That Railway Deviation
Sir,—Your Hill Top correspondent has departed from the truth when he says they have consigned my route to tho waste paper basket. One would think they had broken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1911
96 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 5
Liking for Prison. Tramps Who Prefer Gaol
Outspoken criticism of the present prison system appears in the report of the Commissioner of Prisons issued as a Blue-book, says "Lloyd's News."…
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Mr. William Farquhar, who is familiarly called "Old Bill Farquhar" in the N.S.W. Railway Deartment, holds the world's record of nearly 56…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That Railway Deviation. To the Editor "Wollondilly Press."
Sir,—I must apologise for again trespassing upon your space. I fear your readers must be hearily sick of this correspondence; however,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Traction. Use on the Farm. an Interesting Paper
In a paper read at a conference of farmers in Adelaide, Mr W. Hunt writes:- It is over 30 years since the traction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision. Narrow Escape of Sydney Express
The Sydney to Melbourne express narrowly escaped being wrecked in a collision with a stationery goods engine at Bethungra on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →common sense and the motor car
The "Daily Chronicle"— We may congratulate the Automobile Club upon the very successful results of their eight Days' competition. The object of the contest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sewing-machine Motor
An electric motor sewing-machine has recently made its appearance in Toledo, Ohio. It is about the size of the hand-wheel on the main shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in the Air.. Aeroplane V. Dirigible. Difficulty of Destroyin a Balloon
Mr W. F. Reid, lecturing on Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said "Lloyd's News" on October 30) expressed the opinion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Run Over by train
Frank Bogg, aged 58, a feucer, in the employ of the Railway Department received shocking injuries as a result of being ruu over be an engine about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electric Light on Motors
One of the greatest additions to the pleasure of night motoring is an improved electric lighting system recently perfected. By means…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunday Evening Train to Sydney
In connection with the movement for obtaining a Sunday night train from this district to Sydney, requisitions are now lying for signature…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paper Motor Tyres
It is surprising that paper, which is used for waggon-wheels, has not yet been adopted for motor-car tyres, An ingenious inventor hap now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Gradients on Brazilian Railway
The steepest gradients of any railway built with ordinary rails are found in Brazil on the road joining the bay of Rio de Janeiro with Nova…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Development
M. Ellehammer, a Danish inventor, has constructed a monoplane, which, it is claimed, can be used in a strong wind. The monoplane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Countess and Son. Killed by Train. Car in Fragments
The Comtesse Antoine de Nicola and her son, Comic Christian de Nicolai, with the driver of their motor-car, were killed in a terrible level-crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Machine Shop
A self-propelled machine shop has been constructed for use on an American railway. It contains a 12 h.p. oil engine, which can be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Making
An important subject was mooted in the Wollondilly Shire Council last Friday by a notice of motion standing in the name of cr E Reilly, "That this council enter into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Veterans. Notable Retirements
An event of special Interest In the railway world is the simultaneous retirement of three heads of departments who have taken an active part in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Charles Scotter. Great Railway Organiser
Sir Charles Scotter who died on December 13 at his house in Kingston-on--Thames, aged seventy-five, was one of Britain's greatest railway experts, and…
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