Cycling Chronicle. the League. the Motor Paced Carnival, the Champions Picked. Career of a Record Breaker. Rush of Cracks, to the Continent—Suther-land Gone to New Zealand—Other Fast Men Remain in Sydney. And General News
Referee · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 6
The Townsv[?]e "Evening Star" states that the League of North Queensland Wheelmen tendered a farewell smoke concert to Messrs S. Fn[?]ck, W. Ne[?d OF and E…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Grafton-casino Railway. Grafton
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 7
The sectional committee of the Public Works Committee continued its sittings this afternoon, taking evidence of the Grafton to Casino railway. Mr. J. Spencer stated than an extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Railway. Inquiry by the Public Works Committee
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 4
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met yesterday under the presidency of Mr. W. T. Dick, M.L.A. Mr.J. Kueeshaw, Tramway Superintendent, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night Cycle Races. The Motor-Paced Tournament
The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2
The racing board of the League of Wheelmen on Monday night met, and selected the eight riders to contest the grand motor-paced tournament, which will be decided during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Railway Extension. Inquiry by the Public Works Committee
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 3
The expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from the present terminus at Redfern into the city, including the erection of a large central station, was considered yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling. League of Wheelmen. More Night Races. a Motor-paced Tournament
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 10
A special meeting of the racing board of the League of Wheelmen was held last night, when it was decided to select R. H. Walne (Q), "Newhaven" Jackson (Vic.), "Darkie" Gordon (Vic), Don Walker (Vic), A. C…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Belmore-Mulgoa Railway. Meeting at Badgery's Creek
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 1
A meeting to recommend to the Government the desirability of selecting the Cabramatta and Canley Vale route for the extension of the Belmore railway to Mulgoa wits held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Railway Smash
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 4
A serious telescoping of railway cars occurred at Granville on Saturday night about 7 o'clock, through some oversight in shunting. It is usual for the 6.40 from Liverpool to stand by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rebel. Being a Memoir of Anthony, fourth Earl of Chergell, including an Acceunt of the Rising at Taanton in 1634, compiled and set forth by his cousin, Sir Hilary Mace, Bart., Custos Rotulorum for the County of Wilts. [All, Rigeis Reservrd.] Chapter Xiv. (Continced). Narrative of the Bloody Contention at Burford Bridge
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 4
The noise at once brought in the others who were in waiting, as was arranged, and the door was abut the innkeeper's face. Cotes was a good swordsman, and used some foreign tricks,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge and Macquarie Streets
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 7
As the procession wound into Bridge-street from Pitt-street the crowd was very dense, but the arrangements made for an unrestricted and orderly passage for the troops were as complete and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train and Team Traffic
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 9
As was to be expected, the tram traffic yesterday afternoon was very heavy. The loading was heaviest between 12 and 2.15. Whilst passing down Park-street the procession obstructed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Shooting Affair at Cross Roads. Grafton
The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 7
A shooting affray is reported from Cross Roads, between Grafton and Casino. Two men, named Anderson and Sloan, had a dispute-over an old grievance, when a gun, held…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway and Railway Traffic
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 8
The traffic on the tramways was quite as heavy yesterday as on the occasion of the departure of the previous coutingent. Long before noon the people began to pour into the city from the suburbs, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The City Railway and the Domain
Evening News · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2
The proposed scheme to bring the railway into the Domain will involve the immediate destruction of 224 tree, as enumerated below (says Mr. Maiden, the Director of Botanical Gardens)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton-casino Railway
Evening News · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 7
GRAFTON, Thursday.—The Public Works Sectional Committee continued the taking of evidence yesterday on the Grafton-Casino railway. The district surveyor (Mr. Ebsworth) stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Crown-street Trams. To the Editor of the "Evening News "
Evening News · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 8
Sir,—There is a feature in Mr. A. D. Nelson's letter in your issue of the 16th instant that appears to me a very remarkable one. He is the representative of the electors of Flinders. His first election was an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grafton-casino Railway. Grafton
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 4
The sectional committee of the Public Works Committee continued its sittings yesterday taking evidence of the Grafton to Casino railway. Mr. J. Spencer stated than an extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Peculiar Tram Accident
The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 5
About 9.40 p.m. yesterday a man mimed Michael Carmody, who is on a visit to Sydney from the Shoalhaven River, was knocked down by a tram in George-street. The Civil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cigar-box Motors
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 3
Experiments are being made in New York with the idea of perfecting an engine not much larger than a cigar box. to be attached lo bicycle or tricycle. It is the intention to make the little machine compact, strong,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mails by Motors
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 3
The adopton or automobiles to carry mails says an English exchange, appears to be gaining favor, the authorities of the borough of Brooklyn being the to make an investigation of its merits, and the possible…
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