Sunshine Railway Accident. Another Victim. Melbourne
Edward Joseph English, 17 years of age, who was injured in the Sunshine railway accident, which occurred on Easter Monday night, died at his home in Surry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1908
491 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 25
Black Jack and Curlewis. Coal for the Railways. Sydney
Some time ago Mr. P. Howling and Mr. A. Lewis, of the Colliery Employees' Federation, had an interview with Mr. Wade, the State Premier, in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycling. "B. and B." Road Race. Won by B. Burnage
The second annual "B. and B." road race from Cessnock to Islington, 34 miles, promoted by Messrs. Beunett and Barkell, Ltd., Sydney, and Firth and Stollery, of Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Sydney Letter. Collisions at the Heads.—a Crop of Minor Fleet Stories.—poison Bottles and Law for Them.—the Sydney Ferries and Their Employees.—what of the Poor Tram Conductors?—a Memorial to the American Fleet. Sydney
Two collisions in quick succession at the Heads! We have been warned a hundred times of the collision to occur in the harbour, So far, however, it hasn't…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri Tramway Extension
A public meeting was held on Saturday night at the Band Reserve for the purpose of endeavouring to obtain the extension of the tramway from Maitland to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Tragedy. a Father's Madness. London
A terrible motor car tragedy is reported from Italy. A car containing two daughters of the Marquis Revedin knocked down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Electrification
The report which has been received by the Victorian Government from an expert on the question of the electrification of the suburban railway system…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cardiff-hillsborough Road
Sir,—I have on two occasions respectfully invited the attention of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council to the unsafe and untrafficable state of this road. Early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car and Cycle. Sydney
The hearing was concluded in the District Court to-day of the case between William James Cook plaintiff, and Ernest Samuel Turner, trading as the "General…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Tramway
The work of construction in connection with the Maitland tramway line is gradually drawing to a close. As far as the No. 1 contract is concerned, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wright Aeroplane
LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Orville Wright made an ascent on Saturday in his aeroplane, and remained in the air 1 hour 10½min…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Picnic. an Outing at Wyong
The annual pieaic of railway and tramway employees in the locomotive department in Newcastle and district was held yesterday at Wyong. Two special…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Toronto. the Tramway Question
The Toronto-Progress Association has received no further intimation concerning the tramway question since the deputation waited on the Minister for Public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bathurst to Burraga. Railway Asked For. Sydney
A deputation representing the residents of Bathurst, Rockley Burraga, and Mount David, waited upon Mr. Lee, the Minister for Works, to-day, and urged the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tramway Board. Statement of Claims. Sydney
The first meeting of the recently-constituted Tramway Employees' Board was held to-day in the Railway Commissioners boardroom. The board consisted of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Tramway Accident. Sydney
Before Mr. Justice Pring, in the No. 2 Jury Court, to-day, Caroline M'Keown, a married woman, the proprietress of a boarding-house situated in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Korea Railway System
Political affairs in Korea are at the present time receiving a considerable amount of attention. It is beyond our sphere to enter into these says…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Aeroplane Accident. London
Speaking of the accident to the aeroplane during the recent trial at Washington, when Lieutenant Selfridge was killed, Mr. Orville Wright states that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Records. London
Mr. William Wright, at Lemans, flow 66 kilometres and 600 metres in 91 minutes 23 seconds. These are records both for distance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow-gauge Railways
Mr. Lee, the Minister for Public Works, has foreshadowed an important departure in the policy of railway construction in this State. The…
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