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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Randwick Tram Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

A deputation representing the Randwick Municipal Council was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr. David Store), M.L.A., to ask the Commissioners…

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An Isthmian Railway. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

The "Times" states that the railway from Salina Cruz to Coatzacoalcos, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, has been opened to traffic…

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Randwick Wants Deputation to Railway Commissioners

The Australian Star · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 6

A deputation, representing the Randwick Municipal Council, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr. David Storey, M.L.A., to ask that the…

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Inter-oceanic Railway London, Thursday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 1

General D. Por[?]o Diaz, the President of Mexico, has inaugurated the Tehu[?] inter-o[?]c waterway and railway, chiefly constructed by British enterprise and,…

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North Coast Railway the Claims of Wingham Urged

The Australian Star · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

Mr J. H. Young, M.L.A., introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation from the Upper Manning Progress Committee, who urged that there should be made a…

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Holiday Trams

The Australian Star · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

It is notified that improved services will be in force on all tramway lines to- morrow, including a 12 minutes service on Long Bay and La Perouse, and a service direct to…

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Tramway Extension Deputation to Mr. Lee

The Australian Star · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

A deputation of residents of Bexley and Rockdale was Introduced by Mr. J. H. Carruthers, M.L.A., to the Minister for Works yesterday, whom they asked to authorise…

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General News. the Railway Commissioners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 6

The names of the new Board at Commissioners under the Railway Act passed last session will be officially announced very shortly. The action of the Government in selecting…

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The Randwick Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

A deputation representing the Randwick Municipal Council was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr. Storey, M.L.A. when a,request was made that the second…

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Balmain Tramway. Conflicting Interests

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 5

The Public Works Committee continued its inquiry yesterday afternoon into the proposal to construct a line of tramway from Harris- street, Ultimo, via Miller- street, Abattoir- road, Glebe…

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North Coast Railway. Another Deviation Asked For. the Claims Of, Wingham. an Unsuccessful' Deputation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 10

Mr. J. H Young, M.L.A., introduced a deputaion from the Upper Manning Progress Committee to the Minister for "Works yesterday, urging that a deviation should be made in the…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 10

Charlie Carler, a prominent Sydney League rider, who went to West Australia for the Westral Wheel Race meeting, intends to spend a few months on the goldfields before returning. Writing to the cycling reporter…

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Linking the Seas. From the Pacific to the Atlantic. New Railway Opened

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--"The Times" states that the Mexican railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean, has been…

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Motor Reliability Contest. From Bathurst to Parramatta and Return

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 10

To- day the first stage of the motor reliability contest of the Automobile Club of Australia will he disposed of The rim to- day is from Parramatta to Bathurst, and the cars return by the same route to- morrow. The distance…

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Railway Mishap

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

A mishap occurred late last night at Wasley's railway station, on the north line. The down goods train and the up goods train were arranged to cross at Wasley's. The down train…

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Fall Out of a Railway . Carriage

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--When the Bendigo train arrived at Castlemaine station to-day, Mr. F. H. Jorgensen, who is engineer at the Technical College, Charters Towers, reported that his…

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Tramway Extension

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

The Minister for Works informed a deputation yesterday that he had already taken the initiatory action for the extension of the tramway from Cook's River-road along Forest-road to…

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Roads at Kosciusko

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

The Minister for Works states that since the Premier's return from Mount Kosclusko arrangements had been made to have the road completed this season from Jindabyae to Bett's…

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The Nowra Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 12

A correspondent writing under date January 21 states that when the train from Nowra reached Sutherland that morning, every compartment was packed to suffocating point, many…

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D.T.'s Under the Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

On Thursday night last a resident of Parramatta was accosted by one of the gentlemen who occupy a flat under Ring's Bridge. He asked for threepence, to…

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