The Willoughby Tram
The present terminus of the tramway to Willoughby is near nowhere in particular, and the line serves a district which consists mostly of scrub. It has, therefore, been proposed by the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
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Tram Conductor Injured
About 5 o'clock last evening a tram conductor named Norman Anderson, residing at 87 Rose-street, Leichhardt, sustained a fracture of his collar-bone, caused by being jambed between two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cycling. the Motor-paced Final
To-night the semi-finals and final of the motor-paced tournament will furnish the most attractive events on the programme at the League of Wheelmen's carnival on the, Sydney Cricket Ground. The programme will open with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Roads in the Castle-hill District
As the season is rapidly approaching in which the state of the road in the fruitgrowing districts will be of the utmost importance, attention is being directed by various progress associations and other local bodies to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Railway
"Fhwats this Oi here abowt a city raleway," sex Oi t' McGinty th' othir mornin'. "Es it a secun' edishun av th' George-street thramway or fhwat?"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Tenders
The Railway Commissioners receives seven tenders yesterday for the erection of station buildings at Murrumburrah. The lowest -was that of G. M'Gee £710. Two tenders were also received for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram and 'Bus Collision
Thomas Stewart, 'bus proprietor, of Surry-hills, brought an action in the District Court, before his Honor Judge Backhouse, against the Railway Commissioners, the plaintiff claiming £100 for negligence on the part of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blacktown Railway Approaches
The overhead railway bridge at Blacktown railway station is by no means an unmixed good, and residents north of the line are loud in their complaints of the increased inconvenience. Formerly they came straight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tram Cars. Special Precautions
A rumor was current yesterday that thousands of rats were to be seen at the tramway sheds at Bent-street, and that the rodents ran about the cars, and might thus spread contagion to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Deputations. an Erskineville Road
The Minister for Lands was waited upon yesterday morning by a deputation of aldermen and others from Erskineville, and the visitors, who were introduced by Mr. Molesworth, M.P., asked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How the Boers Stop a Train
When the Boers cannot check the advance of the British by blowing up bridges, they content themselves by tearing up a portion of the permanent way. Such damage for the most part can be speedily put right again by our Engineers.--"Graphic."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Tramway Horticultural Society
The usual monthly meeting of the above society was held in the Railway Institute on Monday. There was a good display of blooms, and a collection of fruit exhibited…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed Use of Electric Motor Carts
That the appearance of the much-talked-of electric motor will be soon familiar in the land may bs expected—judging from a request made at Monday night's meeting of the Annandale…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Items. Boer Motors for Transport
The Boers have very carefully considered the question of motors in the matter of transport They have, it is believed, only two in use at the present moment (though many were ordered), and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Balmain Tramway
Yesterday a deputation, representing the Balmain municipality, waited on the Railway Commissioners, and asked for a re-arrangement of the fares on the tramline to that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petersham Tram Proposals
A conference of the councils of Marrickville and Petersham was held last night in the Petersham Town Hall, to discuss the respective routes of the proposed tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Retirement of an Old Railway Servant
At a most pleasant gathering in the Railway Institute Hall the officers of the permanent way department, metropolitan division, tendered a dinner to Sub-Inspector P[?]ckin, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Balmain Tram Fares
A deputation, representing the Municipal council of Balmain, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners this morning by Messrs. Law and Wilks, Ms.P., to ask that the twopenny section of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Edition. 3 A.m. the War. the Free State Invasion. Seizing the Railway. Close to Bloemfontein. Cutting Telegraph Lines
LONDON, Tuesday, Noon.--Lieutenant-General French, commanding the cavalry brigade in advance of Lord Roberta' main column, has seized the railway six miles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway From Enfield to Mortlake
For some time past the residents of Burwood and the district surrounding it have been agitating for a line of tramway from Enfield to Mortlake. Those favoring tho project have…
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