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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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

Carriage of Broken-hill Ores. Increase in Railway Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Government has confirmed the by-law made by the Railways Commissioner by which traffic on the Broken-bill line will yield an additional £14,000 or…

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The Week's Miscellany: a Compilation of the News of the World. Red Road to Reform in Russia

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1906 · page 8

It is semi-officially' claimed at St. Petersburg that the revolutionary movement has teen checked, and that a complete collapse is only a matter of a a few weeks…

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Millionairess Killed. Young Society Woman's Motorcar Accident. New York, November 26

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1906 · page 5

Mrs. Frances Burton Harrison, a well-known young society woman and a millionairess in her own right, was killed on Saturday in a motor-car accident in Long…

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Motoring. At-tomobile Club

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1906 · page 6

The Automobile Club of Australia held its New Year run yesterday afternoon to Pennant Mills. The cars, headed by Mr. Jones, the popular president left the Post-office at 2 o'clock, and…

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Tram Leaves the Rails. a Broken Axle in George-street

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1906 · page 5

At about 12.30 yesterday the tram traffic from the city to the suburbs was blocked by the breaking of an axle oil a car bound from Leichhardt to the city…

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Om the Road to Calabar

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 4

The idea of cannibalism in connection with a bicycle appears, somehow, to be absolutely incompatible and incongruous. And yet the cable tells us that an official of the Nigeria…

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Russia's Plight. Wanton Slaughter. Wholesale Dismissals on Railways. London, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 7

Russian Liberal organs unanimously declare that Admiral Dubasoff, the Governor General of Moscow, permitted wanton slaughter in the city in putting down the…

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Mudgee to Cobborah Railway. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 8

The Public Works Committee arrived here last evening, and commenced taking evidence this morning relative to the proposed Mudgee to Cobborah railway. Three…

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St. George Club. Air Motor 14Ft Champion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 4

The annual 14ft championship race promoted by the St. George Club was held on Saturday afternoon, and sailed over the Botany Bay course. Fourteen entries were received, viz.:—Vera (H. Kemp), Rene,…

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Barrier Railway Rates. South Australian Increases. Views of Mining Men. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 7

The increase in rates by the south Australian Government on the carriage of Broken Hill ores from Cockburn to the seaboard, though coming without warning, has not…

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Brisbane Tramway Receipts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 7

The receipts from the Brisbane tramways during December amounted to £12,459, compared with £12,110 for December, 1904…

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Burketown-lilydale Tramway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 7

The permanent survey of the Burketown-Lilydale Tramway has been completed, and quotations are being asked in Brisbane for lightering 1000 tons of rail af the mouth of…

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The Motor- Car Craze. Manufacturing Chauffeurs

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 3

Before Mr. Loveland- Loveland, K.C., at Clerkenwell Sessions, yesterday (says the London "Daily Telegraph" of November 25), Geo. Stephenson (28), engineer, and Harry…

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Mudgee-cobborah Railway. Taking Evidence at Mudgee

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 6

MUDGEE, Saturday.--The Parliamentary He works Committee arrived last evening, and commenced talking evidence this morning relative to the proposed construction of the Mudgee-Cobborah railway…

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Mr. Bent's Motor Car. Was It Going at a Furious Pace ?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Mr. Bent is in trouble again with the State motor car. Mr. George Short, a New South Wales resident, complains that when at Gembrook, on…

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Road Works. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 10

Tenders were opened to-day for the following road works, the lowest tenders being Moss Vale to Macquarie Pass, S. Chesterton, £54 16s; Sutton Forest to Barber's Creek, J…

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Disturbance in a Tram. Conflicting Evidence

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 5

Before Mr. M'Farlane, S.M., at Paddington Police Court, to-day, Fredk. Wench, 21, bootmaker, was charged with using indecent language in a Bondi tram on Christmas Night…

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Eskbank Cycle and Motor Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

The entries for the cycling and motoring events to be decided this month at Lithgow close to-morrow afternoon with the secretary of the league. For the bicycle races a big entry, consisting of local and…

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Cycling and Motoring. Enfield Bicycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

The above club intends holding a mile track race on February 3, at the Cyclists' Union championship meeting. Entries for the event will close with the secretary on the 10th inst…

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The London Motor Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

The importance of the late show at Olympia may be caused by the fact that during one week 150,000 visitors passed the turnstiles. On the 2s 6d day 18,240 people attended. The number of visitors exceeded…

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