Tram Conductors
Mr. Alfred Saddington writes:—The travelling public are certainly entitled to protection from their fellow-travellers being in an unfit state to take care of themselves, or their clothing to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
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Railways Blocked
LONDON, Sunday, 2 p.m.—Two thousand loaded railway vans westward bound choke the railway sidings between Samara and Slatoust, completely stopping traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bound the World on a Motor Car. Arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Glidden. After Touring 23,247 Miles
Saturday last was a notable day for motorists in Sydney, as it marked the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Glidden, the world-famed motor tourists, who already have completed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Knocked Down by a Tram. a Man Seriously Injured
George Anderson, a middle-aged man, was crossing William-street, at its intersection with Bourke-street, this morning, when a tram knocked him down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Traffic Blocked Two Thousand Cars at a Standstill. LONDON, Sunday, 2 p.m
Two thousand loaded railway vans, westward bound, choke the sidings between Samara and Statoust, Eastern Russia, completely stopping traffic…
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Henry Harvey, a tram conductor, died in St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday from injuries sustained on Saturday in a colhsion between a tramear and a horse and cart…
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[?], Sunday. --Mr. Reynoldson, M.L.A., is working hard to get the Government to consent to the line crossing tho river, and has had several interviews with the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inverell Railway Returns
INVERELL, Sunday.--The annual returns for the Inverell railway station, made up to February 23, show that the coaching revenue amounted to £3090. The goods revenue was…
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The high rate of speed at which motor cars are driven through the streets has caused the Hunter's-hill Council to put the brake on by framing special by- laws limiting the speed of…
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Mr. J. Glidden, the American millionaire, who is touring the world on a 24 horse-power Napier car, arrived in Sydney on Saturday afternoon. The members of the Automobile Club of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tour of the Railway Commissioners
On Saturday morning, the Railway Commissioners returned from their visit of inspection on certain of the northern lines. They went out as far as Burren junction on the…
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PERTH,' Sunday.--On Saturday morning an engine was being shunted in Perth station yard, when it collided with a stationary engine, stoving in parts of the latter's tender. The…
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SINGLETON, Sunday.--A special meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association was held yesterday, and was largely attended. A letter was read from the secretary of the Tenterfield…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities and Accidents. Tramway Conductor Killed
A tramway conductor, named Henry Harvey (24), lately residing at Moncur-street, Woollahra, was fatally injured on Saturday evening whilst engaged in collecting fares on a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Stationmaster Killed
BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Lionel H. Newton, stationmaster at Burns, near Cockburn, was run over by a train early this morning and killed. The coroner held an inquiry, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Watson's Bay Tram Sections. Residents to Petition the Commissioners
The residents of Double Bay and Rose Bay are not daunted by the refusal of the Railway Commissioners to alter the sections on the Watson's Bay tramway line. They have prepared…
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LONDON, Monday, 2.15 p.m.—Owing to Japan insisting upon the carriage of military stores, China has suspended the train service on the railway from Newchwang to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lazy Tram Conductors
"Womerah" writes:—Regarding Mr. Isaacs' remarks re the conductor being lazy, I will quote, as an instance, a tram leaving Circular Quay for the railway, at a busy period of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →International Railway Congress. Australasian Representatives
In railway circles considerable interest is manifested in the great International Railway Congress which is to meet at Washington, U.S.A., at the commencement of May…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eddy Railway Memorial Fund
A meeting of railwlay and tramway employees was held in the Railway Institute on Friday evening in connection with the Eddy Railway Memorial Fund. Mr. T. Hall…
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