Trains and Trams. the Week's Revenue
It is not so very long ago that railway receipts totalling six figures constituted an agreeable record; but during the last few weeks it has not been at all uncommon…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
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Motor Buses in War
Is it possible that motor-omnibuses could help us to resist the raids of an adventurous enemy? This question is propounded in the…
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An invention, perfected by Dr. Alva Jones, of Louisville, is claimed by Americans to have solved the problem of maintaining telephonic communication with running trains…
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Complaint has been made about the manner in which the men engaged for the construction of the road to Mount Kosciusko have been treated. It was stated that proper provision…
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LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The agreement for the construction of the Canton-Kau-lung Railway has been ratified. The line will be constructed with British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prince's Ban on Motor Cars
The Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershauson, in Thuri[?], has issued a decree excluding motorcars from his principality while he himself is within its borders. The decree intimates…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatality at Wallangarra. Railway Porter Killed. Brisbane
Patrick Howe, aged 31, employed at Wallangarra railway station as porter, was assisting in shunting a special goods train last night, when he weas knockod down by…
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While alighting from a tram at the Glebe last night Mary Blandford, 60, residing at Cowper-street, Glebe, fell to the roadway, cutting her head severely. She was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cycling and Motoring. Cyclists' Association. To-night's Carnival
The New South Walts Cyclists' Association will tonight on the Sidney Sports Ground hold the second of a series of Monday night carnivals when some exceptionally good racing should be witnessed. After…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motorists and Memory
According to a well-known nerve and [?] if motoring is indulged in to excess the healthiest man may expect to find his memory become gradually defective. The same authority also states that the man…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fall From a Tram
While alighting from a tram at the Glebe last night Mary Blandford, 60, residing at Cowper-street, Glebe, fell to the roadway, cutting her head severely. She was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cheap Railways
The "Philosophy of Railways" is the title of a pamphlet by "Gossip," of which William Brooks and Co., of Sydney, are the publishers. "Gossip" advocates the reduction of…
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A return was issued last year by the Railway Department showing the number of adult employees who received 7s 6d per day and under in the permanent way department of the…
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Mr. John Regan, of Kempsey, offers some practical comments concerning the road difficulties of the farmers. It is imperative on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death in a Train
Mrs. Eva Chivers, a married woman. 27 years of age, who resided with her husband at Zeehan, accompanied by her son and a friend, Miss Elsie Lawler was among the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railways and the Farmers. Chief Traffic Manager's Explanation
How is it that the railway department is unable to cope with the harvest this year? the "Farmer and Settler" asked the chief traffic manager…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Profitable Tramway Services. the Central Station
[?] writes:—It is extraordinary how the success of our tramways system has falsified the prediction of the morning newspapers. When I took office as Minister for "Hygiene" writes:—I have seen many large stations, but never saw any kept in such a dusty state as the Central. In the morning, when one would expec[?] find it clean, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Law Report. Monday, February 11 Supreme Court of New South Wales. in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Pring.) Motions for Rules Nisi. Wharfage on Railway Material. Harbour Trust Commissioners v Wilson and another
Mr. C. B. Stephen, K.C., and Mr. Blacket, instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. J. V. Tillett), appeared for the plaintiffs, and moved for a rule nisi calling upon defendants…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling and Motoring. Hawkesbury Bicycle, Club. Windsor
Following are the details of the races held on Saturday in connection with the Hawkesbury Bicycle Club; One Mile Handicap.—F. Morphett, 200yds, 1; A. Lowe, 125yds, 2; II. Lowe, 125yds, 3…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cycling Carnival. Penson and Hordea Successful. Motor Race Won by Jarman
The Cyclists' Association decided the second of a series of Monday night carnivals at the Sydney Sports Grouud last evening. The weather was fine, and there was an excellent…
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