The Warrnambool Road Rac[?]
THE Dunlop road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, 165 miles, was run on Saturday, under fair-weather conditions. 101 riders took part in the race. The following…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
124 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 7
A Railway Deficit
the railways of this State have resulted in a substantial surplus. a surplus which has been used to swell the figures of the revenue. There have been…
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The Glen Times Council have received two private offers for the loan of £9000, which is to be floated if the suggested Braidwood-Tarago motor service is found to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn League Road Rage
Following are the handicaps for the league road race on 10th September from Faithfull’s. gate to the Olympic Grounds gate:—L. Little child, Braidwood, scratch ;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved] at the King’s Head, Margate
In the year 1798 there was, almost on the sands, at Margate, a little ion called the King’s Head. It was not much more than a public-house; still, it had one or two…
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Mr. A.. E. Chapman. M.L.A;, advises Us that the Under Secretary for Public Works acknowledging a communication asking that the proposal to construct a railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lauer-Nelson Air Motor
Messrs. Laner and Nelson, of Wellington, who have been working on the invention for some months past, have now secured the patent rights for their air motor. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Contracts
There is always, it is stated considerable inconvenience and consequent grumblings on the part of Government road contractors, who complain that very often they are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Daring Train Robbery
A daring and successful train robbery occurred at Marcus on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railway, five miles north of Savanna, about midnight on August 5 (says…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioners
The appointment of the Railway Commissioners is attracting some attention. The Labour party have always had an 'edge'on these gentlemen, chiefly as it appears,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Uganda Railway
The Uganda railway is expected to be finished in the course of a year or eighteen months. The difficulties of making a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Thief's Ingenuity
An article entitled " Successful Knavery " appears in the current issue of " Chamber's Journal." In its course the writer tells the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision
The Penzause express collided with an engine that was being shunted. Many of the passengers were severely wounded, and the driver had his skull fractured…
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THE secretaries of the eight-hour demonstration have received notice from the Railway Commissioners that all railway employees in Goulburn and district who can…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Race for £200
Littlechild, winner of the recent Goulburn to Sydney Road Race, and Don. Harrison have made arrangements for a road race for £200, on the course mentioned, on October…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railway Reform
GREAT dissatisfaction, has been caused among the Victorian railway employees by the action of the Minister in abolishing the concession given them of quarter fares…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mountain Railways Of South America
The romance of mountain railways by no means ends with their construction and travelling upon railways at a very high altitude is not…
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Mr. F. A. Drury, Goulburn, riding a motor cycle, built by himself, and which was awarded first prize at the last Sydney Exhibition, on Wednesday arrived in Braidwood,…
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In our last issue we announced that Mr. F. A. Druvy of Goulburn intended making an attempt to put up a 100-mile motor cycle record on Wednesday last. On that…
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A new train lately placed on the Paris-Calais run for the convenience of travel between Paris and London which is scheduled to cover the…
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