Gembrook Railway Accident Inquiry
Mr. George Alexander Knipe, surveying engineer to the Railway Department, gave technical evidance before the Gembrook railway accident board to-day. The effect of it…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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250-Horse Power Motor Car
Mr. A. G. Vanderbilt's 250-h.p. motor car, theoretically the most powerful in the world, was tried on the Ormonde Beach on the 22nd of January, and proved a failure. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 581 →Motor Tour of the World
Mr. Charles J. [?]lidden, who has already succeeded in circling the globe on his motor car, is proceeding successfully with his second tour of the world. Last week a postcard…
Continued on Trove, page 581 →Cycle and Motor Sydney Thousand Carnival
Great interest is now centred in the big cycling carnival, which begins next Monday evening at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Already the acceptances for the mammoth…
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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Railway Administration was resumed oh Friday. The Commissioners were Judge Rogers (President), Mr. G. A. Wilson, and Colonel J. Burns…
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He is artful ; he is strong, In the service far too long ; The golden crown has nearly turned his head…
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It is to seldom that n. motorist can be ac-: cused of doing an unselfish action that the noble dead of Matthew Summers, an employee of the Worthington Pump Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Commission. Judge Rogers Objects to Delay. Locomotive Contract
The Railway Commission (Judge Rogers, Mr. G. A, Wilson, and Colonel Burns) continued to take evidence yesterday afternoon,The Railway Commissioners, who were…
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A young man named Harold Manson, described as a labourer, was charged by warrant at the Glebe Police Court yesterday, with unlawfully assaulting William Amos Loomes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Inquiry. Royal Commission Sitting. Mr. Oliver Further Examined. Correspondence with the Premier. the Cross Examination. Some Evidence in Camera
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into alleged inharmonious relations existing between the Commissioners for Railways continued its sittings yesterday. Judge Rogers…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Millionaire Motorist Mobbed. for Knocking a Little Girl Down
LONDON, Monday Afternoon. -- Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, while motoring at Pisa (Italy) knocked down a little girl, whereupon the townspeople mobbed the motor. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mudgee-cobborah Railway. Productiveness of the District
The Public Works Committee heard further evidence this afternoon concerning the expediency of constructing a railway line from Mudgee to Cobborah. Mr. Hurley, M.L.A., was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring. the Premier. to Tour the North Coast by Motor-car
The Premier of the State, Mr. J. H. Carruthers, M.L.A., is leaving on Sunday or Monday next on a tour of the North Coast districts, and recognising that a motor-car would facilitate matters, and enable him to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. the Sydney Thousand
Considerable speculation has taken place among the racing men and the public as to the manner in which the contestants in the Sydney Thousand are to be eliminated for the final. Mr. M'Intosh yesterday informed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gembrook Railway Accident. What Was the Cause?
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The cause of the railway accident which occurred near Belgrade, on the Gembrook line, on January 28 last, was further inquired into to-day by the board (Judge…
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A collision occurred between two trams in Pitt-street, Sydney, near the new Railway Station about 5.40 a.m. on Monday. Four persons were injured, one rather…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →About Electric Tramways
In spite of recent advances, London's tramway system is still far behind many of the great cities of Europe or America. The New York electric tramways are the most…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Cycling and Motoring. Notes
Mr. Alick M'Nell presided at the twelfth annual meeting of the League of N.S.W. Wheelmen, held on Monday night at the Protestant Hall. The annual report, read by Mr. H. D…
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The Royal Commission appointed to investigate various matters in connection with the administration of the New South Wales Railways (Judge Rogers, Mr. G. A. Wilson, and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Trial of a New Double-decked Motor 'Bus
Last week a trial trip was made of a new double-decked motor 'bus, with which the New South Wales Railway Commissioners propose to serve the suburban area which lies between the…
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