On A' Tram Last Night
First City Man, briskly, breaking new ground in conversation: "well there's no doubt Stoessel made a good showing, eh?" Second City man (gazing at No. 1 with…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
6,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250
Railway Engines and Grass Fires
It ought not to be beyond the ingenuity of the railway staff to devise means to prevent the locomotives from causing grass fires, which in turn become huge bush…
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The official tests of the electric locomotive built for the New York Centeal Railroad by the General Electric Company took place yesterday on a stretch of four…
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The Japanese are bridging the Yalu for the purpose of linking the Korean and Chinese railways, and strengthening the position of General Kuroki…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridging the Yalu. Korean and Chinese Railways Linked. LONDON, Saturday, 6.40 a.m
The Japanese are bridging the Yalu, and linking the Korean and Chinese railways, thus strengthening General Kuroki…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Embankment Damaged. By Russian Patrols. LONDON, Saturday, 6.40 a.m
General Sakharoff, Chief of the Russian Staff, reports that Russian patrols damaged the railway embankment 10 miles north of Hai-cheng, with the result that an engine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On a Sydney Tram. Smartness Rewarded
Father, mother, and little son were travelling on a tram car in Sydney yesterday. The conductor came along and demanded the fares…
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It is stated that a further instalment of economy is to be introduced in the Tramway Department. The details of the scheme are not yet available, but it is understood…
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Various early Sunday morning trains to fishing and other resorts, starting with the 6.35 to Como, are a great convenience to hundreds of persons. But no trams run till…
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The extraordinary traffic caused by the "all night" trams on Sunday morning has been such as to more than justify their introduction. It is understood that the…
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Reference was made some time back to the proposal of the Railway Commissioners to lengthen the railway station platforms on the west suburban line. The matter was discussed…
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Shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday evening George Dobbing (39) a resident of Newtown was proceeding to his home in Campbell-street, when he was set upon by two men in Newtown-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trades and Labour. Railway and Tramway Service Association
Mr. M. snanahan presldoa at the quarterly meeting of the N.S.W. Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association (Sydney branch), which was held on Thursday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Troubles. No Room in tin® Service for Promotion. a Motor-cleaner Wants to Know
With the assistance of your valuable paper I would like to make known a few facts that might act as a warning to youths who have intentions to enter the…
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"Straight-talk" writes:—Your correspondent, Mr. P. A. Phillips, does well in calling public attention to the overcrowding of trams. The cars should certainly be licensed to carry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kuropatkin's Motor Car. High-speed Touring Along a 25-Mile Front
General Kuropatkin has acquired a new 50-h.p. motor-car, with which he is enabled to rush at high speed from one place to another along the Russian front, which is twenty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What Railway Men Want. Proposed Classification Sheet
The proposed new classification sheet, which has been framed by the executive of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, is published in the current issue of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Manchurian Campaign. a Terrific Bombardment. Linking Railway Systems
The Russian batteries on the line of the Sha-ho were silent for two days following the fall of Port Artbur. Then the Russians, with many heavy guns,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Casualties. a Tram Accident
Daniel Lawler, 60, a blacksmith, residing at Palmer-street. Woolloomooloo, was knocked down by a tram in City-road on Saturday evening. On being taken to the Royal Prince…
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The quarterly meeting of the N.S.W. Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association (No. 1. Sydney branch) was held at the Trades' Hall, Mr. M. Shanahan…
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