Simplon Tunnel Open. First Experimental Train
On 25th January the Gene[?]a correspondent of the London “Daily Mail” wrote:-The first passenger train steamed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1906
235 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 12
Sheep Holds Up Tramcars, Traffic Delayed
A sheep, which would probably be dear at [?] held up the electric tramcar service, for hall an, hour on the morning of 11th January, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alfonso’s Betrothal. Meeting with Princess Ena Motor Drive Together a Race From Ban Sebastian
From Blarrita on 25th January, the correspondent of the London “Daily Mall” wrote:— As foreshadowed in my telegram of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners
THE Royal Commission some time ago appointed to inquire into certain phases of the administration of the railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners
THE deadlock arrived at in the matter of the Railway Commissioners, following as it does on the disclosure of the need for reorganisation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage
The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mall" wrote on 19th January:— The precipitancy of a workman in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling & Motoring Notes
A most interesting petrol consumption test was recently held in Paris. The car used was a 16-22 h.p. Berliet, which travelled 62 miles at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shot on the Bridge. Steamer Fired At. Mysterious Outrage
Particulars of a remarkable outrage in the North Sea were given at Leith on 1st February by C. Lilge, the first mate of the German steamer Gemma, 540 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Administration
The inaction of the Government regarding railway administration is much discussed in political circles. An office-bearer in the Opposition declares that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anti-seasickness. Motor-car Deck Chairs
The Hamburg-American Steamship Company announces the installation of a new chair to prevent sea-sickness, says the Paris “Herald.”…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tunnel Mystery. Railway “Ripper” Theory
MR G. R. SIMS DISCOUNTS IT. Mr G. R. Sims wrote the following letter to the editor of the “Daily Mail” on 1st February:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Absent Motor. a Lost Vote
"Is It comin'?" said the old man. The girl poked her head further out of the cottage window; then stepped back into the room…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Hay Happen to a Railway Passenger
Just before midnight on Monday the signal man at Ashfield was surprised a find a young man close to the box whose head was streaming with blood and his clothes covered in mud. He gave his name…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Motor Car Climb
A daring feat was successfully accomplished by Mr Charles Jarret lately, in a motor-car, by the ascent of Arthur's Seat, the historic mountain which overlooks the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Motor Starting Devices
The first prize in the recent competition of devices permitting a starting of vehicle motor from the driver's seat was divided between M. Isnard, manufacturer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Way of the Train
I was walking on a railway bridge repairing the off wall, when, looking no, I saw a train too close for me to get a away off the bridge. To my great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Road Club. the Glories of Coaching Days
A happy attempt to complete the revival of the “glories of the road,” which has already been partly accomplished by the rapidly increasing passion for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioners
In regard to the Railway Commissioners’ difficulty, it it, stated that the Mr. Oliver, is to be asked to resign, and that remuneration is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners
It is understood the matter of the Railway Commissioners was discussed at a Cabinet meeting yesterday. The Premier, on being interviewed, stated he…
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