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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

6,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

The Chorus Girl. Life on the Road. Hardships and Sorrows

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 February 1905 · page 5

Miss Frances Malcolm Spowers, member of a number of prominent women's clubs in New Jersey, joined the chorus of a New York opera company when it was starting out to…

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Fell From a Tram

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 February 1905 · page 5

A lad named Henry Wales, 16, a resident of Catherine-street. Leichhardt, fell off a tram at the corner of Smith-street and Parramatta-road last night. He was…

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The South Head Tram. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 February 1905 · page 3

Sir,—One shilling return fare to South Head (for the so-called Watson's Bay trams only go as far at the Lighthouse, South head) is neither more nor less than "daylight robbery." This may sound…

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A Tram Accident

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 February 1905 · page 7

A lad named Henry Walles, residing at 43 Catherine-street, Leichhardt, fell off a tram in Parramatta-road last night, and was removed to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,…

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Testing the Speed of Motors

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 February 1905 · page 5

Anybody who is the possessor of a watch with a second hand can time the speed of motor-cars as they fly past, says "Science Jottings." All that he has to do is to watch…

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Cycling and Motoring. Enfield Club Road Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 4

In a strone, wind and clouds of dust the Enfield C[?] carried out a 10-mile road race for the club championship over the Burwood-Bankstown course on Saturday. Only seven riders started, and although the…

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Botany Club Road Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 4

A five-mile road race, for members of the club, was held over the Burwood Bankstown course on Saturday afternoon. The conditions for speedy work were unfavourable, but the finish of the race, which was under…

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Accident at Parramatta. Woman Falls Under Moving Train

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 6

Miss Emily Martin, 28 years of age, a resident of Isabella-street, Parramatta, met with a terrible accident at the local railway station this morning…

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Application for a Road. Halloran V. Carter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 3

Messrs. H. A. Crouch (chairman), Frankland, and H. Eager delivered judgment on Saturday at the Public "Works Committee Office in the case of Halloran v. Carter, which had been…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Roads in New Districts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 5

The matter of a road in a country district will often bring out the best and the worst side of human nature. In newly settled parts neighbours are always dependent upon each…

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Narrow Escape. Station-Master's Boots Pulled Off by Express Train

The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 3

Mr. J. Floyd, the station-master at the Kent House Station, on the South-Eastern and Chatham Railway, has just had the narrowest of escapes from a terrible death. He…

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Indian Motoring Prizes

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 3

The motor reliability trials of 1000 miles from Delhi to Bombay were concluded without a single casualty having occurred. A 6 h.p. Wolseley car and a 12 h.p…

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Another Robbery at Forest Lodge. Tram Conductor Held Up

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 5

Wallace George Ley, a tram conductor on fie Drummoyne line, has reported to the police that he was "held up" by two masked men on Sundry morning near the Epping Racecourse…

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Travelling on Expired Railway Tickets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 9

At the Newtown Police Court on Friday, before Mr. Isaacs, S.M., Inspector Davies, of the Railway Department, proceeded against several persons for breaches of the Railway Act. Stanley Smith was charged with…

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Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 8

A lad named Henry Walles, residing at Catherine-street, Leichhardt, fell from a tram in Parramatta-road on Saturday night. He was admitted to the Royal Prince Alfred…

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Young Woman Injured. At Parramatta Railway Station. [By Telegraph.] PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 1

Emily Martin, 28, a local resident, slipped between the platform and a train at Parramatta station this morning, the wheel of the train passing over one of her feet. She was…

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A Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 2

A lad named Henry Wailes, residing at 43 Catherine-street, Leichhardt, fell off a tram in Parramatta-road on Saturday night, and was removed to the Royal Prince Alfred…

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Castlereagh-street Trams. Traffic Interrupted

The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 5

The tram traffic of Castlereagh-street was slightly disorganised between 9 and 10 o'clock this morning, by the break-down of a trolly…

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Surprised Tramway Passengers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 4

For some time past there has been an agitation on the North Shore for an all-night tramway service of the kind existing in other suburbs, but until recently the department has…

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Motoring. Dunlop Reliability Run

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 7

The Dunlop Tyre Company, the promoters of the reliability motor contest for the Buchanan cup, which is being held, from Sydney to Melbourne, on the 21st to the 25th inst., are distributing, gratis, an interesting 20…

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