With the Blocked Trams. How Traffic Was Restored
The tramway people had an exceptionally busy time last night.A number of cars were deralled in the city and suburbs, and before the running could be resumed much work had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1905
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Cycling Chronicle the League. Racing at Adelaide. Clarke Wins a Double. The Big Motor Trial—The M.B.C. Mcoting—And Rows in General
The M.B.C. Carnival commences at the Exhibition track, Melbourne, Saturday next. The cracks and handicap riders are so fit that, the racing will probably be a best on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Going to Melbourne by Motor The Reliability Trial
The Dunlop motor reliability trial, Sydney to Melbourne, 672 miles, commences next Tuesday, February 21. It is not a race in the [?] sense, the competition being one of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Head Trams. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Following on the published letters of "Toiler," "Resident," and "Excursionist," which appeared in recent issues of your valuable journal, I would like to state that I am in full accord with them, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Standardisation of Motor Cars
The recent motor show at Paris laid bare the fact that there is, at the present time, a general tendency on the part of most makers to adopt universal designs in the various types of car now marketed. Of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kerosene Motor for the Admiralty
According to the home papers, the Admiralty have decided on giving the internal combustion engine a trial, and with this in view have ordered a 76-h.p. four-cylindered paraffin motor from a well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling and Motoring. the Gordon-bennett Race
The entries for the 1905 Gordon Bennett race closed on the 31st of January last. Seven countries entered for the contest, viz., Fance, England Germany, America, Austria Italy, and Belgium. The chaufeurs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Shortages. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—We are pleased to note that the president of the Chamber of Commerce has been successful in softening the Hollway Commissioners, and inducing them to reconsider the matter of the obnoxious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Watson's Bay Tram. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I have read with interest the letters of "Tol[?][?]r" and others published in your paper during the last few weeks advocating the reduction of fares and the completion of the line to the jetty at Watson's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dunlop Reliability Motor Contest
This big competition will start from Sydney early on next Tuesday morning, and finish in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon; only a given section being set for competition to cover each day in schedule time…
Continued on Trove, page 441 →State Railways and State Debts
Apparently some of the State Premiers who have been assembled at Hobart went there inspired by the idea that they possessed briefs from their States to prevent…
Continued on Trove, page 400 →Motor Omnibuses. Balmain Council Favours Them
Balmain aldermen favour the proposed introduction of motor omnibuses. At last night's meeting of the council an application received by the Traffic Department and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor Omnibus. Coming to Sydney
Motor omnibuses promise to make their appearance in Sydney much sooner than was doubtless expected. At Monday's meeting of the Woollahra council a communication…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Honeymoon A-motoring. The Maid's Mistake
Although there are a good many motorists in our midst, there are few, if any who have spent their honeymoons amotoring. Upon his recent marriage to Miss Belle Gilchrist,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Life Railway Passes
The question of life railway passes is included among those which have engaged the attention of the gentlemen who at Hobart have been debating on the Federal fitness of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Thunderstorm. Heavy Fall of Rain. Bondi Has Nearly Three Inches. Low Lying Lands Flooded. Tram Traffic Disorganised
The unsettled conditions of the past few days culminated last evening in a terrific thunderstorm in the city. The storm was accompanied by vivid lightning and heavy penis of thunder…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Omnibuses
At yesterday's meeting of the works committee of the City Council, an application was received from Mr. T. Huntley, for permission to run motor omnibuses from Sydney to Balmaln;…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →District Court. (Before Judge Rogers and a jury.) Action Against the Railway Commissioners
Martha Napier, a married woman, residing at Ryde, sought to recover from the Railway Commissioners the sum of £200 compensation for injuries alleged to have been cause owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hobart Conference. Debts Question Undecided. Situation Exceedingly Complicated. Murray Waters Problem. Encouragement of Cadets. Railway Life Passes
HOBART, Tuesday.--The State Ministers met to-day, and considered the draft of the memorandum embodying the resolutions as given last night on the debts question. Sir George Turner…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Big Motor Contest. From Sydney to Melbourne
The Duntop Motor Reliability contort from sydney to Melbourne is to be held on February 21 to 25, and an outline of the competition will [?]o doubt prove of Interest…
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