Cycling. the Motor-paced Carnival
The attendance at the exhibition of motor-paced cycling which took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday night was not as large as was expected, owing probably to the fact…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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A Tram Accident
Shortly after 8 o'clock last night a plasterer named John Smith, a resident of Station-street, Newtown, fell from a tram near the Town Hall. He was taken to Sydney Hospital and admitted suffering from a…
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Although the Government has publicly announced that all wheat consigned to farmers in districts where the crops have failed shall be carried at half-rates, several persons who received consignments on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The North Coast Railway. Dissatisfaction with the Service. Murwillumbah
A largely attended public meeting was held last night, the Mayor presiding, concerning the inadequacy and unpunctuality of the existing train service between Lismore and Murwillumbah. Resolutions were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Pacing To-night
The motor-paced racing will be continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-night. The grounds and track as usual will be brilliantly illuminated. The programme for to-night will be a five miles…
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The motor carnival reached its second stage on Saturday night. The weather was perfect, and the grounds were as before brilliantly illuminated with electric light, and the track by acetylene gas,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Employees' Annual Conference
The annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway nnd Tramway Service Association is will be opened at the Trades Hall this morning. Twenty-two country branches will be represented and it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycling. Defective Tram Service. Robl in Good Form
The only bad feature about the motor-paced cycling carnival and continental on Saturday night was that tho tram service managed to get cut of order, and not only caused a big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transcontinental Railway. Interview with Sir John Forrest
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Sir John Forrest, Major General Hutton, and Mr. Jenkins returned by the Oceana this evening. Major-Genaral Hutton declined to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle. Merewether Beach Tram
Mr. Alfred Edden, M.L.A., has informed the Mayor of Merewether that the extension of the Merewether Beach tram from its present terminus to the bench is to be proceeded with…
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The tram traffic to the eastern suburbs was blocked for about an hour on Saturday night, through the second passenger car of a steam tram, bound for the Cricket Ground, running off…
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John Smith, plasterer, living in Station-street, Newtown, fell from a tram opposite the Town-hall, last evening, and sustained lacerated scalp wounds and a fractured skull. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Service Association
At the Trades-hall to-day the annual meeting and conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association opens. Delegates from 22 country branches will be in attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Railway Stowaway
At Warragul, on the arrival of a Melbourne passenger train on Friday evening, a youth named Reynolds, aged apparently about 14 years, who landed from the train, was literally covered in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conversion of Tram Lines
The Railway Commissioners have, with much expedition, carried out the conversion of the trams from steam to electric working, and before long the whole of the lines will' be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-paced Cycling. Australasian Records Broken. a Mile in 1Min. 18 1-5Sec. Great Riding by Robl and Dickentmann. Goodson Defeats the Champions
The second night's racing of the motor-paced cycling carnival, now in progress, was held on Saturday night on the Sydney Cricket Ground. There was another good attendance, estimated…
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"Guard" writes:—I write to draw the attention of the authorities to the callous indifference to the general comfort of train travellers. Lowgrade Chinese and other aliens are thrust into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Run Down by a Train
ARMIDALE, Monday.--John Farrell, ganger, employed on the railway, residing four miles from Armidale, was run over by a special train ill the vicinity of Hodges' Crossing, on Kelly's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways and Tramways. Amalgamated Service Association. Annual Conference
The twelfth annual conference of delegates from the various branches connected with the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was opened yesterday at the Trades Hall…
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On Monday evening there was a good attendance at the motor-paced cycling carnival, which was continued at the Sydney Cricket Ground. More favourable weather could . scarcely have…
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