Railway Demurrage
A new regulation is about to be introduced by the Railway Commissioners with reference to demurrage and storage. It is felt to be…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
102 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 6
New Motor Fire Engines for Glasgow
The horse drawn lire engine is rapidly, becoming out of date and the motor is being adopted by the principal British brigades. The Glasgow brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor 'Bus Driver. As in London
The motor 'bus driver will give way to nobody. He would not give way to a brewer's lorry. He would not give way to a traction engine. He would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor Car. on the Riviera
"C.," writes in the "Westminster Gazette":—The chief thing that struck us was the extraordinary change that has come…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of Road Metal
The high cost of road metal was given some consideration at the last meeting of the Moss Vale Council, when a practicable suggestion was made by the Mayor (Aid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tourist Roads and Shire Councils Conditional Grants
The Wingecuribee Shire Council had before its meeting on Saturday afternoon last a communication from the Public Works Department, which stated that the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Guard's Death
The City Coroner held an inquest in connection with the death of Joseph Gardiner, tram conductor, who succumbed to injuries sustained on the 8th inst. as the Castlereagh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fares In the Tourist Area
A communication was before the last meeting of the Moss Vale council from the Railway Commissioners with regard to the recent request that tickets at single fare for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy in a Train. Fight Ends in Death
A fracas, which resulted in the death of a passenger took place last night (24th) in a train which was returning from the races at Epsom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Leaps from a Tram
Mrs. Serah Ritt, residing at Station-street, Carl on, was, on Saturday night, taken to the Melbourne Hospital with injuries to the head to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brennan's Mono Railway
What may be called a rope-walking locomotive has been invented by Mr. Louis Bre[?], C.B., whose torpedo was purchased 10 years ago by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Macquarie Pass Road
At the last meeting of the Shelharbor Council a communication was read from the Public Works Department with reference to a grant of £200 to assist the council in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wombeyan-Jenolan Road
A Petition for presentation to the Mulwarrie shire Council is being signed by settlers and others inter eated, with respect to the special grant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Lady's Sacrifice. Motor-car Tragedy
Miss Brassey, a relative of Lord Brassey, of Clock House, Edge, Malpas. lost her life the other evening in attempting to save a pet dog from being run over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bicycle Road Races
The shire council has evidently killed bicycle road racing in Cessnock The president of the council drew the bicycle club secretary's attention to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast Railway
Giving evidence before the Forestry Commission, Mr. James Fraser, engineer-in chief of the Government Railways, said he viewed the construction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Sensation. Affray in a Train at Picton
Suddenly beraft of his senses a young man named Thomas Wetherspoon provided the passangers by the midday southern train on Saturday last with an experience from which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A House in Flames at Bowral. a Fire Bridge Powerless
The bell at the Bowral fire station pealed an alarm about a quarter to four on Wednesday morning, the outbreak being an untenanted house by Mr. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Rates
The Chief Railway Commissioner has issued a bylaw dealing with a number of matters. The local rates chargeable on the Camden tramway have now been abolished. In future…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Collapsed Bridge
The largest cantilever bridge in the world, which was building over the River St. Lawrence, at Quebec, has coilapsed…
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