Cycling and Motoring
The start of the great Round-the World motor race from New York to Paris is announced by cablegram as starting from this French capital on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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Spicer's Creek-lincoln Road. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I notice that Bargo (or Bark-O, would be more appropriate, since he scorns to make such frequent references to the canine species), takes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Wreck a Train. Good Police Work by Senior-sergeant Ford. a Boy Arrested
When the goods train from Dubbo arrived at Wellington yesterday morning at 6.17 the driver reported that he had passed over an obstruction about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Werris Creek Railway
At a recent meeting of the Mitchell's Creek branch of the F. and S. Association, it was decided to re open the question of connecting the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Robberies From Railway Trucks
Numerous complaints are being made of robberies from railway trucks on the western line, though in this respect no trouble has been experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Earnings
Despite the falling off in the wool and wheat traffic as compared with lastyear, the Rail way Commissioners regard the businees done by tbe railways of the State for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Talks at the Council. Support Wanted for a Railway
At the meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council on Thursday evening a letter was read from the Nyngan Municipal Council asking for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drunken Men in Railway Trains. Severe Remarks by the Police Magistrate
The charge of travelling in a railway train without a ticket, with intent to defraud the Railway Department, preferred against a man named John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trespassing on an " Enclosed " Road
IN the Supreme Court on Thursday, application was made on behalf of Thomas Baldwin, of Trangie, drover, to make absolute a rule nisi for a prohibition to restrain Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Round-the-world Motor Race
The round-the-world race New York to Paris has started. Snow impeded the progress of the contest after the first few miles. The motorists have passed through Chicago en route to San…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tragedy at a Railway Station
An unknown woman, aged about 19, threw herself in front of a moving train at North Fitzroy, Victoria, last night, to view of a large number of people. Death was instantaneous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wellington-werris Creek Railway
A conference of representatives from the district branches of the F. and S. Association was held at Wellington on Saturday to reopen the question of connecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Ambulance Class
The first meeting of the Railway Ambulance Class was held in the waiting room at the railway station on Monday night last. Mr. M. M'Leod…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Machine which Records Rough Roads
A machine which when carried on a locomotive or car records the rough places in the track has enabled the Japanese narrow gauge railroads to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo Railway and Progress Association. Meeting of Committee
THE monthly meeting of the Committee of the Dubbo Railway and Progress Association was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. Present : -- The President (Mr. G. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Employees' Picnic
The annual picnic of the railway employees' will take place on the Dubbo show ground on Monday, the 30th inst. A capital programme of sports and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gil[?]andra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) the Railway League
A large and representative meeting was held in Townsend's Hall on Monday last, to elect permanent officers in connection with the Railway League. Mr. A. Mudie was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway and Progress Association
The monthly meeting of the committee of the Dubbo District Railway and Progress Association was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last, the 3rd inst,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempted Train Wrecking
The charge of placing a sleeper across the railway line near Wellington, preferred against a boy named Richard Looney, was heard before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Repairing
Messrs Gee. Sheumack and John Jones are hard at work repainting the roads…
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