Robbery in a Tram. Girl's Plea for Leniency
A respectable looking young woman named Lewton, who appeared to be very ill at ease, was charged before Judge Backhouse, et the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, with having…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
6,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250
Thumping a Tram Conductor
Edgar Turner, a respectably-dressed man, learned to-day that tram conductors are not to be used as punching-balls. Turner boarded a train car at Bent-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality on the Railway. Melbourne
A fatal railway accident happened at Maryborough on Friday. Harold Hornsby, aged 17, accompanied by Reba Body, aged 19, was driving a waggonette drawn by a pair of horses…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Servant Arrested. Charged with Stealing Brass
Senior-constable Barnes and Constable Leary had a man before the Central this morning charged with stealing 36lb. of brass bearings, the property of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Blown Up London, Sunday, 2.40 p.m
General Kuropatkin reports that a patrol exploded the railway five miles south of Liao-yang…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Striking a Tram Conductor. Passenger Arrested and Fined
An American named Edgar Turner struck trouble on a tramcar on Saturday. He boarded a car at Bent-street, and paid a fare. After the ear left the Quay Turner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bag Snatcher. Exciting Chase. Captured by Railway Men
About 10 o'clock this morning Mr. Richard Slee, stove-maker, of Redfern, was collecting his rents in Wilson-street. He was suddenly approached by two young men, one of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eastern and Western Suburbs Tram Service
The action of the commissioners in establishing a tramway service from the eastern suburbs to the railway station at Redfern has proved to be quite a success. It is now proposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Omnibuses. for Use in London
LONDON, Saturday.--There are indications that the days of the old-fashioned omnibuses are numbered. One firm alone is constructing 200 motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Competing with the Railways
MOUNT VICTORIA, Saturday.--A road locomotive, drawing a waggon with 17 tons of general merchandise from Sydney to Bathurst, passed this morning, having left Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Shore Bridge
Mr. F. W. Walker writes:—Referring to the motion submitted by Alderman E. M. Clark at the meeting of the North Sydney Council, and reported in the "Evening News" of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident to a Roads Engineer. Tumberumba
A serious accident happened yesterday to Mr. Conyers, roads engineer. He was about to start in his buggy on a Journey, when the horse bolted down the steep hill from his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway and Tramway Employees. Consumptives Fund
A meeting of railway and tramway employees was held on Friday evening at the Railway Institute for the purpose of making provision for defraying the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horse Tram Wanted
The increasing spread of population in the outlaying portions of Mosman, in the direction of Bradley's Head and clifton Gardens, has led to an agitation among residents for an extension…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling and Motoring. the Club Challenge Match
The challenge match between the Australian and Warringah clubs, which soon takes place, promises to afford a very exciting contest. There will most likely be five members representing each club instead…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Motor News
The interest taken in the coming Gordon-Bennett race seems to be on the increase in the United States; and there are, at present, many manufacturers engaged in designing and turning out speedy and reliable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Selling Return Railway Tickets Goulburn
At the police court to-day three cabmen were proceeded against for selling the return halves of raliway tickets. In one case, It being a first offence, a fine of £10, with court's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electrical Railways
Messrs. Bent and Tait have inspected an electric omnibus, imported by a local company. It will carry 22 passengers. Mr. Bent wishes to construct a proper electric…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Tickets. Heavy Fines for Illegal Salt. [By Telegraph.] GOULBURN
A cabman, who pleaded guilty to selling the return half of a cheap excursion ticket, and who had been previously convicted of a similar offence, has been fined £20, with 4s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Horse Trams. Wanted at Mosman
The rapid development of the large suburb of Mosman has caused a demand for an extension of those conveniences which are inseparably associated with modern…
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