A Demoralised Tram Service
A number of complaints are being made regarding the running of the Drummoyne tram. At times long stops are made at the various loops, which cause the journey to be a very…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Railway Contracts
The last four of the 60 electric tram oars, contracted for by the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company for the Railway Commissioners, were turned out last week. Latterly this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rival Tram Routes
Mr. W. Thompson, one of the candidates for the Central Ward seat at Ryde, addressed a well-attended meeting of ratepayers at the North Ryde School of Arts on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Who Is on the Bridge?
"Punch's" famous cartoon, "Dropping the Pilot," might be republished to-day as voicing a fear in the minds of the British people that history has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Shore Bridge. Parliament Will Reject It. (To the Editor.)
Sir.—I was beginning to think, from his long silence, that the secretary of the bridge committee was so continued by the overwhe[?]ming arguments at his opponents that he had retired fran the contest,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed by a Tram
A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday in the case of Oliver Spencer, 64, lately living at the Glebe, who was knocked down toy a tram near the General Post-office,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Extension. "Let the Commissioners Duplicate Rose Bay Line."
The Minister of Works informed a "sunday Times" representative yesterday that the final inspection of the Manly tram would take place on Monday, and that the Hae…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Armchair Seats in Railway Carriages
There was inspected on an English railway line recently a new type of railway carriage. The dusty-cushioned, padded seats of the old type have been replaced by light…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor-paced Champions. Robl and Dickentmann to Appear in Sydney
The League of Wheelmen authorities yesterday completed arrangements with Mr. August Lehr, the manager of Theodore Robl, the champion motor-pace follower, to race in Sydney for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mother and Child Under a Tram
Mrs. Hannah Duval, of Hampen Park, Rushcutters Bay, and her little baby, had a sensational experience and miraculous es-cape on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Shortage Board. Troubles of the Tramway Guard
Passengers on the trams cannot have failed to hear the curses levelled by the conductors at the system of the shortage board, a lopsided contrivance whereby the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Tram Accident. an Old Woman Killed. Run Over in Oxford-street
A train accident occurred in Oxford-street, Paddington, near the intersection of William-street, at a little before 10 o'clock this morning, when an old woman, apparently between 70 and 80 years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Washaways
Heavy rains were recorded at Michelago, on the Southern line, on Sunday night, and the Railway Commissioners have been informed that two or three washaways have taken place on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Trams
"A Doctor Passenger" writes: On Wednesday, about half-past 8 there was a panic in a tram-car on the down-grade leading into Coogee. A sudden sheet of flame, with noise, and immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor-pacing in Sydney
After some lengthy negotiations, the representatives of the League of N.S.W. Wheelmen have come to terms with Messrs. Robl and Dickentman, the German champion pace followers, for a short…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Return of Mr. Mark Foy. Motoring in France and America
Mr. Mark Foy returned to Sydney yestereday by the Friederich der Grosse after a tour round the world extending over nine months. During that time he visited China, Japan, America, England,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inquest. a Tram Fatality
The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) held an inquiry on Saturday respecting the death of Olive[?] Spencer, 64, who resided at Chambers-street, Glebe. On December 24 deceased was crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways. Warren
There was a marked falling off in railway revenue last month as compared with the same period of last year. The decrease in general merchandise represented £382, and in passenger traffic £261…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Trans-continental Railway. the Broken Hill Route. South Australia's Policy. Adelaide
Mr. Jenkins, referring to the trans-continental railway, said that at a public meeting at Perth it was stated that Sir F. W. Holder had promised to pass a bill giving the Federal Government…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Tram Accident
The City Coroner (Mr J. C. Woore) on Saturday investigated the death of a man named Oliver Spencer, 64 years of age, who died at the Sydney Hospital early on Friday…
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