Big Estates on New Railway
URANA.—At a meeting of the Urana Progress Association on Monday, it was decided to request the Government to resume all the large estates on the proposed railway between…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250
Railway Freights Reduced
A new railway bylaw, under which the freight charges on a large number of goods will be reduced, comes into force on February 1. The concessions, covering is they…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cycling and Motoring Motor-assisted Bicycle
The motor-assisted pedal bicycle has arrived, and has conquered the prejudices says "Cycling" (Eng.) of those who declared they would always be content to be propelled…
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The Pioneer Motor Cycle Club will decide a one and a half mile handicap at the Cyclists' Union carnival on January 22. J. Doherty will attempt, to lower his own record for a mile. The carnival will take…
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The tramline in George-street is to be widened in order that all types of cars in tho service may be used on the route. At present a specially narrow type of car has, it is asserted,…
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The Chief Commissioner for Railways has approved of the tunnel at tho head ot Lavender Bay being lighted with electricity, and arrangements will shortly be made for carrying the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cycling and Motoring. Cycling
G. H. Horder, P. B. Quinlan, A. J. Davies, and D. J. Plunkett left for Melbourne by last night's express, to race at the board track meetings. T. J. Gascoigne leaves in a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring. Proposed Sealed Handicap Reliability Trial. to Extend Over Two Days
Mr. Harric Skinner, a member of the tours committee of the Automobile Club of Australia, chatting with the motoring representative of "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday, stated that lie intended to place a proposal before…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victorian Railway Freights. Reductions Approved
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--At a meeting of the State Executive;Council, held to-day, a new- bylaw bringing. into operation a reduced scale of railway freight on various goods was…
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Messrs. HILL, CLARK, AND CO., Sydney, will receive tenders for the lease of the above property, consisting of 5,055 acres (of which 1,000 acres are secured, the balance being held on annual lease),…
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There will be no auction sales here until the 21st January, when it is a very open question of how the market is likely to go. London, of course, opens on the same…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Water Train for Portland. Portland
The Progress Association last night decided to bring under the notice of the Minister for Works the serious trouble through want of water, and to urge him to have a water train…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Bridge Wanted Deputation to Mr. Lee
A deputation of representatives of the Councils of Redfern, Waterloo, Alexandria, Newtown, and Erskineville, accompanied by Messrs. Nielsen and Hollis, Ms.L.A., waited…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Run Into by Train. Zeehan (Tas.)
A serious accident, which will probably be attended with fatal results, occurred on the Strahan-Zeehan railway line this afternoon. Michael Davern, an elderly man, a ganger on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Transcontinental Railway
Early in the session the federal parliament passed the transcontinental railway bill, authorising an expenditure of £20,000 in the survey of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Real Purpose of the Railways
Mr. W. Ager writes:—Our railways are not built merely for the accumulation of £ s. d. They are not owned by companies and worked for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring
The society of motor manufacturers and traders, which is the official body of the motor industry in the United Kingdom, is organising a trade information department, in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lying Across the Tramline. a Mysterious Death
Augustus Fisher Oldfield 25, a carter, lately employed by Sanders and Company, carrying contractors. was killed by a tram early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agents Keep a Motor Car
Messrs. Lane and Fuller, stock and station agents, of Parkes, only started business about 15 months ago, but they are evidently trying to pace the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wanted a Short Cut. Under or Over the Railway
Not so long ago it was 300 yards from Alexandria to Newtown. Now, it is two miles. Near to where the Eveleigh carriage shops stand at this day wars an old farmhouse, and…
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