railway excursions to Newcastle, to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shocking Tramway Fatality
A terrible accident occurred on Tuesday night in Scott-street Newcastle, a man named William Gullay being run over by a tram, which cut both his legs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train "Held Up" by Boys. Passengers Forced to Give Up Their Purses
Three schoolboys, their brains teeming with lawless schemes of adventure as the result of much reading of exciting literature succeeded in "holding up" a Great Northern…
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Mr. William P. Goubeaud and Mr. Thomas Nolan, both members of the Madison Club, Brooklyn, a well-known democratic organisation, were killed on the spot on June, 1…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Round the World. the Motor Race. a Car Sunk. Midnight Vigil
In the "Daily Mail" of 21st March Senor Antonio Scarfogllo wired from Rawlings (Wyoming) on the previous Tuesday:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Motorist's Escapade. Race with a Train
One of the most exciting races over witnessed between a motor-car and a train occurred on Long Island, New York, when Miss Marjorie Bourne, daughter of Commodore Frederick G…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Train
At the inquest to-day on the body of Emily Madock, who was found dead on the railway line, the coroner found that deceased was run over by a train, but there was no evidence to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →B d Results of Tram Accident. The Case of Mrs. Mackie
Nothing but good can result in giving to the public some hint us to the various incidents in which Mrs. Kate Mackie, of No. 2 Stan[?]ey-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Round the World. the Motor Race. a Car Sunk. Midnight Vigil
In the "Daily Mail" of 21st March Senor Antonio Scarfogilo wired from Rawiinga (Wyoming) on the previous Tuesday:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Comedy
An amusing railway-carriage joke is being told in Paris at the expense of 51. Derschatta, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Railways. The Minister does not smoke, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wright Brothers' Aeroplane. Patents Granted. Full Description
The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mall" writing on May 29 says:—Simultaneously with the arrival of Mr. Wilbur Wright in Paris today, his brother…
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