Motor Exhibition
The motor launch invincible, which had come up from Sydney, gave some fine exhibitions of speed during the morning and afternoon. The Invincible was steered by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
491 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 25
Cards in the Train. Sydney
At the Redfern Police Court this afternoon, a dealer named George Stanley was charged with having stolen 10s, the property of William Charles Keeve, in a…
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Mr. W. C. Murray, inspector of tramways at Newcastle, furnished some interesting figures yesterday in connection with district tramway traffic. The figures…
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A thousand motor omnibus drivers have gone on strike in London. This is in consequence of the employers offering to pay them by the…
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LONDON, Friday.—Receivers have bee[?] appointed of the Chicago and Mil[?] Electric Railroad and the allied corporations, representing a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. That Splendid 3.30 Hours' Trip From Newcastle.—what the Motor May Do for Settlement.—the Rowdyism on a Certain Festive Occasion.—mr. Sandford and the Outlook for Iron.—a Suggested Holiday Town of Tents.—an Interesting Liquor Item. Sydney
The motor boat Invincible has shown clearly enough what a certain class of vessel can do in the way of time between Sydney and Newcastle. She covered the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A receiver has been appointed for the Seaboard Air Line, the third most important railway of the Eastern American system. The…
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In Birmingham (Eng.), the tramway water, electricity, and fire departments have adopted motor cars, and the results are reported to be satisfactory. Every…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Arbitration. Proposal of a Company. London
Mr. Richard Bell, M.P., general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, complains that the London and North-western Railway…
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Sir,—I wish to point out for the information of the general public, the inconvenience the residents and visitors to Toronto are subject to owing to the…
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The news that a working agreement is under progress of negotiation between two of the large British railway companies —the Great Northern and the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways Hard Hit
Writing on "The Investment of Capital" in the "Windsor Magazine," Mr. J.Holt Schooling says:—"Corporation stocks have fallen more than British funds, And…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London News. London, 6th December. the Christmas Outlook.—suffragettes in Pantomimes.—tube Transit.—the Kaiser's Tea Party.—british Railway Reform.—the Red Route.—la Tetrazzini.—zoo's Australian Tour. the Christmas Outlook
London shops are donning their Christwas garb. Yuictide bazaars, blazing with light and colour, have opened their doors on all sides to attract. Plump turkeys…
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Sir,—Mr. Upfold has put the matter of convenience for Toronto people in a very mild form. I can fully endorse all he has said, and could add more, for when an…
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Sir,—Mr. Upfold makes out a fairly good case, but hardly carries his yara far enough. He complains that, when his ticket was collected at Fasslfern, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Sydney Letter. Professor Jordan's Alleged Portrait of Australia.—mr. E. W. O'sullivan to the Rescue.—a Rain "Prophet" and a £50 Offer.—will We Invite the American Fleet Here?—racing Motor Cars in George-street.—pressing the Federal Capital Question. Sydney
When Professor Starr Jordan left these shores he didn't say he was not coming back. Now, however, we know that he is not coming back, because he…
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Sir,—When Mr. Upfold gave up his ticket to the stationmaster the train had not started, and had I been told of the stoppage of the train, I certainly should…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chinese Railways. Purchased From Syndicates. London
The Chinese Government has taken over from the foreign syndicates the construction and control of the Tientsin-Yangtze railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision
LONDON, Tuesday.—The express train from Lancashire to Yorkshire collided with a north-western train at Huddersfield…
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LONDON, Tuesday,—Two hundred of the motor-omnibus men in London, owing to the smallness of the strike-pay, have agreed to accept the system…
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