Trams and Dogs. to the Editor
Sir,--A letter from "Sportsman" which appeared in a recent issue of your paper was read to me by my mistress. I quite understood it, as I had often thought we dogs were not well…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
6,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250
Unrest in Russia. Order Restored at Baku. After Much Bloodshed. Railway Strike in Warsaw
LONDON, Thursday.--Order has at length been restored at Baku, in southern Russia, on the Caspian Sea. Much blood was shed before the officials…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russian Railway Raid. Through Chinese Territory
LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--A party of 300 Russians has raided and slightly damaged the railway between Hai-cheng and Fa-shi-Chiao, violating Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War of Railway Rates. End of the Competition. New South Wales and Victoria in Agreement. Repeal of Penal Provisions. the New Goods and Wool Charges
As the outcome of several conferences held by the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales and Victoria, two by-laws were published in yesterday's "Gazette" providing new rates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pyrmont Bridge-road. Action by the Government
The condition of the Pyrmont Bridge-road, passing through Blackwattle Bay, and running through the Glebe,has been the subject of advorse comment on more than one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Current Literature. the Road in Tuscany
In "The Road in Tuscany: A Commentary" (Macmillan and Co.), Mr. Maurlee Howlott dwells in his characteristically enthusiastic vein on the beauties of Italy in nature and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Building the World's Highest Bridge. in the Heart of Africa
A bridge that can claim the distinction of being the highest in the world; that spans a chasm whose waters have never been fathomed, and in which no boat or human being could live;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Cyprian Bridge's Views. Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge gave his views to the "Express" concerning the question of battleships or destroyers as follows:—
"I consider the issue raised—destroyers versus "battleships—to be a false one. It is almost like contrasting a swordfish and a man-eating tiger…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Town-hall for London in Mid-thames. Striking Suggestion by a Wellknown Engineer. Palace on a Bridge
A suggestion has been made that the London County Council, which cannot find a site in London for an official home, should build a hall on a bridge across the Thames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Motor Event. Dunlop Reliability Contest
The most notable semi-sporting event in Australia this week is the motor reliability contest, promoted by the Dunlop Tyre Co., which opened on Tuesday last and closes this…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The N.z. Tramways
At the last meeting of the Auckland City Council, the finance and legal committee submitted a report dealing with the auditor's report on the accounts of the Electric Tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring to Melbourne. the Reliability Trial. History of the Haste Waggons. Iv
Gundagai to Albury was the hardest of the three days in the New South Wales ride, and it was hard enough for any one. The metalled road ceases soon after Gusdagai, and the track…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Contest. the Finish. Ties in Each Class
MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon.—A great crowd witnessed the finish of the Dunlop Reliability Motor-Car Content, at the Haymarket, this afternoon. The weather was fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Current Items. Tram Accident at Leichhardt
On Thursday morning a young man named Ernest Perkins accidentally slipped off a tram while proceeding along Parramatta-road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russia. Massacre at Baku. Tartars Let Loose. Great Railway Strikes. Services Stopped. Murdered Grand Duke. London, Feb. 24
A terible massacre is reported from Baku, on tbe Caspian. Three hundred corpses are in the streets. Tartars were let loose on Armenians, and the police…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Servants' Strikes. Suspension of Traffic. Riots at Warsaw. London, Feb. 23
All traffic on the Vienna-Warsaw railway has been suspended owing to the strike of Polish workers. An attempt to utilise military stokers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cycling and Motoring. To-day's Fixtures
Burwood Club.—Run to Ryde and Meadowbank. Annandale Club.—Road race, Homebush course. Waratah Rovers.—Run to Sandringham. Eastern Suburbs.—Run to Bronte baths…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Overland Motor Contest. Fourth Days Running. Albury to Euroa. Some Cars Delayed for Repairs. Two Competitors Retired. Probability of a Run-off. (From Our Special Reporter.) Euroa
The fourth section of the Dunlop Reliability Contest for the Buchanan Cup and other trophies was run to-day from Albury to Euroa. The distance was 101 miles. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Neglecting to Pay His Tram Fare
At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. King, D.S. M., James Matthews was proceeded against by Inspector Wigg, of the Tramway Department, for having neglected to deliver up to the conductor the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor 'Buses. To be Run in Redfern
The question of a motor omnibus service has cropped up in yet another district, and this time Red fern will be the benefiting borough. At Thursday's meeting of the local…
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