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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Between 1 and 2 o'clock on Friday morning a fire was discovered on the O'Connell-street railway bridge. The fire brigade was summoned, but before they arrived at the scene the fire was put out by some of the railway employees…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Early yesterday morning an alarm was given that the railway bridge spanning O'Connell-street, Parramatta, was on fire. When the brigade arrived it was found that the fire had been,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The old agitation for a bridge to span Parramatta river at the foot of Sutherland-street, is again revived, and Dundas Council are anxious to know what is to be done in the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was quite a large gathering on the Great Northern Line, Gladesville, on Saturday afternoon last, to witness the start and finish of the final heat of the bicycle road race,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local dissatisfaction at the three times per week train service continues, and is intensified by the knowledge that the traffic cannot be adequately dealt with by the restricted service. Trains seldem arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →LONDON, February 27, 6.46 p.m.—A severe storm occurred in the West and midland counties of England to-day. Great damage was done at Liverpool and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A heavy storm has been raging in the west of England. Serious damage has been caused in the cities of Manchester and Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The 13th annual report of the railway and tramways employees' hospital and convalescent funds (to February 28, 1903) states that the 12 months just elapsed had been notable for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Tokio message runs: 'A new departure by the Sanuki Railway Company is causing much interest in Japan. The company has arranged that all its refreshment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE run of the Irish Viceroy's special train from Euston to Holyhead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ARMIDALE, Saturday.—At a public meeting last night, the Mayor presiding, a railway league was formed for the purpose or furthering railway communication between Armidale and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The latest development in street traffic is combination of motor car and tramway, known as an auto-trolley omnibus. These cars run on the ordinary street, and do not require rails…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor-cars have hitherto been considered as luxuries only for the rich. The purse of a working man does not…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →"Do you know the cause of most railway accidents?" asked a-division superintendent of the "Lake Shore" the other day, as we were waiting on the platform at Ashtabula (writes Elbert…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The safety guards attached to the bottom of electric tramcars for picking up a person who falls on bis track have not always worked satisfactorily in the past (Bays the "Western…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →A special general meeting of the British Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, adjourned from the annual conference held at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Uganda railway from Mombassa, on the East Coast of Africa, to Victoria, on Victoria Nyanza, has been completed. The length of the railway is 5[?]4 miles and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To provide for the large contingent of racing cyclists who will leave Melbourne on Monday night to complete in the "Sydney Thousand" next week the railway authorities have made…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mr. W. Pagan, Chief Engineer for Railways, left Brisbane to-day for Melbourne to attend the conference of railway engineers to deal with the question of the trans-Australian railway…
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