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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

6,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Cycle and Motor Trade

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 3

Of upwards of 100 men engaged in the cycle and motor trade half have already joined the recently-formed union of Cycle and Motor Trade Employees. Mr. Kavanagh…

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Railway Ticket. And a Clandestine Sale

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 5

Jack Moriarty was the name given by a man who was charged at the Central Summons Court with an infringement of the Railway Commissioners' bylaws by selling a…

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Tramway Through Moore Park

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 6

A prolonged discussion took place in the City Council last night, regarding a proposal by the Railway Commissioners to lay a second line of tramway from the Randwick Racecourse to…

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The New Orenburg-tash-kend Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 3

This line is expected to be ready in the course of about half a year, and is anticipated to prove of the greatest commercial and industrial importance, apart, of course, from its strategical…

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London's New Electric Railways

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 24

The truly comprehensive view of the system of electric railways which are to underlie London will best be taken by the Londoner who, in the course of the next twelve or…

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Fitzr0y Dock Inquiry. the Singleton Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 8

The inquiry by the Public Service Hoard into the management of the Government Fit my Dock at Cockatoo Island was resumed yesterday. Mr. Cutler, the superintendent of the duck, and…

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The Story of Emmet Botany-road, Botany

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 30

Dear Playmate,—Having watched with great interest the competition which is now going on, I thought I would try for the prize. The here whom I have longed to…

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Attempted Suicide in a Train. Woman Tries to Hang Herself

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A remarkable attempt to commit suicide was made this morning by a young woman named Mary Schinkell, at the Spencer-street railway station. She…

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Queensland Railway Servants

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Queensland and S.W. Railway Servants' Friendly Benefit Society was hold in the Alexandra Hall, Ruthven-street, Toowoomba, on the…

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Accident at Redfern Station. Railway Cars Smashed

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 4

Some excitement was caused at Redfern Railway Station last evening while some American cars were being shunted into A platform. Instead of being pulled up a few feet from the…

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Special City. "Evening News" Office, 4.15 P.m. Why Law Down Tramways? When Steam Omnibuses Are Available. Commissioners Give Mosman a Hint

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners were to-day asked, by a deputation of aldermen and residents of Mosman, to provide a line of horse , trams to Bradley's Head, and another to Middle…

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The Primary Producer and the Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 4

The point of view of the primary producer is worth considering in the dispute between the Railway Commissioners and those who complain that sufficient…

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Pioneer Motor Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 7

A general meeting of the above club was held on Tuesday evening at Batcman's Hotel, George-street. Mr. Geddes occupied the chair, and there were about 25 members present. Considerable discussion took…

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Cycling and Motoring. Enfield Bicycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 7

The annual championship of the above club will be held on Saturday next over the Burwood-Bankstown course. The race will start it 3.30 p.m. Makweld, who won last season's event, is said to have an…

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Hobart Conference. Caucus of State Ministers. Federalising the Debts. Payment for Transferred Properties. the Braddon Section. the Railway Revenues. the Irrigation Question. Three Determined Premiers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday.--The joint conference did not meet to-day. The question of federalising the debts, paying for the transferred properties, and extending the Braddon section had…

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Motor Omnibuses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 6

Mr. Tait, chairman of the Railway Commissioners, returned to-day from Tasmania. At Hobart, Mr. Tait, Mr. Woodroffe, and Mr. Bent inspected the Cheimsford steam motor…

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Railway Bridge on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 3

Between 8 and 9 o'clock on Wednesday night the railway bridge which spans O'Connell-street in Parramatta, was found to be on fire. The alarm was immediately given, and the local…

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John Bridge and Co., Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 6

Our catalogue on Wednesday, which was the largest for the past fortnight, embraced 4,753 bales, in which were comprised a big percentage of unskirted and…

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The North Shore Bridge. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 8

Sir,—Being neither directly nor indirectly interested in the Sydney Ferries, Limited, I am in a position to give an unbiassed opinion on the subject of the proposed North Shore Bridge. The Ferry Service is an…

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Tramways for Mosman. Suggestions by the Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

A large number of residents of Mosman were introduced to the Raliway Commissioners yesterday by Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., and asked for certain tramway extensions at Mosman…

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