Country News. Barraba-manilla Railway. Manilla
The first sod of the Barraba-Manilla railway will be turned on Tuesday morning. Material is being placed on the site for the contractor's temporary bridge…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
8,602 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250
New Twin-cylinder Motor Engine
What may be styled a distinct departure in twincylinder engines for bicycles has just been invented by an English firm. The engine is called the Roc. In most double-cylindered engines for cycles the position…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Two-speed Gear for Motor Cycles
A novel speed gear for motor cycles has just been put on the home market. It was exhibited at the late Olympia there, and excited favourable criticism. Its first speed, 10½ to 1, is low enough to enable…
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A big performance has recently been accomplished on a 3-h.p. motor bicycle, Chadeayne, the well-known motorist, having ridden from San Francisco to Los Angeles in record time. Notwithstanding the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Carriage of Wheat. Increase in Break-of-journey Charge. Goulburn
In reply to their protest regarding the increase of the break-of-Journey charge to country millers, the Chamber of Commerce has been informed by Mr. McLachlan,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-boat Notes
There was a fine show of motor-boats at the Olympia Show in England. Great advances had been made since the previous show, not that there was really any striking feature in the way of revolution of design, but that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring. Mechanical Features at the English Show
A perusal of the English motoring journals shows that the great English motor show was not noticeable particularly for any great or striking departures in design or construction, it was noticeable that there seentad…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. Sydney" Thousand. Nominations Due on January 23
Although the January carnival has yet to be disposed of the daies for the last bin fixtures at the season, viz., the Sydney Thousand meeting, have been decided upon and are as follows:-- March 5,10, 14, 21, 24, 26, and 28…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trampled on by a Horse
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Carl Jacobsen (67), garden laborer, in the employ of a market gardener at East Brighton, entered a stable where there were four horses. He slipped and fell…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Royal Road
It is called by many names, but the "Royal Road" appears as fitting as any of them. Stevenson says:—"It seems as if marriage were the royal road through life, and realised…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Revolution Fails. the Rising Suspended. Girl Leader at Moscow. Twenty Thousand Killed. Rebels Wreck a Train
LONDON", Monday Afternoon.—The revolutionary societies at St. Petersburg have issued a manifesto, admitting the failure of the risings, and stating that, they have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cab and Tram Collide. Two Men Injured
[?] nervous horse was the cause of two [?] being injured near Encounter-street, [?] last night. The animal shied at a [?] bound from Kogarah to Sans Souci,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Died in a Tram. Well-to-do Old-age Pensioner
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—Mrs. Catherine James, an old-age pensioner, aged 70 years, dropped dead in a tram this morning. She was carrying a bag containing £40 in money…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Policeman and Tram Driver. a Question of Language. Conflicting Testimony
A case in which some very conflicting testimony was given was heard at Nowtown Police Court to-day, when Silvester o'Brien, 29, tram driver, was charged with using indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rebels at Moscow. Many Drowned While Crossing River. Policeman Crucified on Tram Car
LONDON, Tuesday, 2.50 p.m.—Rebels at Moscow on Saturday endeavoured to escape across the River Moskwa (a tributary of the Volga). Many were drowned owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Tram Fares. Two Women Fined
Inspector Wigg, of the Tramway Department, proceeded against two women in the summons division of the Central Police Court to-day for breaches of the tramway regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Along the Siberian Railway. All Stations Pillaged
LONDON, Tuesday, 2.50 p.m.—Anarchy prevails all along the Siberian railway, and all stations have been pillaged. Military trains follow indiscriminately in charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Springwood Railway Fatality. Boy's Terrible Death
SPRINGWOOD, Wednesday.—In connection with, the accident at the local railway station, whereby the 6-year-old son of Mr. John T. Walsh, railway porter, lost his life, it appears…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warning to Railway Commissioners
There is a dangerous corner at Ross-street, Forest Lodge, near the school, and, According to Alderman H. Chapman, many accidents have occurred there. Glebe Council, at the instance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring Notes. Club's New Year Run
THE opening run for the year 1906 of the Automobile Club of Australia lakes place on Saturday next, when a large gathering of cars is…
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