Kidnapped by Motor
The topic of the day at Munich recently was a kidnapping coup effected by the agency of a swift motor-car. Not long ago a public school master and university lecturer was divorced…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250
The Baulkham Hills Tram
The Railway Commissioners have issued a new time-table for the Parramatta-Baulkhara Hills tram. It was expected that the penny section would be extended when the new time-table was issued, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railway Matters
A hitch has occurred in connection with the Bundamba loop line, which was approved of last session at an estimated cost of about £20,000. Some landowners have offered leasements at nominal prices,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Resumption Arbitration. Lismore
The railway resumption arbitration case is proceeding very slowly, and is not likely to terminate for several days…
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William Smith, 33, living at Booth-street, Annandale, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital last night suffering from concussion of the brain and abrasions to the face. The driver of a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Railway Survey Stopped. the Vote Exhausted. Molong
The survey staff engaged on the route of the proposed railway from Molong to Peak Hill, via Cumnock, has been recalled to Sydney owing to the want of funds to proceed further. Mr. O'Sullivan states…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Selling Newspapers on Tram Cars
Sixteen newsboys were fined at the Central yesterday for selling newspapers on tramcars in George-street…
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Amongst the traffic cases disposed of at Newtown Police Court yesterday was one in which Constable Mitchell proceeded against Thomas Woods for not keeping a cart which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Runaway Railway Truck
A railway truck, containing a cow, broke away at Gisborne to-day, and sprinted towards the city. It had been attached to a goods train to Woodend, and was kicked off to be run into a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gore-hill Tramway
A good deal of dissatisfaction exists in the district served by the Gore-hill tramway, by reason of what is regarded as the excessive fare from Milson's Point. It is pointed out that on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Casualties. Accident at Redfern Railway Station
Harry Anderson (35), railway ticket collector, living in Binning-street, Erskineville, had an unpleasant experience at Redfern railway station yesterday. He was checking the ticket of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Injured by a Tram
A collector named William Smith (32), of Booth-street, Annandale, was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday suffering from concussion of the brain, injuries to the ribs, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Western Coal Freights. Views of Mr. T. T. Wilton. Management of the Railways Criticised. Lack of Commercial Methods
LITHGOW, Friday.--Respecting the question of the shipping rate on local coal, Mr. T. T. Wilton, representing the Coal Association, has made the following statement:--"It is not a case…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train and Tram Collide Eleven Schoolgirls Killed
A terrible tramway accident occurred at Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. An electric tramcar carrying High School pupils attempted to stop in approaching a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fought in Front of Express Train
A shocking tragedy happened at Hal railway station, to-day, says a Brussels des-patch, of December 16. While waiting for a train two men, named…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →How to Rear Children and Train Them for Life's Battles. Important New Prize Competition
It is recognised that the proper rearing and up-bringing of our children is of vital interest to the home-circle—and, indeed, to the community generally…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Beer by Motor
Motor waggons are replacing. the fashioned brewers' drays in London…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Latest Wires. Queensland. a Bung Railway. Cooktown Council Wants It. Queensland Government Considering the Offer. BRISBANE, Saturday Night
An offer has been made by the Cooktown Municipal Council to take over the Cooktown railway, which was recently abandoned by the Government, for a period of two months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Dangerous Bridge. Dungog
A movement is on foot to draw the immediate attention of the Government to the state of the Coo[?]ei Bridge, which was condemned three years ago and is now in a dangerous condition. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Trans-australian Railway
The question of a trans-Australian railway has hardly begun to attract real interest in the eastern States yet. To us it remains largely an academic question, so far as the many are…
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