The Czar’s Movements. Fast Motor-boat Sent to St. Petersburg
By special arrangement with the Russian Embassy, a well-known London company 1s despatching a motor-boat to St. Petersburg…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
8,602 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250
Fruit on the Railway
The secretary of the. Fruitgrowers' Union (Mr. W. B .Smith) lias received the following communication:-"Office of Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 19th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Problem
The following interesting bridge problem (double dummy) and solution are from the "Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News" :- A and B are partners against Y and Z. No…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Informative and Controversial the Shires Act. Will It Do Away with the Roads and Bridges Member ?
When the Shires Bill was under discussion in Parliament, no inconsiderable amount of newspaper capital was made out of the assumption that if once put…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thrilling Railway Disaster. Over Seventy Passengers Injured
A picturesque spot on the Gembrook narrow gauge railway, about four miles from Upper Ferntree Gully (Victoria) was, on Sunday, the scene of a thrilling railway disaster. The Sunday excursion…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alarm of Fire. Children Trampled to Death. London, Saturday Morning
A cry of fire was raised during a children's service in a Vienna church, and a stampede resulted. Six children were killed, and thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Boats and the Rule of the Road
The question of the control of motor launches has now come formally before the Marine Board of Victoria, and that body is at present engaged in ascertaining precisely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Knocked Down by 'A Train
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A seaman on the barque Ballumbio named Axel Olsen was knocked down by a train to-day at Port Adelaide, and sustained a fractured skull. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Public Works. Tenders Accepted To-day. Country Roads and Schools
Tenders were to-day accepted for the following public works:— Hexham to Limeburner's Creek-road, Charles Coyle, Wailsend, £210…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barmaids on the Sands Fun on Manly Beach. in a Motor to the Police Station
Two young barmaids are at present spending holidays at Manly, and on Saturday last they were the cynosure or Hundreds or eyes on the ocean beach. Tripping down to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Panic in a Church. Children Trampled to Death. London, Feb. 3
A cry of fire during a children's service in a Vienna church caused a panic, and in the flight from the building six children in rushing down the steps to the street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gearing on Motor 'Buses
One of the home journals, in dealing with the growing popularity of motor omnibuses, says:—"Motor 'buses will never be wholly successful until some change is made in the method of gearing them,"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Institute Council
At a special [?]ting of the council of the Railway Institute the following officers were elected:—President, Mr. H. McLachian (unanimously re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Washaways on the Railways
Heavy rains caused washaways on the Central railway, near Alico, one 50ft and another 38ft long. Repairs have been temporarily effected…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Motor Boats and the Rule of the Road." to the Editor
Sir,--I have read with great interest your subleader in reference to the above heading. While agreeing with the general tenor of your remarks, I must join issue with the paragraphs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensation in Bridge-st. a Runaway Lorry. Driver and Horse Injured
There was a sensational runaway in Bridge-street shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. A lorry, to which two powerful horses were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Department. Singleton
Dissatisfaction is expressed here with the treatment being meted but by the Railway Department to stockowners who were compelled some months ago…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Motor Law
The decisions of the French Courts in connection with motor cars seem even more erratic than the British. In a recent case decided at Paris there is an account of an intoxicated motorist who ran into a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling and Motoring. Departure of the American Champion
Ivor Lawson, the Salt Lake City rider, was much surprised on Saturday when informed by the League authorities that he was not eligible to start in the Sydney Thousand next month. It appears that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Volunteer Corps
For some time past there has been considerable talk at home as to the usefulness of motor cars for military work. It has been shown conclusively that the petrol-propelled vehicle is indispensable in case…
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