Motor Omnibuses
There seems to be a probability that in the near future the residents of the eastern subnrbs of Sydney will be supp[?]ied with a new means of conveyance, viz., by motor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
114 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 6
A Railway Case. Cattle Killed at Moss Vale
In the District Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, before His Honor Judge Backhouse, the case, W.R. Hindmarah v. the Railway Commissioners, was…
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At the Sydney District Court on Tuesday latt, before Judge Backhouse, an action was brought by William Rutter Hindmarsh, jun., of Robertson, farmer, against the Railway…
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The fallowing, is a list of the lowest tenders for public works, which were opened at the Conrthonse, Moss Vale, on Friday:—No. 12, road Barrengarry to Yeola, S…
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Lance McLean, 17, porter, employed at the Hamilton Railway Station, was walking along the line near the plat form on duty on Friday morning when…
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At the Wollongong railway station on Wednesday morning a man named William Sandford Miles jumped in front of the engine of the train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dramatic Rescue at a Railway Station. a Miraculous Escape
The "Daily Mail" of the 2nd December recorded the rescue by a young man of an olderly lady at Finsbury Park station. The following morning the same journal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Bridge the English Channel
A gigantic scheme is that which was persented to the Paris Exhibition of 1899 for constructing a bridge across the Channel…
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There is now under construction across the St. Lawrance at Quebec a cantilever bridge which when completed will contain the longest open of…
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A bicycle road race took place on Wednesday afternoon, the route chosen being from the Mittagong School of Arts to Catherine's Hill and back. The race was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Face at the Window. Peeping on a Train Results in Death
While travelling in a train from Lower Edmonton, on the Great Eastern Railway, a woman named Maggle Murphy suddenly started up and exclatrned to…
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The Hon W. McCourt has forwarded the following to the press for publication:—"With reference to the letter of 7th ultimo, presented by yon from Mr. W. Malcolm of…
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Lippon Dairn, in the Albury Banner, says; "In the regulations and methods ruling the conduct of Government departments one of the most striking features is…
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Mr. Charles Cooper, a selector at Weddamonders, died at the hospital on Friday night from injuries received on Wednesday whilst assisting in some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Column. the Railway Commissioners and Burnt Out Settlers. (To the Editor of the Serutinser.)
Dear sir,— All peacable means having failed to obtain compensation for losses sustained by the late bush fires, I desire to ask, through the medium of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Suburban London Bridge Players and Women
"A railway experience extending over a quarter of a century and acquired in different parts of the country convinces me that the average…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Over an Embankment. Express Train Falls. Only One Death
While running at the rate of a mile a minute an Erie Railroad train carrying 150 passengers, including many New York professional and…
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In a letter to the "S. M. Herald" on the above subject, Mr. C. W. Bowyer-Smijth writes:—Dear Sir,—Peacable means having failed to obtain compensation for losses…
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An exciting tram incident took place in New South Head-road on Saturday morning. A car which left Rose Bay for the city about 8 o'clock got beyond the control of the…
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Mr. C. W. Bowyer Smijth, of Sutton Forest, writes to the press as follows: —All peaceable means having failed to obtain from the railway…
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