Motor Race. First Day's Stage. Sydney
The start from the Town Hall of the competitors in the Dunlop Reliability Motor Contests from Sydney to Melbourne this morning was witnessed by several…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
366 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 19
Motor Car Race. Goulburn
The motor car race was continued to-day, the competitors being despatched in the order arranged between six and seven o'clock. Interest in the contest is mainly…
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At yesterday's meeting of the Harbour Improvement Committee reference was made to the condition of the railway coal bridge, between Carrington and Wickham…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Railway Rates. Inter-state War Ends. Sydney
The close of a long inter-State war of rates is signalised by the publication in the "Gazette" of two railway bylaws providing new rates for the conveyance of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. a Man's Past When He Is Being Tried.—our Population Still a Mere Handful.—the Teeth of Our School Children, and What They Show.—that Motor Car Contest, and the Possibilities of Commercialising Car Trips.—an Example Which Is Provided at Manly.—bathing in Sydney Harbour. Sydney
Should a men's past be dragged up against him when he is charged with an offence? It is a moot point, which is worth discussing, because of the prominence…
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Sir Oliver Lodge spoke to a crowded congregation of men in Whitefield's Tabernacle (Eng.) last month on social questions. Sir Oliver, in an address instinct…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Russia's Troubles. Great Railway Strikes. London
All traffic on the Vienna-Warsaw railway has been suspended. Attempts to utilise military as stokers were abandoned after four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Buchanan Trophy for Motorists
The founding of a perpetual trophy for motor contests between Sydney and Melbourne may prove to be an event of importance. The trophy is of bronze,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality on the Railway
What proved to be a fatal accident happened on the railway line near Hamilton, at about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, the victim being Lance M'Lean, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Train for a Dining Table
When Andrew Carnegle was a guest at a "steel" dinner not long ago, miniature crucibles and implements used in engineering works were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hamilton Railway Fatality. Accidental Death
At the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday, Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, held an inquest concerning the death of the youth Lan[?]lot Cyril M'Lean, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Madame Melba and Australia.—an Extraordinary Article.—mr. Franki in the Relations Between Capital and Labour.—also on Foreign Competition, on Which He "Lays Himself Open."—mr. O'sullivan on the Question of "Cheapness."—a Word to the Commissioners As to Motor Cars.—america Sets a Commendable Example. Sydney
An American magazine of note, just to hand, contains a remarkable article on Madame Melba and Australia. The author writes with considerable…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The railway employees in Italy being forbidden by law to strike, are now attaining their ends by observing the minutial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway. Promise by the Premier. Sydney
A large deputation waited on the Premier, Mr. Carruthers, to-day, to urge the necessity for the early commencement of the railway from Maitland to South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, March 1. Railway Critics
The meeting of municipal councillors and representatives of the Chamber of Comemrce held the other day at, the Exchange in Melbourne was a notable one…
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The oldest engine driver in the world, who has just died in his 86th year, could tell many stories interesting to the present generation. He was christened from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Charlestown Road Race
The Charlestown Bicycle Club brought off a road race on Saturday afternoon from Charlestown to Dudley and return, a distance of about four and a-half miles…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Some highly ludicrous incidents are reported in connection with the recent "lazy" strike in Italy…
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The secretary for Railways, writing to Alderman Moroney. Mayor of Newcastle, with reference to the coal bridge between Carrington and Wickham, states that the…
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Sir,—I am pleased to see that the Newcastle Council are going to interview the tramway officials with reference to the alteration in the Merewether beach tram…
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