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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

8,602 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

Railway Commission. Mr. E. W. Knox His Letter of Resignation

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

The following is the text of the letter of resignation sent by Mr. Knox to the head of the Government, tendering as resignation as a member of the Commission appointed to…

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The Liquor Act. and Railway Refreshments

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

A deputation from the U.L.V. Association which was to wait upon the Railway Commissioners at noon yesterday to protest against refreshments being served on railway…

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Motor Boat Club

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 3

The general monthly meeting of members of the Motor-Boat Club will be held at the Sports Club on Thursday, February 1. The business is confirmation of minutes of last…

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Mudgee to Cobborah Railway. Works Committee Inquiry. Port of Export

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 7

Further consideration was given by the Public Works Committee yesterday to the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Mudgee to Cobborah. Mr. J. Hurley presided…

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Railway Commission. Mr. Knox's Resignation. Reason's Nor That Step

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

The announcement was made on Wednesday that Mr. E. W. Knox, a member of the Royal Commission dealing with the administration of the railways, had resigned from the…

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Tramway Officers' Association. Address by Mr. Kneeshaw

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 9

The Tramway Superintendent (Mr. John Kneeshaw) delivered an address at the first annual meeting of the Tramway Officers' Association. Referring to the advancement that had taken place…

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Burketown-lilydale Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

Mr. A. Ludwig, American railway engineer, who for the past two months has been engaged making a preliminary survey of the route of the proposed Burketown to Lilydale…

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The Bringelly Road

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 6

The Government has refused point blank to have any more to do with this famous thoroughfare, so we naturally ask—What is to become of it?…

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Unattached Road Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 14

The 10 miles Austral unattached road race, which takes place on the Homesbush course to-day, promises to be a good contest. Nearly all the principal scorchers have entered, and many of the clubs are making…

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Through the Simplon Tunnel. First Passenger Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--The first passenger train has passed through the Simplon tunnel. The Simplon Tunnel consists of two parallel…

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Railways and Tramways. Satisfactory Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 12

Though the dull morning yesterday militated to some extent against the railway passenger traffic, the figures, both as regards the number of passengers carried and the…

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Resign! Resign!! Two Railway Commissioners Must Go. A Big Blunder Showed Up by the Royal Commission. Losses Amount to £200,000

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

THE most serious censure ever passed by a Royal Commission on public officers is that which has just been brought in by the Royal…

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The Black Motor Car Chapter Xxvi. (contd.). — This Tomb

The Arrow · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

Then he suddenly realised where he was, and cursed himself for a fool for not having grasped the fact before. The rock that surrounded him afforded the clue. Rock…

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Russian Railway Schemes

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 8

At a recent meeting of the Central Asian Society in London, Colonel C. E. de la Poer Beres-ford, late Military Attache at St. Petersburg, read a paper on "The Projected Railways from…

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Tramway Association Address by Mr. Kneeshaw. Some Improvements in the Service

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 6

At the first annual meeting of the Tramway Officers' Association, or, as it was originally designated,; the Tramway Traffic Officers' Association; held at the Railway Institute, Mr. John…

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A Motor Comedy. Minister's Wife and a Government Car

The World's News · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 21

An amusing story is going the round of automobile circles in Brussels. About two months ago the head of one of the most important Government offices ordered…

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The Kaiser's New Motor

The World's News · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 22

The Kai[?]er has ordered a new automobile, which promises to be one of the fastest ever made. It will be a 70-h.p. car, and will be able to attain a speed of 75 miles an hoar. It will…

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Boats. Should Motor Boats Carry Kedges and Lines?

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 3

A commendable move has been made by. Mr. E. D. Marshall in motor boat circles. At next Monday night's meeting he intends to ask the M.B.C. to assist him in safeguarding…

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The Motoring World. Afloat and Ashore. Cars. New Victorian Track-- Built at Cost of Two Thousand Pounds

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 3

Several members of the Automobile Club of Australia, are to-day away on the Mountains taking part in a three- days' tour. A day or so is to be spent at Medlow Bath,…

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A Bag of Gold in a Tram-car

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 8

It is not every tram-car passenger who casually leaves a bag containing nearly £1000 in notes and gold behind him on the sent when he leaps from the footboard in a desperate…

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