Reinstatement of Railway Strikers
The Premier, Mr. T. Bent, in a memerandum to the Railway Commissioners, has given detalis of the arrangement under which the railway strikers are to be reinstated, and the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
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Cycle and Motor Local Notes
The Rookwood Bicycle Club has arranged to hold a series of track races at the Rookwood Park on Saturday. The events will be decided under the auspices of the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 117 →Continental Motoring
The latest files to hand give particulars of a series of trials which were recently held in Berlin to decide the comparative stopping power of horse-drawn vehicles and motor cars…
Continued on Trove, page 117 →Railway Sleeper Supplies
Taking the opinion expressed in the Railway Budget as official, the railway authorities are viewing with alarm the annually lessening supply of hardwood suitable for sleepers…
Continued on Trove, page 70 →Tram Troubadours
I have never yet heard anyone wax enthusiastic about the joys of jigger steering, but reckon that it was a good game to be out of on New Year's Eve while the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Men and Politics Meeting of Protest at Johannesburg London, Tuesday, 3.5 p.m
A meeting, at Johannesburg, promoted by Labour advocates, and attended by 3000 persons, urged the Earl of Elgin (Secretary of State for the Colonies) to withdraw the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thefts by Railway Men Three Porters Convicted
Before the Central Police Court yesterday the following railway porters were charged as under:--William Powell, James Harold Berman, Victor Walker, Albert Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Knocked Down by a Tram an Oxford-street Accident
Mrs. Creighton, a resident of Bourke-street, Surry Hills, had a very narrow escape from being killed in Oxford-street yesterday. She was crossing the roadway near Mark…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tourist Trams Conductors Point Out Pretty Places
A "Star" man had a talk with an official of the Railway and Tramway Department today, about the tourist trams. These trams, it seems, are running two afternoons a week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All-night Trams a Great Convenience to Workers
In a chat with an officer of the Railway and Tramway Department to-day a "Star" man ascertained, some interesting information concerning the all-night trams. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Notes
The racing board of the Automobile Club of America appointed Mr. Win. K. Vanderbilt, Junr., the millionaire, to represent the club at a motoring conference arranged for last month in Paris. One of the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Cycling
The next racing event of the Pioneer Club will be a two miles track race at the N.S.W. Association meeting on the 21st inst., at the Sports Ground. The club's handicapper has allotted the following starts:--First…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motoring. Saturday's Fixtures
Entries close tor Automobile Club's reliability run. Automobile Club of Australia's opening run of the season to Pennant-hills…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Glebe Island Railway. the Proposed Extension From Sydenham. Connection with the New Abattoirs
Some few months ago, when the Premier was discussing, with a deputation which had waited upon him. the question of the removal of the abattoirs from Globe Island, he made the first,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Boat Club of N.s.w
The second of the club's popular night concerts is listed for the 10th inst at Mosman. A boat will be used for a stage, and the members' boats will anchor around her…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railway Superannuation
The question of railway superannuation is one which requires very careful consideration, and the men are seeking the best actuarial advice obtainable. Railway superannuation funds…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Theft on the Railway Station
William Powell (27), Harold Berman (20), and Victor Walker (20), railway porters, were, at the Central Court fined £7 10s each, on a charge of stealing two hams and dressed chickens, the property of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Knocked Down by a Tram
An old woman Sarah Leighton, who lives in Bourke-street, Surry-hills, was knocked down by a tram in Oxford- street, near Riley-street, yesterday afternoon. She crossed behind a car,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Ladies' Pages. a Disadvantage of the Motor
The craze for light-colored boots and shoes for outdoor wear in all our large cities and towns is likely to become a thing of the past, owing to the unfortunate habit possessed by…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Cycling and Motoring. Notes
The Sale-Prospect road race and other races, to be decided in Gippsland from the 14th to 20th February, have drawn, big entries, some 200 nominations having been received…
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