Tramway Lottery
Tickets issued by the City of Mexico Electric Tramways Company are valuable. At one time the company was defrauded by employees, despite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1911
244 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 13
Electrically Operateo Lift Bridge for Canals
A novel lift bridge, probably the prototype of many others to be used in a like connection, has recently been built over the Miama and Lake Erie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Progressive Canada. Railways and Immigration. Why Australia Lags Behind
SIR,—In the "Sydney Morning Herald" of August 9th is an article headed " Progressive Canada, Railways and Immigration, Why Australia Lags Behind,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Roads to Defy Motor Wear
The reinforced macadam of a French engineer is expected to protect roads from excessive wear by motorcars. In the test sections already laid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cutting the Crass with a Motor Mower
One of the drawbacks of a well kept lawn is the time and labour it requires to keep it in good condition. The lawn mower needs almost daily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Aeroplane Without Propeller
Our sketch shows the latest type of aeroplane invented by Mr. Henry Coanda, which is a biplane without a propeller, but having in its place…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Burnt
When returning to Goulburn from Bungendore last Friday afternoon, a 9 h.p motor car belonging to Mr. P. J. Moyer, of Goulburn, was totally destroyed. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Carriages with Ball-bearing Wheels
Recent tests of ball-bearing wheels on German railway carriages are said to have been entirely successful. Two concentric rings with three grooves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burning of a Motor Car
MR. P. J. MEYER, of Goulburn, with his two children, when returning from Bungendore, on Friday afternoon in a motor car, met with an accident resulting in the car being practically destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Novel Cable Suspension Bridge
A suspension bridge of curious novelty has lately been built over the Oder River. Breslan Germany. It is a highway suspension bridge of 115ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Fatality
Norman Sydney Hall, when cycling on Pitt Water road, Manly on Sunday list killed by a motor cir driven by James Wilkinson, who was arresied and brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Federal Railway
THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. Austin Chapman, our Federal member, we have received a copy of the map which has been published of the route of the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Revivalism by Motor General Booth's Tour
At midnight on August 8th General Booth, the founder and leader of the Salvation Army, left Paddington for Penzance. where he will start on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scientific Notes. Mirror for Motor Cyclists
A small convex mirror, fastened to one of the sleeves at the wrist by means of a rubber band, is a handy little device for motor cyclists. By…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crossing a Railway Bridge. Insurance Agent Killed. West Maitland
A gruesome find was made under the railway bridge half a mile from town to-day. The mangled body of Thomas R. Bennetts was discovered in the creek which runs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gyroscope for Motors
A gyroscopic, device for the prevention of the skidding of motor cars has recently been invented and tested. The gyroscope used for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn-sydney Road Race
There were exactly 100 starters for the annual Goulburn to Sydney road race held under the auspices of the League of N.S.W. Wheelmen on Saturday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Coach Burnt
A motor coach belonging to Pooley and Malone, Limited, was burnt 16 miles from Braidwood last Friday night on the journey to Tarago. Mr. H. Malone was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stories of London the Underground Railway
The Underground is not so much to be seen as smelt and tasted. It is not a railway at all as we know railways with embankments, air, and telegraph poles. Nor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Destroyed
ON Friday night last the large motor car owned by Messrs Pooley and Malone, Ltd., was destroyed by fire on the journey to Tarago. The car lift here about 6.30 p.m., carrying the mails, but…
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