Railway Comedy. a Smoker's Ruse. Defeats a Minister
From Parts, on 22nd May, the correspondent of the "Dally Mail" wrote:— An amusing railway carriage joke is being told here at the expense of M…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
160 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 8
"Why Did We Strike?" a Tramguard's View of the Trouble
"Glad to be back again! Yes, and so are a good many more, I don't mind telling you. I didn't notice I was whistling, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Towamba-yamdulla Road. to the Editor
SIR,--A short time ago a latter appeared in the Eden Observer " signed " Vincet Veritas " on the above subject. That gentleman wished to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eden-Bega Railway League. Deputation Well Received. Telegram, 2 p.m
A splendid deputation waited on the Minister for Works this morning, and was well received. Mayor Manning, Messrs. Pell, Rawlinson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway A[?]itation. [?] From our Special Reporter.)
The [?] to the Hon. C. A. [?] Eden railway [?] met at Mr. [?] in Sydney on Tuesday…
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The Under Secretary for Public Works has informed the member for Allowrie that information respecting the proposed extension of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missionaries of State Railways
We may expect that when the time comes for the consideration of some larger scheme of national management our present railway proprietors and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nowra Railway Station. Improvements Authorised
Mr. Morton, M.P., after repeated applications for necessary improvement of station accommodation at Bomaderry, yesterday received the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eden-Bega Railway. Successful City Deputtion
Bega-Eden railway agitation assumed a thorough practical form on Thursday morning when, at 11 o'clock, a deputation advocated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Groat
Mr. M. F. Morton, M.P., has been advised that the sum of £350 granted to the Nowra Council for expenditure on the Milton road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Eden-Bega Railway
There were not wanting those cynical and chronically pessimistic individuals who predicted for the deputation who waited on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bicycle Road Races
The N.S.W. Cyclists' Union contemplates the running of a road race Nowra to Sydney, and the Shoalhaven Bicycle Club met on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Tramways in Queensland
IN a letter to the "Lismore Star," Mr Vaisey, of Athertone writes :"The success of the Cairns-Mulgrave tramway (31 miles) is a pleasing example…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways and Land. Question of Nationalisation
The formation of the Railway Nationalisation Society brings into the sphere of practical politics a reform fraught with immense possibilities to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cooma Train Alteration
Owing to the repre[?] of the Cooma Municipal Council [?] Councils on alteration will [?] the running of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tarago to Braidwood Railway
In response to the agitation for a railway from Tarago to Braidwood, Mr. C. A. Lee, Minister for Works, accompanied by Colonel Ryrie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disappearing 'Bus Horse. Motors Account for 9,000
It has been remarked recently (writes the London "Evening News" of July 21) that there has been a treat depreciation in the type and quality of the London…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Morton in the House. Illawarra Railway Tunnels
Mr Morton asked the Colonial Treasurer,— (1.) Is it a fact that constant complaints are made of the want of ventilation in the Otford and Helensburgh tunnels, on the Illawarra…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Maintenance Work
The South Shoalhaven Council's maintenance man, Robert Hardy, sent ia his resignation because owing to the recurrence of an old leg…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nowra to Jervis Bay Railway
The Chief Commissioner for Railways has been asked to report on the advisability of extending the hue from Nowra to Jervis Bay. Inquiries regarding the probable…
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