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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

8,602 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Mater Misericordiao Hospital, Will oughby-road

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 22

The Sisters of Mercy of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital wish to return thanks for the following donations received :—The Very Rev. Father J…

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Botany Road Dust Nuisance. Suggested Special Rate

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 6

The subject of the dust nuisance on Botany-road came before the Alexandria last night,through the receipt of a communication form the Colncil of Waterloo. In this it was…

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Lands Commission. a Rage with the Clock. Official's Night Train Journey

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

The Lands Commission (Mr. Justice Owen) sat again this morning at the Departmenntal Building, Bridge and Lottus streets. William Henry Capper, chier elerk in the…

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Prince in Burma. "The Road to Mandalay." 184 Miles of Light

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 2

The Prince of Wales arrived at Mandalay this afternoon (says the special correspondent of the London "Daiily Telegraph," writing on January 16). His last evening in…

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Trams

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 3

"Citizen" writes:—The noise of the trams, the whirr, whirr of the machines, seem to me (a comparative stranger to Sydney) likely to cause aberrations of intellect to some. Two…

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Railway Employees' Association

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 6

The fifteenth annual conference of the Amal-gamated Railway and Tramway Service Asso-ciation of N.S.W. has elected the following of-ficers:—President, Mr. C. Brown (loco.,…

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Red Ties and High-heeled Boots. Must Not Be Worn by Vic-torian Railway Men

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 3

Whether it is because some officials have bees wearing ties of such a Daringly crimson! hue as to embarass the engine-drivers on the look-out for danger signals, or whether it is…

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Railway Fatality. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 8

An inquest was held to-day touching the death of Wm. George Hampton. The Cononer, Mr. Beard, found that death was caused by injuries accidentally received on a railway,…

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Continental Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

An interesting personal sketch of the leading French, Belgian, and Italian motor racing cracks has been given in the "Morning Post." Chronometer Thery is the name that was aptly given to the brilliant…

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Cycling and Motoring. Arrival of Cycling Champions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

Quite a number of cycling [?]racks, who have during the past few weeks been racing in Melbourne and Adelaide, arrived here yesterday by train. A number of other riders are shortly expected, and in a few days…

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Motor 'Buses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

Writing under the nom-de-plume of "In Summa Diligentia," a local motorist deplores the fact that the Railway Commissioners should have expended so much public money in having built to their order two such…

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Victoria. Tramway Administration. Sydney v Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

The policy of the Melbourne Tramway Company is not to interfere with the present system of fares. A deputation from the Prahran Council wal[?]ed on the directors, and…

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The Railway Service. Conclusion of the Conference. an Entirely New Executive. Arbitration on the Classification Sheet. Carried by a Good Majority

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 8

The most important resolution carried at the concluding session of the annual conference of the New South Wales Amalgamated Raliway and Tramway Service Association, held…

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Railway Accident. Passenger Injured. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

An lee truck next to the engine of the Port Fairy express train became derailed at Weerita, four miles from Camperdown, to-day…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

Walter Rutt and Henri Mayer, the Germans, W. L Samuelson, the American, and a hest of inter-State riders. including George Farley, Pye, Clark, Sandberg. Morgan, and others, and O. H. Brook, the local champion,…

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Motoring. Pioneer Motor Cycle Club

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

A special meeting of the Pioneer Motor Cycle Club was held at Bateman's Hotel on Tuesday, night. Messrs. Merry, Edwards, and Woods were elected members. Messrs. Witham, Finlay, and Edwards were appointed a…

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Railway Employees. Commissioners and Arbitration. the Union Classification Sheet. Members Reject the Old Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

The fifteenth annual conference of the Amalgamated Hallway and Tramway Service Association was concluded at the Trades-hall yesterday…

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Mudgee-cobborah Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 10

Mr. O. Dimelow, Surveyor of the Forestry, Branch, Department of Lands, gave evidence before the Public Works Committee yesterday regarding the forest reserves and the nature of…

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Police Courts. Assaulting a Tram Conductor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 10

For assaulting a tram conductor named Albert Tame while in the execution of his duty, clerk named Herbert Clifton (26) was at the Central Court ordered to pay a fine of £2, or go to prison for a month. It was…

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Attempted Train-wrecking

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 6

It was reported on February 14 that an attempt had been made to wreck the Sydney to Moree mail train at a spot about a mile from Werris Creek station. Some fetlers' tools were…

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