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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

8,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

More Socialism. the Labor Conference. Some of the Proposals. Abolition of Divorce Laws. Free Railway Travelling. Education Facilities

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 9

The business paper for the annual conference of the Political Labor League has been prepared, and covers 163 separate resolutions from affiliated trades-unions and branches of the…

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Mishaps at Granville Station. Railway Cars Derailed. Traffic Disorganised on Two Lines. Car Badly Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 9

The traffic on both the Western and Southern railway lines above Granville was considerably disorganised for some time last night owing to two mishaps which followed in quick succession…

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North Coast Railway. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

Sir. -- I notice that the Minister for wores says, in referring to a request from a portion of the residents of the Manning River, that survey be made of a portion of country for the…

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Knocked Down by a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 10

George Dougherty (63), a bricklayer residing at Erskineville, was knocked down by a tram in King-street, Newtown, last evening. He was conveyed by the Civil Ambulance Brigade to…

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Trampled on by Horses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 10

SINGLETON, Friday. -- A man named Draffin, a resident of the State for only two months, was painfully injured at Whittingham this afternoon. He was leading a horse and riding…

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Motoring

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 14

The Gennan-Russian-Rothschild combination, formed to fight the Rockefeller Oil Trust by developing the Baku oil fields is being backed by the Deutsche Bank, Mendelssohn and Co., and Messrs. Nobel, and the English and…

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A Nev Railway Engine

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

American papers state that a new type of engine is being tested on the Michigan Central Railroad. It uses either gasolene, kerosene, or alcohol, the saving in…

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Field of Mars Tram

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 10

A meeting, convened by Mr. David Fell, M.L.A., for the purpose of getting an expression of opinion from the residents of North Ryde as to the route of the Field…

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Terrible Accident. A Lad Mangled by the Tram. At Sandown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 11

A great and painful shock was given to the community on Friday evening, 28th instant, when the news became known that a lad named Stanley Teasdale…

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A Glass Bridge

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 4

Colorado is about to astonish the world with a glass bridge. Across the gorge of the wonderful Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River, near Canyon City, a…

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Aeroplane Makers. New Live of Industry

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 5

M. Jacques Faure, the celebrated aeronaut, slates that five important firms of motorcar manufacturers in Paris have decided to begin the construction of…

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To Train the Voice

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 7

A distinguished lady vocalist has been giving advice to young girls on the training, of the voice. "The young vocal student," she says," must be careful in the selection of a…

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Railways and Tramways. Revenue Statistics—figures Indicate Prosperity of the People

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 7

The railway revenue during the holiday period between December 15 and December 20 amounted to £192,700, as against £173,200—an increase oyer the previous…

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Railway Tricycle Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 12

At Seymour (Vic.) a line-repairer named Charles Taylor, 40 years, and his wife, 23 years were travelling on a railway tricycle to their home, Schnoolbouse-lane, two miles from Seymour…

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Melbourne and Sydney Tram Traffic

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 12

The Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, whfich owns and controls the cable cars serving Melbourne, carried, for the [?]nonth of December, 1906, 5.514,391 passengers, an increase of 675.747…

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Tramcar "Held Up." Highwayman in the Streets Of. New York. New York, November 29

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 11

Three highwaymen boarded an electric tramcar on Broadway near Thirty-sixth-street, at 2.30 this morning, and after assaulting Michael Connolly, a wealthy…

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Inconsiderate Tramway Men

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 6

I think it is about time something were done to draw attention to the danger arising from the hasty starling of tramcars before the passengers have taken…

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Railway Disasters. Collision in the Snow

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 12

The Caledonia Hallway Company's train from Arbroath (Forfarshire) to Dundee was awaiting at Elliott Junction, one and a half mile from Arbroath, the signal to proceed north, when the…

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Railway Mishaps. Official Inquiry

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 7

An inquiry iIs being held as to the cause of the accidents which took place at Granville on Friday, whereby some railway carriages were derailed and traffic…

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Extension of Railway at National Park

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 7

It is understood that during the present year some definite consideration will be given to the extension of the railway from the heights at Loftus to the waterside at…

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