Cycling and Motors. Sociable Motoring
No one has more ardently advocated the development of the tandem and sociable motor cycle than the editor of "The Motor Cycle." The shows have prominently brought this matter to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
5,745 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250
Federal Finance. Debt, Credit, and Consolidation. the Lands and Railways. Abolish State Parliament and Governors. Reconstruction, Not Repudiation
"What is the best thing in the world, lader?" "Money, Ikey." "And after that?" "Credit, mine son."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Tyranny. a Cry From the Trams. The Capers of "Crewas." Curiosities of Tramway Traffic
Sir,—Judging by the number of letters appearing in the daily press, one would imagine that the management of the trams left nothing to be desired from…
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On December 4 last, Mr. T. F. H. Mackenzie, M.L.A., introduced a deputation of residents of the Canterbury district to the Railway Commissioners, with reference to the overcrowding of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Struck by a Bridge. Railway Fireman Seriously Injured
Stephen Newman, railway fireman, was the victim of a serious accident on Saturday. He was on duty on a train running on the northern line, and when near Gosford climbed on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casualties. Knocked Off a Train
On Saturday evening Stephen Newman (27), a fireman, was admited to Prince Alfred Hospital suffering from concussion of the brain. It appears he was on duty on a train on the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Northern Railway. Russia Threatens Reoccupation London, Jan. 16
Mr. H. E. Fulford, the British Consul at Niu-chwang, reports that Russian troops are concentrating in a manner threatening the reoccupation of the railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russia in Manchuria. Niu-chwang Railway in Danger
LONDON, Saturday.--The British Consul at Niu-chwang (Mr. H.E. Fulford) reports that the Russian troops in that portion of Manchuria are concentrating in a manner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Bridge Over the Hunter
Mr. Bennett, hon. Minister, left last evening for his electorate. He will to-day open a bridge over the Hunter at Luskintyre, which has been erected at a cost of £18,000. The bridge is of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed "Train Boats" to Milson's Point
At a recent meeting of the North Sydney council, it was referred to a committee, on the motion of Captain S.G. Green, to consider the advisability of asking the Commissioners for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Frightful Railway Catastrophe. Train Ploughed Into Lumber. and Dashed Over an Embank. Sixty-three Lives Lost and Many Injured
AUCKLAND, Monday.--Particulars of a frightful catastrophe to the Duquesne. Ltd., fastest through passenger train from Pittsburg to New York, are contained in a despatch of December…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Japanese Cruisers, Russian Pursuit Abandoned. Russian Spies Aboard. Japanese Arrested in Manchcria. Fears for the Railway
LONDON, January 18, 3.30 p.m.— The Russian squadron has abandoned the chase of the Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga, owing to the breakdown of the flotilla of torpedo-boat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paddington— Tram and Barracks
At the meeting of the Paddington Council last night there were present the Mayor (Alderman W. Howard) and Aldermen G. Walker, T. J. West, Arthur Walker, T. George, C. W. Oakes,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Iroquois Theatre Disaster. Calcium Light Exploded. a Little Streak of Flame. Followed by a Wave of Fire. Bravery of Eddie Foy. Incredible Speed of Flames. Panic-stricken Audience. Mostly Women and Children. Trampled and Burned to Death. Heartrending Scenes. Auckland
San Francisco papers received by the mail to-day contain long and graphic accounts of the Chicago disaster. A despatch from Chicago, dated December 30, in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gas Explosion. An Elizabeth-street Sensation. Citizen Knocked Down by a Tram
A sensational incident occurred in Elizabeth-street yesterday afternoon, when a gas-pipe situated over a billiard-room in the basement of the Victoria-arcade burst and caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Tram Passenger
An agent named Frederick Little, aged [?] was charged at the Central to-day by Tra[?] Constable Philpott, with using indecent language in an electric tram-car in Pitt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drummoyne Tram Waiting-shed
At the last meeting of the Gladesville Progress Association, dissatisfaction was expressed at the delay in erecting the waiting-shed at the tram terminus at Drummove. The tram is used a good deal by Gladesville…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Public Works Committee. Proposed Wallsend Tramway
The Public Works Committee yesterday gave further consideration to the expediency of constructing a line of tramway from Wallsend to West Wallsend. Mr. A.A. Atkinson, chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tramway Trouble
A special meeting of the Perth Council decided to withdraw certain litigation against the tramway company, provided the company agreed to the proposals of a special committee that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alexandria--st. Peters Tram
Some of the unsatisfactory features connected with the tram service in tho Alexandria--St. Peters district word discussed at the last meeting of the Alexandria Borough Council, when it was suggested to ask the commissioners…
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