Nyxgan-cobar Train Service
The Railway Commissioners have recently had under consideration the matter of improving the train service between Nyngan and Cobar, so that passengers arriving at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
5,745 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250
John Bridge and Co., Limited
The opening sales of the new year will be held on Monday next, January when we will bring forward a representative attractive catalogue, comprising…
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PENRITH, Friday.—At the inquest with regard to the death of John Lennox, railway guard, who died from the effects of nitric acid fumes, the evidence of "Fireman M'Neil, on the push-up…
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"T. R." writes:—I quite agree with some of your correspondents that there are far too many tree railway passes issued. Railway servants are more comfortably off than many other men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Accidents. Two Legs Crushed
While attempting to board a railway tram in Pitt-street, at the Market-street intersection, shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, a waiter named Joseph Alexander Thomas fell and had…
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A writer in an English contemporary has been dealing with the comparative. cost of horse power and motor power for tillage and harvesting purposes. He…
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The following reply has been received from the Railway Commissioners to the deputation arranged by the Stockowners' Association on December 3rd, and…
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The following reply has been received from the Railway Commissioners to the deputation arranged by the Stockowners' Association on December 3rd. and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chicago Calamity. Fire at a Theatre. Upwards of 600 Lives Lost. Women and Children Trampled On. Struggling in the Dark. Panic-stricken Amateur Firemen. an Asbestos Curtain That Failed. London
One of the most calamitous fires on record occurred yesterday in Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre was destroyed, and upwards of 600 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russian Appeal to China. Another Railway Wanted. Hint About Japanese Intrigue
LONDON, Thursday.--After showing Huyu-fen (Director of the Northern Chinese Railways) some 52 Russian warships of various classes in Port Arthur, Admiral…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Casual Hands. a Grievance and a Redly
"A.B.C." writes that there are at present on the casual staff of the Tramway Department a number of men who have been engaged for 12 months and more. These men during that time…
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Mr. F. H. Snow's option to purchase the Adelaide tramways, with a view to the substitution of electric for horse traction, expired to-night. It is expected that the tram…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed by Nitric Fumes. a Railway Guard's Fate. Experiments at the Inquest
PENRITH, Wednesday.--The inquest concerning the death of Mr. John Lennox, railway guard, who died yesterday from the effects of nitric acid fumes, was held yesterday afternoon, before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rating Gas Mains and Tram Lines
At the last municipal assessment, the Parramatta Borough Council, following the example of the Glebe Council, claimed rates on the gas mains and tram lines passing through the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How Russia Persuades. Flaunting Her Warships. Advocates a Chinese Railway. London, Dec. 31
Admiral Alexeieff, the Viceroy of the Russian possessions in the Far East, after showing Hu-yu-fen, the director of Northern Railways in China, 52 warships, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train and Tram Traffic
Thousand took advantage of the holiday weather yesterday to visit the numerous pleasure resorts, contiguous to the city. As a consequence the traffic on the different tram routes was exceptionally…
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With the growth of settlement in the group of suburbs served by the North Shore railway line, the congestion of traffic on the ferry route between Circular Quay and Milson's Point has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parramata's Train Service. Deputation to the Commissioners
A deputation, consisting of Mayor Noller, and Alderman Champion, of Parramatta; Mayor G. H. Lane, of Granville; Messrs. E. K. Bowden and H. B. Cowper…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death from Nitric Acid Fumes. Guard John Lennox, the Most Careful Guard on the Railway, Succumbs to the Effects of Nitric Acid Fumes. Leaves a Widow and Large Family. Universal Respect Shown
When the news reached Penrith on Wednesday morning of the death of Guard John Lennox, there were general expressions of regret all round. The deceased was one of the most careful men on…
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A novel style of tramear has just been introduced at Southport. It is known as the "one-man" car, and is believed to be the only one of its kind in England. The…
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