Railway Stock Trucking
The railway department has received for next Thursday's sale, orders for 248 sheep vans and 106 cattle waggons…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
8,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250
The Combination Power Harvester. Can a Motor Be Used for the Gear, While Two Horses Draw the Machine?
It proved impossible to Rive extended space in this issue to the opinions of crop farmers on the suggested combined power harvester, about which so…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Cycling and Motoring. Night-racing at Sports Ground
At the Sydney Sports Ground on Monday night the N.S.W. Cyclists' Association held the first of series of night carnivals. The attendance was fairly good, and there was some good racing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Mr. Garvin. Fall Off a Tram. His Thigh Broken
Mr. Thomas Garvin, Inspector-General of Police, met with an accident while going to his office, about a quarter to 9 o'clock this morning, which will incapacitate him from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Railway Experts
The newly created board, Mr. Carruthers says, differs from the one we have had previously, in the fact that it will consist entirely of railway men, who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Advisory Tramway Expert to Be Imported
The Premier says that it is possible that the Government will make arrangements for a tramway expert to visit New South Wales in an advisory capacity, his visit to extend over a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special City. "Evening News" Office. 4.5 P.m. the New Railway Commissioners. Names Officially Announced. Mr. T. R. Johnson to Be Chief. Messrs. Kirkcaldie and H. Richardson His Assistants
The Premier, Mr. Carruthers, returned to Sydney this afternoon from the South Coast. On being interviewed at his office shortly afterwards by an "Evening News" representative,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Railway Accident. Meldourne
William Reynolds, signalman on the Victorian railways, received fatal injuries at Greensborough station to-day. He was handing the staff to the enginedriver of a train…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Interstate Railway Conference
A conference of interstate Railway Commissioners will be held in Melbourne to-morrow, to discuss departmental matters of mutual interest. South Australia, Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cycling Carnival. Stokes and Horder Successful. Witham Secures the Motor Contest
The first of the series of night carnivals promoted by the Cyclists' Association took place last evening at the Sports Grounds, when some exciting cycling and motor events were decided. The promoters were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australian Railway Finance
The results of the workings of the state railways in the Commonwealth are a matter of prime importance when considering the finances of the States. Such a large…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cycling and Motoring Goulburn Cycling Club. Goulburn
To-day was observed as a commercial holiday. The principal attraction was the sports meeting on the show ground, promoted by the bicycle club. The principal results were:—Amsteur Handicap, 1/2m: E…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shall the Railway Touch Taree? to the Editor of the Herald
Sir.—I was a member of a deputation which waited on the Minister for Works asking for a survey of a deviation of the proposed North Coast railway, which we believed would…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fell Off a Tram
A middle-aged man named Alexander Blake who arrived in Sydney on Sunday from the Mount Keira mine, was proceeding by tram from. Newtown to Circular Quay…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Luxurious Toys Millionaire's Gifts a Model Motor-car
Pity the sorrows of American millionaires (writes a New York correspondent on December 18). This cry is raised to-day apropos of the perplexity of the enormously rich in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inspector-general of Police Meets with a Serious Accident Alighting From a Tram Car
Mr. Garvin, Inspector-General of Police, met with a serious accident this morning, He was allghting from a tramcar at the Queen's State on his way to his office when,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Porter Injured
A young railway porter named James Walsh, who resides at Wellington-street, Waterloo, met with a painful accident at the Central Railway Station this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not Paying Railway Fare
Ivy Pickering was summoned at the Newtown Court, at the instance of Inspector Robert Davis, for travelling in a railway carriage without having previously paid her fare, and with intent to avoid payment thereof. She…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cycling and Motoring. Cycling
According to the latest American files to hand, Ivor Lawson hovered near the point of death for three weeks with a serious attack of ptomaine poisoning, caused from eating lobster. He was up and about again at latest…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring. the Reliability Run
Almost the sole topic in motoring circles yesterday was the reliability run of the Automobile Club of Australia, concluded on Saturday, from Bathurst to Sydney. On all sides it is agreed that the contest was a great…
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