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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

8,602 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Boy's Skull Fractured. Supposed Fall From a Tram

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 5

A boy named Norman D'Meur, aged 12, residing at Holmsdale-street, Marrickville, was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital last to night, and admitted, suffering from a…

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Railway Destruction Threatened in Revenge for Executions. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 5

The railway men of Moscow threaten to destroy the railway bridges in revenge for wholesale executions of revolutionaries…

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Are Tram Brakes Reliable? Changes Which Will Make for Public Safety. Interview with the Tramway Superintendent

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 5

In consequence of letters of complaint sent in by correspondents, a representative of the "Sunday Times" waited on Mr. Kneeshaw, Tramway Superintendent…

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Fall From a Tram. a Fractured Skull

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 1

Last night a youth named Norman De'-Meur, aged 12, who resides at 4 Holmsdale-street. Enmore, fell out of a Marrickville tram on the Enmore-road. He was picked…

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Casualties. Sensational Incident. at Pyrmont Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 8

A painter named George Bell, 50 years of age, a resident of Union-street, Pyrmont, was admitted into the Sydney Hospital on Saturday suffering from a fractured right thigh and…

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Motoring Accident. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 8

A driver in the Adelaide motor and garage works, named Benjamin Matthews, aged 23, met with a serious accident midway between Basket Range and Uraidla, on Saturday…

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Cycling and Motoring. Eastern Suburbs Bicycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 4

Following is the result of the five miles road race held by the above club on Saturday afternoon over the Maroubra course:—W. Halloway (handicap 50s), time 14m 41s, 1; R. A. Brown (20s), 14m 36s, 2; S. Inglis…

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Motor Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 4

It is computed that 84,808 Longuemara carburetters have been turned out since 1897. Mr. Bruce, the leader of the recent Antarctic Expedition, is of opinion that motor sledges would be…

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North Coast Railway. Agitation Against Delay. Conference at Kempsey. the Farmer and Politician. (From Our Special Reporter.) Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 7

It is little wonder that the vacillation of the Ministry over the North Coast railway at the tail-end of last session of Parliament has quite baffled the unsophisticated people…

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Fall From a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 8

Norman de Meur, 12 years of age, residing at Marrickville, was admitted to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on Saturday night suffering from a severe fracture of the skull,…

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Railway Commissioners

The Australian Star · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners left Sydney for Newcastle last night on one of their visits of inspection…

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New Liquor Act. Railway Refreshment Rooms. Publicans on the Warpath

The Australian Star · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 1

The publicans are on the warpath. On Thursday next at noon a deputation from the U.L.V. Association of N.S.W. will wait upon the Railway Commissioners on…

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Cycling and Motoring. Motoring. Through New South Wales Hy Motor. 5000 Miles In' an S. H .P. Car

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 8

No motorist can speak on the condition of the roads throughout the State, or on motoring matters generally, with more authority than Mr. W. J. C. Elliott, who & spends the greater part of his time in the country…

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Central Railway Station

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 9

The Government Architect's Department has received instructions to proceed as rapidly as possible with the building of the new Central Railway Station on the temporary lines agreed…

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New Site for Railway Institute

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 3

In view of the altered circumstances, by the erection of the new Central Railway Station, and the possibility of the Railway Institute building being required for departmental…

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Motoring Mishap

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A serious motor-car accident occurred in the Mount Lofty hills yesterday, Sir Langdon Bonython, Miss Bonython, and Mr. L. O. Biggs (a Melbourne Journalist)…

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Newcastle Railway Matters

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners returned to Sydney this morning from a visit to Newcastle, where they have been inquiring into a number of local [?] including a proposal to build…

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Western Coal Contract. Railway Commissioners' Report. "An Unwise Contract." Business Tactics Not Pursued. Commissioners' Disagreement. Mr. Knox Furnishes a Minority Report

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 5

The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the circumstances relating to the western coal contract for the Railway Department was presented to His Excellency the…

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Pioneer Motor Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 10

A special meeting of the above club will take place this evening at Bateman's Hotel, George-street, 8 o'clock, to elect officers for the coming year…

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Newcastle. Visit of the Railway Commissioners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 8

The Railway Commissioners visited Newcastle this morning, and inspected the Hamilton Engineering and General Workshops. Subsequently a deputation waited on the…

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