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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

6,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Motor Boat Club. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 12

Sir,—For some time past it has occurred to me that the time is ripe for the formation of a club to control motor boat affairs, and to admit of the interchange of friendly intercourse with owners and…

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Railway Excursion Tickets. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 11

Complaint is made at the action of the Railway Commissioners in not issuing cheap excursion tickets from stations on this branch to Sydney last Saturday night. Passengers…

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Cycling and Motoring. To-day's Fixtures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 12

Burwood Bicycle Club.—Run to Parramatta park. Marrickville Cycling club.—Run to Liverpool, combined with the Western Suburbs Club. Eastern Suburbs Bicycle Club.—Run to the Bronte…

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Eddy Railway Memorial Fund. Proposed Mass Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 18

The board of management of the Eddy Railway Memorial Fund, at a meeting on Wednesday, had under consideration the altered position of affairs brought about by the recent appointment…

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State Clothing Factory. Public Service Board Inquiry. Railway Overcoats

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 18

The inquiry by the Public Service "Board into the working of the State Clothing Factory was resumed yesterday. Mr. Berckelman conducted the inquiry for the department, Mr. F. Horne…

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Motoring. Dunlop Reliability Motor Contest

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 14

The Dunlop motor reliability contest from Sydney to Melbourne, to be held on the 21st to the 25th inst., promises to be a big success. The Dunlop Tyre Company, who are promoting the contest, have received numerous…

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Motor Omnibus Runs Amok. Scene in Birmingham

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 3

The motor omnibuses on the Edgbaston route, Birmingham, run with pleasing smoothness, and apparently the drivers have them under perfect…

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At the [?]. The Ryde Tramway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

After the official ceremony of the opening of the Ryde Municipal Baths on Monday, the Minister for Works (Hon. C. A. Lee) and other visitors were entertained…

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Thrilling Rescue. Bravest Deed of the Year. Under a Railway Train

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 5

As for the bravest deed of the year, the London "Evening News" gives the following graphic account of an incident which occurred at Finsbury Park Station:--…

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Motor Omnibuses. for London

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Morning.—One firm alone is constructing 200 motor omnibuses for the London streets…

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Overheard in a Railway Carriage

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 7

First Voice: "Weel, they may say' as they like, Sandy, but there's nae place like Bonnie Scotland!" Second Voice: "Hech! ye're no far…

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Tramway Complaints

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 3

"Double Bay" writes: "Your correspondent, 'Rose Bay,' does not by any means exhaust, the catalogue of the Watson's Bay tramway shortcomings. As he is…

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Noiseless Tramcars. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 3

Sir,—It is stated by visitors to Sydney that in many places electric and other tramcars are now almost noiseless. It is also related by a resident of New Zealand that the trams there…

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The Latest Cable News Revolt in Russia. Czar and the Workers. Audience Regarded with Utmost Contempt. Imprisoned Soldiers Escape—Sailors Sentenced to Death—Rioting and Railway Wrecking. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 5

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily News" says that educated Liberals regard the Czar's audience with the workers of St. Petersburg with…

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Railway Wrecking. Strikers Stop Trains. LONDON, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 5

Strikers from Dombrowa compelled the railway employees at Starshema-schiza to strike. They then wrecked the station, and…

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A Boy Story. Chat in a Railway Car

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 5

"Now then--now then--now then, you young nipper. . . . . Want to get killed before your time, I suppose. . . . Didn't you hear me call out to stand back from the…

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Railway Employees Strike. Station Wrecked and Trains Stopped. LONDON, Saturday, 4.55 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 1

The strikers at Dombrowa compelled the railway employees to cease work. They afterwards wrecked the railway station and stopped all the trains…

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Motor Omnibuses. Large Order for London. LONDON, Saturday, 4.55 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 February 1905 · page 1

The old-fashioned omnibus in London is likely to be soon entirely superseded by the more up-to-date automobile vehicles. One firm alone is now engaged in the…

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The North Shore Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 4

The question of the North Shore Bridge, which, until a fortnight ago, had been in abeyance for two or three years, has been revived at North Sydney, and, at the last meeting of the…

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The War. Matters in Manchuria. Blowing Up the Railway

Evening News · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 6

LONDON, February 5, 2 p.m.—General Kuropatkin reports that a Russian patrol has blown up the railway five miles south of Liao-yang…

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