Motor Boat Notes
Mr. Ford has an 80-h.p. motor launch in hand at present in Berry's Bay. It promises to be one of the speediest boats in Australian waters, and its completion is eagerly looked forward to be local…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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Railway Institute. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Railway Institute was held on Friday evening in the main hall of the institute in Devonshire-street. There was a large gathering, presided over by the president, Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident on a Railway. Melbourne
A casual employee of the Railway Department, named James Lackett, sustained fearful injuries at Newport. He was engaged uncoupling wheat trucks, when an engine…
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Our report of the Kempsey conference, read in conjunction with the first of the series of articles on "Our Northern Rivers" by our special reporter this morning,…
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James Lockett, who had both legs amputated as the result of an accident met with at Newport railway yards, died in the Williamstown Hospital to-day…
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Norman de Meur, the boy who fell from a tram on Saturday night and fractured his skull, died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital last evening…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Anniversary Day. Railway Arrangements for the Holiday
The modern practice in regard to holidays, of observing them not on their actual date, but as a rule on Mondays, is a most convenient one for the general public, as it enables…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Running the Railways and Public Opinion. Mail Subsidies Commission
The Federal Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the question of subsidies to mall steamers sat again this morning. John Harper, Chief Traffic Manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Commissioners. Their Visit to Newcastle
The Railway Commissioners this morning returned to Sydney from their visit to Newcastle and the northern-district. In addition to looking into Newcastle matters they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anniversary Day. Railway Arrangements
The modern practice in regard to holidays, of observing them not on their actual date, bat, as a rule, on Monday, is a most convenient one for the general public, es it…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Motor 'Bus. Faster Than a Cab
The rapid progress of the car during the last few mouths has synchronised with the advent of the motor 'bus. The popularity of this vehicle is undoubted, and they are overcoming…
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ALBURY, Monday.--At the local police-court this afternoon, the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales prosecuted J. B. Thomson, a local bookseller and stationer, on a charge of…
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Norman do Meur, the boy who fell from a tram on Saturday night, died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital last night from a fracture of the skull…
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KEMPSEY, Monday.-- The conference in connection with the Land and Railway. League sat again to-day. Mr. John Clark occupied the chair, and about seven other delegates were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Express Train Derailed. London, Jan. 22
An express train run off the rails at Ghent, Belgium. Forty-three British mail bags were burnt. Those contained registered packages the value of which had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Roar of Our Train's. a Chance for Clever Engineers
People, who have travelled about the world are aware that the railways of this State have attained a high standard. Nevertheless there is either a smoothness or an absence of noise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bush Fires. Railway Concessions to Sufferers
In connection with the disastrous bush fires which have been devastating parts of the country during the past few days, the past few days, the Railway Commissioners have had under consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 5.5 P.m. the Railway Inquiry. Comments on the Report. Interview with Mr. Holman. What the Commissioners Should Do
The Railway Commissioners had no desire to-day to discuss the finding of the Royal Commission of Inquiry which reflected so seriously upon what was described as their want of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Notes Club Monthly Meeting
MR. W. E. FISHER, who has, been the hon, secretary of the Automobile Club of Australia since its inception and who was largely Instrumental in…
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Some changes have taken place in Melbourne in connection with the location of business premises devoted to the automobile industry and ut may be fairly affirmed that…
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