Motor Car Race
LONDON, Saturday.—The first international motor car contest for the Kaiser's Cup concluded at Hamburg yesterday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
439 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 22
Great Motor Race
LONDON, Tuesday.—The motor cars engaged in the race from Pekin to Paris have reached Kalgun, in China, after traversing morasses, deep sand,…
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Mr. Lee, the Minister for Public Works, stated in the course of a recent speech that he had under consideration several railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Disaster. to the North-west Mail. No Passengers Killed. Werris Creek
The North-western mail train, which arrived from Sydney shortly after four o'clock this morning, and left again at twenty minutes past that hour on its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Tramway
Mr. Frank Ward, secretary of the Maitland Tramway League, has received the following letter from the Minister for Works, Mr. C. A. Lee, M.P.:—"Your letter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Sydney Letter. Smokers and Non-smokers and the Trams.—mr. Johnson and His Watch.—the Busy Man's Lack of Time.—more Immigrants From the Old Country.—a Little Lesson on National Strains.—something About Defending the Northern Territory.—a Valuable As Well As a Large Cargo. Sydney
A controversy has started about smokers, but so far most of the debate has been conducted by the disciples of James I. The tramway authorities recently saw…
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On the occasion of the recent visit of the Railway Commissioners to Newcastle they were waited upon by a deputation from the Newcastle Council, which urged,…
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The Railway Commissioners have been in the happy position for some months past of granting concessions owing to the flourishing state of the railway revenue…
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On the arrival of the North-western mail train from Sydney shortly after midnight on Wednesday, James Ryan, the guard, was found lying unconscious in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney
A deputation, representing the Bolwarra Shire, waited upon Mr. Lee, the Minister for Works, to-day, to urge that a deviation in the direction of Largs might be…
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A motoring disaster has occurred in Italy. A Party of five, made up of the Prince Pescara, the Duke of Sant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Railways. Proposed Electrification. London
Mr. Bent, the Premier of Victoria, has engaged Mr. H. Merz, consulting electrical engineer, to report upon the electrification of the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Charges
The reduction in the State railway charges, which, as already announced, is to come into force at the beginning of next month, is satisfactory, for…
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Sir,—Surely this is a long-suffering community! Or is it gifted with an undue sense of gratitude to the "city fathers?" For the last month the Hamilton…
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An accident occurred at Stanley station this afternoon. The mail train to Brisbane was so crowded that the department decided to run the train in two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. on the East Greta Line. Cars Derail and Telescope. Maitland
A sensational railway accident occurred near Weston to-day at about one o'clock, when a number of passengers on the 12.35 p.m. train from Cessnock narrowly escaped…
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Fuller particulars are now available concerning the reductions in railway passenger fares, which will come into operation on the 1st July. Workmen's…
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Traffic was resumed on the Aberdare railway line on Wednesday night, but men are still engaged along the line clearing away debris…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Prince Borghese, the Italian rider, who is leading in the motor ride from Pekin to Paris, has arrived at Kiatcha, Siberia…
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The Railway Commissioners arrived at Hamilton junction last night, and at 7 o'clock this morning will pay a visit to the Dyke, for the purpose of inspecting…
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