Exciting Motor Bicycle Race
An exciting motor bicycle race took place yesterday morning, the contestants being Messrs. George Wilkins and J. Ryan. The course was from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Presentation to a Railway Official
Mr. Joseph Little, who was night officer at the Wellington railway station for a number of years, has been transferred to Singleton, and his place at…
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According to advice from America, the Australian champion, A. J. Clark, lost the recent big New York six days' race by bad judgment. Clark left…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rabbits on Railway lines
In protesting against the apathy of the Railway Department in not destroying rabbits on the lines, the Department replies to a country…
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The derailment of a tram in George-street at 8 this morning caused serious disorganisation in the whole service for a time…
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It was in the gloaming, and Weary Walker laid down his bundle by the roadside, and sighed a sigh of relief, for there, not one hundred yards in front of…
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A fire broke out on a train near Peron, Russia. Several carriages were destroyed, seven passengers being killed and 32 seriously injured…
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It was in the gloaming, and Weary Walker laid down his bundle by the roadside, and sighed a nigh of relief, for there, not one hundred yards in front of…
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A MEETING of the Cycle and Motor Club was held at Mr. J. White's shop on Tuesday night, Mr. J. Walker (president) in the chair. It was decided that a seven-mile road race, the…
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It will surprise most of our readers to learn what inroads the motor car is making into horse traffic in London. Five years ago there were 500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London's 39,000 Motor-cars
There were 39,040 motor-cars in London in October, says the report just issued by the Public Control Committen the London County Council, and 157,402 portions held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Siberian Railway
The Government intends to build a Southern S[?]berfan railway along Ural, Orenburg, A[?] and Semipalatinsk, at a cost of £15,000,000 [?]terling…
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Last week we drew attention to the error there is in thinking a rough and cheap ear is suitable for heavy country roads, and as a furtherance of our…
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There is an absurd idea amongst country people that those motor cars which gain so much favour in the city are quite unsuitable for use in the…
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At the last meeting of the Cumberland Council of Progress at the Town Hall, Parramatta, the Secretary, office of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Countess and Son. Killed by Train. Car in Fragments
The Comtesse Antoine de Nicolai[?] and her son, Comte Christian de Nicolai. with the driver of their motor-car, were killed in a terrible level-crossing…
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There is an absurd idea amongst country people that those motor cars which gam so much favour in the city are quite unsuitable for use in the…
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A seven miles road race, under the auspices of the Dubbo Cycle and Motor Club, eventuated on Wednesday afternoon. This, the Club's maiden…
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Amongst the correspondence submitted to the meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council on Saturday was a letter from Mr. E. C. Bluett, of Sydney…
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