Cakds. Bridge
U. H., Lindfield: The study of inferences is important. The play of each card conveys some information; and tho main secret of playing bridge well…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1905
6,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250
Fail From a Train. Serious Accident to a Priest
Father Fey met with a serious accident while on his journey from Nyngan to Sydney. He was travelling by the up-mail, which roaches Eskbank at 1.7 a.m., and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Through the North. Iii. on the Road to Merton
By sticking to the Great Northern-road, which connects Sydney with Brisbane, in a comfortable railway carriage, much of the beauty of Northern New South Wales—that is,…
Continued on Trove, page 626 →A 500 Mile Cycle Tour. in the South and South-west. Beautiful Country and Good Roads
The accompanying sketch shows one of the best, if not actually the best long distance tour for cyclists and motorists within the State. The distance is about 300 miles, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed on the Railway Accident or Suicide?
A sensation occurred at the Wollongong Railway Station at 8 o'clock this morning. At that hour about fifty people were on the platform, some waiting to go south by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil Motors and Launches. the Question of Control
The Navigation Bill Commission sat again this morning, at the Commonwealth Office, Macquarie-street, Mr. Phillip R. Brodziack, engineer, tendering evidence concerning oil motors and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Telegraphic Code
Within the last few days a conference of the Chief Electrical Railway Engineers of the various States was held in Sydney to discuss improvements in the telegraphic codes. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Conductors. Magistrate Says They Are "Frightfully Lazy."
For the protection of the travelling public, the Tramways Commissioners have a bylaw to the effect that "no person in a filthy condition is allowed to travel on the cars, and must leave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Reliability Trial Running Off the Ties
The ties scored in the recent motor reliability trial from Sydney to Melbourne, promoted by the Dunlop Company, were run off on Monday from Melbourne to Ballarat and back, 140 miles. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling Chronicle the League. Wind-up of the M.B.C. CARNIVAL. Ellogaard in Fine Form—The Sydney Thousand—Crauks Arrive from Melbourne:—The Motor Test. And News in General. I
T. R. Soccombe, a country rider of pretty good class, who frequently raced in tho city, died a few days ago. B. Campton, the winner of the Westral…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lessons of the Motor Trials
It is interesting to draw some conclusions from the reliability run of the motor cars from Sydney to Melbourne, and such conclusions may perhaps be of some little value…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Second Edition Siberian Strikes. Railway Traffic Suspended. Cessation of War Demanded. London, March 7
All traffic on the Trans-Baikal railway line has been suspended for three days on account of the spread of the strikes. At Chita, an important station, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Motor Launches
A fast cruiser for Mr. T. Soderberg is nearing completion st Holmes' yard. Lavender Bay. She is 25ft in length. 7ft beam, counter stern, and whalebackcd forward; equipped with a 7½ h.p. Buffalo motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycling and Motoring. the Cycling Carnival
The great cycling meeting commences to-night at the Sydney Cricket Ground, when all the Continental cracks, including Ivor Lawson, Floyd MacFarland, Thorwald Ellegaard, and Walter Rutt will compete…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ocean-street Electric Trams. Official Answer to Complaints
The conversion of the Ocean-street tram from cable to electric has led to a crop of complaints. The tramway authorities think these are largely due to the dislike of people…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle. Watering the Tramlines. Newcastle
At a meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board held to-day a letter was read from the Under-Secretary for Public Works stating that with reference to previous correspondence in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railways
As the season draws to a close and the carriage of wool, wheat, and other produce on our railways adds to the Commissioners' income, it is reasonable to remind…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Reliability Tests. Won by Tarrant. Craven First in Light Cars. James Successful with Motor Cycle
The last of the series of tests in the Dunlop reliability motor contest was held on Monday when the seven competitors who scored equal points in the recent run from Sydney met in…
Continued on Trove, page 632 →A Railway for the North Coast
It is never too late to amend a policy or construct a railway. Here is the case of the North Coast, from the Hunter River to the Clarence River, for example. The…
Continued on Trove, page 592 →Battle Still Raging. Many Bloody Engagements Kuropatkin Straining Every Nerve To Keep His Line of Retreat Open Russian Railway Traffic Suspended. London, Tuesday, 3.45 p.m
The latest despatches from the scene of the great battle which has been raging for several days in the vicinity of Mukden state that the chief fighting on Monday was…
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