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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

8,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Railway Revenue

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 5

The railway revenue for seven months shows an increase of £137,516; and the expenditure shows an increase of £24,566, giving a net increase of nearly £113,000. The Minister for…

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Mountain Railway Stations

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 5

LITHGOW, Sunday,--The Lithgow Progress Association recently wrote to the Commissioners for Railways asking that passengers for Oakey Park be allowed to get…

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Killed on the Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 5

KURRI KURRI, Saturday.--Robert Fenwick, a single man, employed as a wheeler at Hedden Greta colliery, was killed on the East Greta railway last night, about…

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From Paris to Pekin. Big Motor-car Race

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Several motorists will compete in a race from Paris to Pekia. The race is promoted by the Paris "Matin."…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. Parramatta (League) Club's Road Race

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 10

The following handicaps have been declared for the Parramatta (League) Club's road race to-morrow afternoon, over the Carlingford-Dundas course, starting and finishing at Main's Hotel, Pennant-street. The distance…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Burglar and Dynamite. Railway Bridge Endangered

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.—The police of Perth, Scotland, captured a man named Gibbons (who recently escaped from gaol) while in the act of attempting to dynamite…

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Vinegrowers' Stills. Train Facilities for Fruit. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

The Corowa Vine and Fruitgrowers' Association, at a meeting on Saturday afternoon, decided to bring under the notice of Sir William Lyne the unjust policy…

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Erskineville Tramway. Turning the First Sod

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 6

In Erskineville to-morrow there will be a celebration on a rather extensive scale of the turning of the first sod of the Erskineville-Abercrombie-street tramway. The affair is…

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Lions in Railway Stations

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

The lions of East Africa are becoming greatly interested in railway operations. The Uganda railroad has 39 small stations in the 584 miles between the Indian Ocean and…

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Railway Rates

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

The Bathurst Conference on Railway Rates was an exceedingly gathering from many points of view. It was…

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Railway Rates Conference at Bathurst

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

A conference of delegates representing various progress and municipal bodies in the west, was held in the Town Hall. Bathurst, for the purpose…

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Motor Reliability Contest. Re-run Next Saturday. Strathfield to Mittagong and Back

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 6

The Automobile Club of Australia held a meeting at the clubrooms in Elizabeth-street last evening to consider matters in connection with the recent reliability test to…

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Country News. North Coast Railway. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 6

Railway matters have not been lost sight of by the local league. The secretary is In receipt of several communications from the Public Works Department with reference to…

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Proposed Narromine-peak Hill Railway. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 6

At a meeting of the railway league on Saturday arrangements were made for the visit of the Public Works Committee this month to inquire into the proposed line from Narromine…

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South Australia. the City Tramways. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

The metropolitan tramways ran to-night for the last time under the present management, and to-morrow morning they will be under the control of the Tramway Trust. At…

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Locally-built Motor Cycles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 6

For some time the building of motor blcycles in Sydney and suburbs has exercised the attention of cycle. agents. The custom in the past has been to import the parts and engine complete, and to assemble…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 6

The cycling sports arranged by the Cyelists' Association to be held at the Sports Ground last night were postponed at the last moment, owing to the shower of rain, until to-morrow evening. The tickets…

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Motor Reliability Contest

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

The Automobile Club of Australia held a meeting last evening to consider matters in connection with the recent reliability test; to determine the Winners in the respective…

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Abercrombie-street Tram Turning the First Sod Final Arrangements

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

A most enthusiastic meeting of the residents of Ersklnevillo, Darlington, and Redfern was held in the Ersklneville Town Hall last night, the Mayor (Alderman W…

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Watson's Bay Tram. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 10

Sir,--As certain persons interested in blocking the extension of the tram to Watson's Bay have taken advantage of your courtesy in allowing correspondence relating to matters of public interest to appear in the columns…

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