Our Railway Losses
The story of shortage and decreased earnings as against increased expenditure which the Railway Commissioners tell in their quarterly report contains nothing…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250
Melbourne Trams. Melbourne
At the Melbourne Tramway Co.'s half-yearly meeting the chairman said the result of the half-year's work showed a falling-off in revenue of £8735, compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adelaide Trams
It is stated in a New York journal that "over £1,750,000 worth of American equipment, &c. will be used in the construction of trolleys in the city of Adelaide, South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Washaway
It is not often that the railway authorities look with equanimity upon a washaway of part of the railways, but the railway officers yesterday seemed to have quite a smile…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Suggestion to the Tram Authorities. to the Editor
Sir,--I would like to draw your attention to the fact that on Sundays, during church-time, the tram are all drawn up in a line extending from the Quay to Fort Macquarie. Now, I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fatal Fall From a Tram
An the inquest to-day on the body of a girl, Mary Rawlings, aged 9, evidence was given that she fell off a tram while it was in motion. She was picked up, but declared that she was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Melbourne Tramway Company
At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, held in is afternoon,. Mr. F. B. Clapp, managing director, presided. He said that the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Railway Accident
A fatal accident occurred at the railway station at Goolwa yesterday. One of the porters, Richrd Collett, riding on an engine for the purpose of coupling up, struck against the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Commissionershtp
The Cabinet has decided to Introduce a hill for the re-appointment of Mr. Fitzpatrick as Acting Railway Commissioner for a further term Of six months…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General Rain in the Country. Heavy in the West. Railway Under Water Near Cobar
Rain was reported yesterday morning from the greater part of the State, but in most instances the falls were patchy. Some splendid amounts were registered in the west and north-west, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Quarrel in a Railway Carriage
A good story is told of a certain judge, who is notorious for a certain disposition to assent the dignity of his office. He was travelling to London recently, in an ordinary first-class…
Continued on Trove, page 60 →The Famous Oroya Railway. (See illustrations on page 21.)
Mr. E. C. Rost, writing in the "Scientifc American," describes a journey on the remarkable Oroya railway, which reaches an elevation of 15,665ft, more than twice as high as our Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Hay Train Service
The alteraton in the train service to Hay is (our correspondent writes) looked unon as very harsh treatment, of the district, and it is probable that an agitation will be started at an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft of Jewels. Lady Carnarvon's Luggage Plundered. Mystery of a Mail Train
A most mysterious robbery was discovered on the arrival of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon at their London residence in Berkeley-square, from Paris, a few weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stealing Tram Tickets. Two Girls Charged
Minnie Harris, 14, and Julia Smith, 13, two well-dressed girls, appeared before the Water Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of, in company, stealing from a tram car, at Randwick,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Mystery
An inquest was held at the Railway Hotel, Hornsby, on Wednesday, concerning the death of the man, Henry Sharman, whose body was found on the railway line about a mile north of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Railway Collision. Great Loss of Life. Many Incinerated
LONDON, January 28, 2.10 p.m.—While proceeding at a speed of 65 miles per hour yesterday, the Baltimore and Ohio express came into collision with a local passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Management of Railways. Melbourne
The Ministor for Railways has made a statement on the question of the management of the railways Mr. Fitzpatrick has been acting as Commissioner for the last year and nine months, and his present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. the Railway Service. Brisbane
The Government has decided to re-duce the number of trains at present on the Cairns railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatalities and Accidents. Fatality on the Railway
About 6 o'clock yesterday morning the driver of a train which was proceeding to the Hawkesbury River noticed the body of a man lying on the line about a mile past Hornsby. The body, which had…
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