Granville Railway Accidents
With reference to the affair at Granville on Friday afternoon, when the last vehicle of the train leaving Sydney at 4.30 for Parramatta was deralled soon after leaving…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
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Tramway Season Tickets
The issue of season tickets for the tramways would certainly be popular with a large…
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To "Austral" (Waverley):Excursion tickets for the Mountains may be procured at the Central Railway Booking Office, Wynyard-street, city…
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"Won't you drive a little faster?" said a lady in a cab, "There's a motor-'bus behind us going sideways like a crab…
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A race for unattached riders took place on Saturday over the Smithfield course. The distance was eight miles. A large crowd of cyclists witnessed the competition, which was fought out in spirited fashion…
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Reference was recently made to the relative tramway earings of Sydney and Melbourne. A further opportunity occurs for comparison today by the returns published in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway to Tumbarumba. Extension From Mount Horeb Advocated. Tumbarumba
At a public meeting on Wednesday a railway league was formed, with Mr. G. M'Micking president, Mr. D. M'Intosh, vice-president, Mr. A. Baillie, secretary, and Mr. L…
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The owner of a small two-seated car recently adopted an ingenious expedient for reaching home when he found himself stranded by the blowing out of the low tension magneto igniter. He had no spare,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cycling and Motoring. Rookwood Bicycle Club
The Rookwood Bicycle Club will hold a sports meeting on the Rockwood Park track on the 12th instant. All the events will be held under the auspices of the New South Wales Cyclists' Association. The most…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tramway Organisation
A noticeable thing which the writer remarked during a visit to the States some three years ago was the splendid organisation of the tramway companies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Rates. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I hope you will be able to spare me a few lines in your valuable columns to give vent to what I consider an injustice with regard to the great railway reductions in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Railway Fatalities. Melbourne
When the 5.15 p.m. train from Mornington to Melbourne was passing a crossing at Ormond station on Saturday the engine struck James John Courtney, aged 64, a retired…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, January 7, 1907. the Chief Railway Commissioner
Whilst it would be unfair to demand haste in filling the positions of Railway Commissioners vacated by Act of Parliament, there is much reason why no undue…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brisbane Tramways Receipts
Receipts of the Brisbane Tramways Company for December were £13,491, being an increase of £1032 compared with December last year. The total receipts for the year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Cutting Collapses Many Navvies Killed London, Sunday, 6.2 p.m
While several hundred navvies were working in a railway cutting 25ft deep, near Bingen, a town in the province of Rhine Hesse, a series of collapses occurred, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two-minute Chats with Busy People on Matters of Passing Interest Motor Cars and Dust
Dr. Maloney, M.H.R., who has just been spending a few days in Sydney draws a comparison between this city and Melbourne, which is much to the latter's disadvantage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Commissioners Some Hitch in the Matter Is It a Question of Salary?
With regard to the appointments of Railway Commissioners, the Government hope to be able to make an announcement shortly, on the subject. It is just possible that the…
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If there is a State Department that revels in its propensity for bungling it is the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. West Australian Racing
A telegram from B. P. Kett, the Victorian rider, states that the racing at the Caledonian meeting at Kalgoorlie (W.A.) on Saturday resulted in Hoopner winning the Caledonian Wheel Race from Allan and Best (Vic.). The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General News. Railway Commissioners
Negotiations are still proceeding in connection with the selection of Railway Commissioners. It is thought that the main difficulty is in regard to the Chief Commissioner, respecting…
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