Senator Vest and the Tramp's Dog
Do you know, my friends, I thought of the various kinds of love one can buy, and I thought of the late Senator Vest'e eulogy of the dog delivered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1907
282 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 15
Warrnambool - Melbourne Road Race
THE annual bicycle race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, a distance of 165 miles, took place on Saturday, and was won by M. B. Dobie, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Motor Race
On 4th August the Paris correspondent of the London "Dally Mail" wrote:—The Criterium de France motor race over a course near Bordeaux has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerate Lady Motorists
To be fair it must confessed that as a rule women motorist drive with more consideration than men. They are apt to be more tolerant of .he feeling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some Statistics of the Forth Bridge
When King Edward VII., then Pri[?]ce of Wales, opened the Forth Bridge—Sir Benjamin Baker's most stupendous undertaking—His Majesty gave some interesting details…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In a Railway Carriage
A Scotchman and an Englishman were traveling by an express. The Scotchman was smoking his pipes. The Englishman produced a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Daring Train Robbery
Ten respectably-dressed men held up an express train outside Kieff, Russia, and threatened, to use bombs if the. passengers stirred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pioneer Railways
A DEPUTATION recently waited upon the Minister who responsible for railway construction, to advocate the formation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Railway Troubles
All the railway companies have decided to consider the letter of Mr. R. Bell, M.P., concerning the recognition of the Amalgamated Society of Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crisis in French Motor Industry
The " Daily Mail's " Paris correspondent reports a crisis, in the French motor-car industry owing to a large decline in orders and the over-production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Train Disaster. Mysterious Wrecking of an International Express
On 7th August the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote from Berlin:— Germany was thrilled to-day with the news of a disastrous railawy accident on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Honeycombing the Alps. the Railway Tunnels
"Ever since the Inauguration of the Simplon Railway. Prance, Switzerland, and Italy have been flooded with tunnel literature Betting forth the advantages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Railway Passes
IN the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Jones inquired of the Premier whether it was a fact that the Government was providing free passes for shareholders in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. Gates Across Public Roads
Editor, LEADER—Sir, I think it is time that a very decided protest was made Against the obstruction of main roads by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Honeycombing the Alps. the Railway Tunnels
"Ever since the inauguration of the Simplon Railway, France, Switzerland, and Italy have been flooded with tunnel literature setting forth the advantages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Harlequin Trains. Modern Railway Travel
Railway wonders, so far from ceasing, are accumulating as the love of travel grows stronger. There are other things on the English railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Motor Race. Prince Borghese's Journey. Triumphal Entry Into Paris
Prince Borghese has accomplished his marvellous task of riding from Pekin to Paris by motor. With his Itala car he arrived in the French capital at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Unrest. Secretary's Fighting Speech
Mr Richard Bell, "M.P., General 'Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, speaking at Newport on l1th August, expressed, regret that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Calabrian Road. a Royal Experience
A correspondent writes in the "West-minster Gazette":- "Much Public money was voted, and much was privately bestowed, for the relief of distress in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alterations in Railway Time-table
MR. HOOLAHAN, the local stationmaster, informs us of the following alterations in the time table of the train service from Sydney to Cooma:--…
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