Road Contracts
The following are the lowest tenders for the undermentioned road works: Contract No. 1, Goulburn to Cooma, Geo. Moore,£40/19/4,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1905
210 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 11
Ex-soldiers Sad Story 206 Miles on a Goods Train
Walter Gardner, 20 butcher, was charged at Actor, with travelling ok the Great Western railway, from New Milford to Acton, without paying his fare…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Wrecks a Shop. Many People Injuried
A tram accident occured on May 26th near the Granville Hotel Ramsgate where a serious accident took place nearly two' years, ago A tram from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Motor Driving. the Marquis of Queensberry Complaint Wants to Carry Firearms
The Marquis of Queensberry [?] the West London Police Court on [?] 24 in order to complain to the magistrate of the excessive and dangerous speed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling and Motoring Notes
JUDGED through the number of early entries received by the Dunlop Tyre Co. for their annual road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne on September 30th, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death in a Train
On the arrival in Newcastle on Wednesday night of the North-western mail train from Sydney the ticket collector discovered the dead body of well-dressed woman, apparently about 45 years of age,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Non-Paying Railways
In their report on the working of the N.S.W. railways during the year ended June 30, the Railway Commissioners give a list of the nonpaying lines of the State. The total loss on these line is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling & Motoring Notes
Preparations are already being made by many of the leading Victorian, N. S. W. and South Australian Motorists with view of competing in the big…
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The following are the entries for the six-mile bicycle road race, to be run tomorrow afternoon:—W. Jones. M. Anderson, R. Anderson, A Heazler, P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Train Robberies. Mme Syveton Embarrassed
Just before the arrival at Antwerp of the Dutch express of Paris on May 10th, one of the passengers, a Mme. Van-Holy, left her seat in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scientific Control of Wine. the Road to Renewed Prosperity
Mr. Van de Velde, writing in the “Australian Vigneron,” says that he considers the road to renewed prosperity is by the scientific control of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Short Story The Mysterious Tramp
NOW, then, sir, what is it you want?' The speaker was a middle-aged woman; the one addressed a tramp, whose feebly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railways
We are in receipt, from the Commissioners of Railways, of a copy of their annual report dealing with the Railways and tramways within the State. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling and Motoring Notes
A SIGNIFICANT fact has already been made manifest in London in connection with the growing motor omnibus traffic. It has been proved that to make motor buses pay they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Train Up a Child,' Etc
A financier was playing berique with his son. The son was only ten. A friend was looking on. 'I say old man your boy's cheating!'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling & Motoring Notes
A significant fact has already been made manifest in London in connection with the growing Motor Omnibus Traffic. It has been proved that to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World's Latest Bridge
The Williamsburg Bridge, New York, is described as the largest in the world, and as having been built at the most rapid rate. The total cost has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor and Tram. Disastrous Collision
A shocking motor accident, which will probably involve the loss of four lives, is reported, Late last night (14th June) Mr. Richard Sayer, a wealthy resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Squire’s Motor Trip How Police-constable Muggins Had His Revenge
Sir John Darem, of Darem Hall, Slumberton, was a country squire. The fact was beyond dispute, for not one of the orthodox qualifications to the title did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About the Dog. a Railway Dispute
According to the Paris correspondent. of the London “Daily Telegraph” [?] du Bardy, a “lyric actress.” who is not quite so well known as the name she…
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