Motor Boats. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The recent lamentable accident has been the cause of some discussion in the press as to the competency of motor boat owners to take their pleasure on the waters…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
8,602 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250
The Motoring World. Afloat and Ashore. Cars. 128 Miles an Hour-- Police Traps at St. Kilda
One hundred and twenty-eight miles an [?]ur! Whew! Must make our motorists feel like putting their 25 miles an hour cars on the shelf. What a nerve the chauffeur of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Manly Motor 'Bus Company
The prospectus of the Manly-Pittwater Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., shows the capital of the company to be £8500, divided into 1700 shares, of £5 each. Shares to the number…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Jolimont Railway Tragedy. Melbourne
The body of the young man who was killed on the Jolimont line has been Identified as Mark Dolan, formerly a casual hand on the railways…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring. a World's Record
"Hemery, the winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Race," states "Motoring Illustrated," has been working night and day at the Darracq works in order to complete a new 200 h. p. 8-cylinder Darracq before the new year. His…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →General News. the Railway Inquiry Commission
The first meeting of the Royal Commission of railway administration, since the appointment of Colonel Bums as a member, will be held at the Executive Council Chamber on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. To-day's Fixtures
New South Wales Cyclists' Union.--Championship race meeting, Sydney Sports Ground. Redfern. Sydney, Suburban. Curzon Park, Enfield, Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs, Northern Suburbs,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Silverton Tramway Company
MELBOURNE, Friday.--A total of £117,870 was received as traffic received by the Silverton Tramway Co. during the year ended December 81, 1005, as contracted with a return of £99.053 during 1004. The amount at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Broken-hill Railway Rates. When They Were Reduced
ADELAIDE, Friday.--Last week, when, increased rates for the carriage of are on the Broken-hill railway line came into force, the Sydney "Dally Telegraph" published a leading…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Monaro Railway Scheme. a Link with Victoria
BOMBALA, Friday.--Mr. Bernard M'Tternan, the secretary of the Railway League, has canvassed all the towns in connection with the proposed extension from Balrusdale to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Motor 'Bus. From Manly to Pittwater
On Thursday afternoon the mayor and council of Manly privately celebrated the advent of the now motor 'busses, which are to run between Manly and Pittwater, with a trip to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Runaway Train on the Rockies
A goods train escaped from a Hiding on the Rocky Mountains (U.S.) and collided with a passenger train at Helena, Montana. The wrecked carriages caught fire, six of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Buses
The Motor 'Buses from Manly to Narrabeen and Rocklily are now an accomplished fact, and will cause a mild boom in this most beautiful of the environs of Sydney. Now is the time for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-car Temptation
Anyone can learn to drive fast, provided they have the money to buy a car, but, comparatively speaking, few have sufficient control over themselves to learn to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Over the Andes
The railway across the Andes in South America is to be completed by New York capitalists at a cost of £3,000,000, writes the New York correspondent of the "Express."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rabbits on Roads
Before Mr. Justice Pring, in Chambers today, the question of the liability of municipalities in connection with the destruction of rabbits, was raised by a special case submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Died in a Train
The wife of Mr. L. A. Anderson, of Mount Druitt, died in a train between Wentworthville and Parramatta this morning. On arrival at Parramatta the body was taken to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Austral Unattached Road Race
The 10 miles Austral unattached raad race is to be run on March 24. The contest is promoted by Mr. Alick McNeil, and is open to all riders not attached to any club. The prize list is a valuable one, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gembrook Railway Accident
The inquiry was resumed yesterday by departmental officers into the allegation made by Mr. Haub, that he saw line repairers altering the level of the Gembrook railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Scarcity of Railway Trucks
About 60 men employed in the railway flying gangs in the metropolitan division were discharged yesterday. The reason assigned is that all the trucks are occupied in the wheat…
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