Tram and Train Revenue
The rail way revenue for the week ending March 28 amounted to £89,885 as against £103,918 for the corresponding week of last year, a decrease of £19,588. The tram way…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
547 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 28
Severn Bridge
MR. F. J. THOMAS has been advised by the Public Work Department that the Minister has now approved of a design being prepared for a bridge over the Severn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Race
A RIC[?]CLE road that created a goodly amount of interest took place on Saturday afternoon between J. Johnson and J. Doyle, two local riders, the respective merits of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gian Innes-in[?] Railway
WITH respect to the above very important question, Mr. F. J. Thomas as the representative for Gough Las recently been interesting himself, with the result that he has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Motor Accident. Adelaide
DR. Rudolph von Romer, who was returning home after visiting a patient, in Adelaide, in a motor car, expressed a desire for more pace to be put on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coastal Railway. (To the Editor, Guyra Argus)
Sir,—Allow me to bring under the notice of the Guyra public the urgent need of calling a public meeting an the railway question. If the Guyra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inverell to Coast Railway
Just now there appears to be some activity in the matter of a railway from the Coast to Inverell, and we may take it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train-wreckers Sentenced. London
THE trial has just been concluded of six men who attempted to wreck the train in which the Governor of Bengal and party were travelling. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bicycle and Motor Club
AT a meeting of enthusiasts held at the Imperial Hotel last week, Mr. G. E. Lees presiding, it was decided to form a bicycle and motor club, the subscription being fixed…
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THE Chief Railway Commissioner, accompanied by Mr. Harper, arrived at Walcha on Thursday at noon by a motor car, and were driven out to Waterloo, and shown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Natality
Michael Fitzgerald, aged 86, was found dead yesterday on the railway line, near Dapto, having been evidently, struck by a ballast engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Inquiry at the Railway Station
At the local railway station on Monday afternoon, the Deputy-Coroner (Mr. C. A. Jackes, J.P.) held an inquiry on the body of an unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed on the Railway
On Sunday night last a shocking fatality occurred on the railway line about a mile on the south side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Private Land Subdivisions. Railway Facilities
BONA FIDE land seekers with a fair amount of capital have had excellent opportunities during the past three months of seeing first-class properties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Uganda Railway
The following is an amusing story concerning the adventures of a Babu stationmaster at a station called Simba, on the Uganda Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Railway Fatality Man Cut to Pieces. Sunday Night Near Armidale
A SHOCKING fatality occurred on the railway line about a mile on the Amidale side of Dumareso on Sunday evening as a result of which an unfortunate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local Railway Staff
SIR,—The local railway staff appears to be unerm[?]ned, but [?] doubt after the re[?] enquiry the staff will be brought up to its full str[?]gth. What is required [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Why Motors Go Fast at Night
To the question why motors go faster at night Sir Edgar Boehm supplies an ingenious answer in the "Autocar." He says: " The reasonjis obvious—for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Race Round the World
A challenge cup has been offeredby the Paris "Matin" to be held by the country whose motor can cover in the shortest time the distance by land…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Right of Road Contractors
Some trouble has arisen at Quirindi in connection with material required by contractors for use on the Shire roads, landholders having prevented…
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