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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

8,602 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

A Motor Pamphlet

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 1

The Tarrant Motor Co. Melbourne, has issued all illustrated pamphlet, giving details of the several cars it handles, including the "Tarrant, made by the…

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Motoring. (Continued From Page 1.) Arms (?) for the L.c.c

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 9

Proposals have been made that the London County Council, as a corporate body owing to an accident arising out of aims. It appears as yet not to have been…

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Motor Boats. Napier Major

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 9

Probably the most famous motor boat in the world at present is Mr. S. F. Edge's "Napier Major," which, during the course of the English season, aggregated over…

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Pioneer Motor-cycle Club

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 9

Members of the Pioneer Motor-Cycle Club assembled at Bateman's Hotel on Thursday evening, and held their first annual dinner, about 35, including friends…

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Railway Fatality. Death of a Child. Springwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 7

John Walsh, aged 6, son of Mr. John T. Walsh, a local railway porter, was killed at this platform by the first division of the afternoon up train to-day. He was crossing…

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Resuming Improvement Leases. Railways and Settlemen[?]. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

At a public meeting of the residents and settlers of the district, held at Jessie Park, Bolero, Mr. A. G. Humby being elected chairman, a resolution was unanimously carried…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling Carnival. Summer Wheel Race. Starts Next Wednesday Night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 5

The big cycling carnival promoted by the Summer Nights' Amusements, Limited, under the rules of the League of N.S.W. Wheelmen, opens on the Sydney Cricket Ground next Wednesday night, and will…

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Motor Cycle Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 5

The popular win of J. Doherty at the Newcastle sports shows how uncertain racing on petrol-driven cycles is at the present time. Doherty on Monday last had the easiest of wins over his opponents, the…

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Cab Collides with a Tram. Two Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 6

About 8 o'clock last evening a cab collided with a tram near Endeavour-street, Kogarah, with the result that two men were injured, one seriously. The tram was bound from…

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Electrifying the Railways

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 62

While our Railway Commissioners persistently delay any experiments in the application of electric traction to such lines as the North Sydney line, the extension of electric traction on the railways of Great Britain…

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The Russian Revolution. Excesses by Revolutionists. Policeman Crucified on a Tram Car. Military Trains in Collision. London, Tuesday, 2.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 1

The rebels at Moscow crucified a policeman on a tram car, but he was rescued before he was dead…

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Cab and Tram Collidf Two Men Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 1

Another of those collisions which are becoming rather too common of late took place about 8 o'clock last night, with the result that two men were injured, one of them…

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The Siberian Railways. Anarchy and Incompetence. London, Tuesday, 2.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 1

Anarchy prevails upon the Siberian railways. All the stations have been pillaged. Military trains follow one another…

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Killed on the Railway Line. Railway Porter's Son's Death. [By Telegraph.] SPRINGWOOD

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred at this station this afternoon, when the first division of the up passenger train, which does not stop here, ran over a little boy of 6 years named John…

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Poison Im the Air. More Carbolic Acid. Woman Ends Her Life on a Railway Platform. "No Hope for Me."

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

Another death by poisoning is again reported to-day--the victim having taken a dose of carbolic acid, and passed out from this life in a very short time. She would…

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The Motor Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 9

At the recent automobile exhibition at Olympia, most of the new fashions were devoted to warm wraps and shoes for motorists. A new kind of rubber overshoe was exhibited, and…

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Another Fatal Motor Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 9

A well-known American society woman, Mrs. F. B. Harrison, was killed recently while motoring in Long Island. The accident happened by the breaking of the stearing gear just as the car…

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Every- Day Topics. Parcels Left in Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 9

There were 6421 articles left in Sydney trams last year, and because most of these were parcels of feminine gear it is calmly asserted that woman is the absent-minded person who…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. the Carnival Opens Next

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 10

The Summer Wheel Race carnival, at which the Continental sprinters, Mayer and Rutt, are to be opposed to Australia best, is drawing near. The opening night is next Wednesday, when a fine programme Will be…

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A Popular Pastime. a Boom in Motor- Boat Building

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 10

Motor- boating is a popular pastime. This Will be proved by a visit to any of the. boat- building yards close to the city. There are, at the present time, over 500 motor -boats in the harbor, and almost the whole of…

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