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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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The proposal of "Le Matin," the well-known Paris newspaper, to organise a motor-car race from Paris to Peking is such a bold and gigantic scheme that it almost takes one's breath away. The stupendous…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The above club held a 4½ miles road race on Saturday over the Pennant-Dundas course, starting from Main's Hotel. The following is the result:—V. Kells, riding time 12m 54s, 1; A. Webb, riding time 12m 18s,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At a meeting of the Automobile Club of Australia, held at the club rooms last evening, it was decided to postpone the run off of the reliability test which was down for decision from Strathfield to Mittagong…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., yesterday at the North Sydney Summons Court, Joseph M'Mahon was proceeded against by Robert Davis, a railway inspector, for trespassing at the Pymble railway station on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation from Kensington was introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday by Mr. Storey, M.L.A., with a request that the Crown-street tram be extended from its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the Parkes Railway League was held on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance, and residents from various parts of the district were present. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For a number of years efforts have been made to induce the Government to construct a tramway alone Australia-street thus connecting the boroughs of Newtown and Camperdown and opening up a line of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Recently Mr. W. H. Mahony, M.L.A., introduced deputations to the Railway Commissioners, one asking that Cardigan-street might be a stopping place for trams on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. D. Storey, M.L.A., yesterday introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works asking that the Crown-street tramway be extended from Cleveland-street along…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A deputation, representing the Rosebery Park Racing Club, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr. J.R. Dacey, M.L.A., to ask that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--The body of a man, identified as Jas. Mackay, a carpenter, has been found on the railway line near Grandchester, badly mutilated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A meeting of delegates representing various branches of the railway service was held at the Railway institute recently for the purpose of taking into consideration the formation of a Railway Rugby football competition…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two deputations were recently introduced to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. Mahony, M.L.A. One of them asked that Cardigan-street might be a stopping-place for trams on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The "Australasian" states that the abandonment of the art union in connection with the Melbourne Eight hour Gala has made the modification of the sports programme necessary, and among other items the money…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A deputation representing the Rosebery Park Racing Club was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr. J. R. Dacey, M.L.A. A request was made for an extension of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Residents of Kensington waited upon the Minister for Works with a request that the Surry-hills tramway should be extended, so as to provide Kensington with a better service…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--The body of R. G. Allen, of South Wangaratta, farmer, was found on the railway line, three miles from Glenrowan, this morning. He had been run down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—I understand that the main Southern and Western roads, with others, have been proclaimed national works, yet some shir[?] councillors think the shires will have to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A remarkable experience happened to the fireman of the up Great Western Company's mall train from Milford Haven to Paddington, which arrived at Cardiff on Christmas night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is reported that the arrangements in connection with the Kosciusko road have been badly bunglod. Two hundred men were dumped on the mountain without adequate…
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