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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

On the Land. Farm and Station. Private Railways. the Producer's Standpoint

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 5

In advocating the construction of light railways in different parts of the State to open up agricultural areas the Immigration League of Australia will receive cordial support in the…

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Child Run Over by a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon Cecil William Lloyd, a little boy of 2½ years, living in Albion-street, Waverley, was crossing the Randwick extension tramway in Albion-street yesterday,…

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Strike of Navvies. on Bankstown Railway Extension. Contractor Refuses Increased Pay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

About 150 labourers and 70 draymen employed by a contractor on the extension of the railway from Belmore to Bankstown struck work yesterday for increased pay…

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Booth-street Tram

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

Mr. W. H. Mahony, M.L.A., has been apprised by the Minister for Public Works that the section of the new Booth-street tramline from Forest Lodge to…

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Novel Trip Across Africa in a Motor-car Dynamiting a Path Through the Mountains Thrilling Adventures

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 5

Lieutenant Paul Graetz, of the German Army, telegraphs to the London newspapers a vivid narrative of his progress in a 45-h.p. motor-car across Africa…

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Motor-cabs for London

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 1

The chairman of the Argyll Motors, Limited, presiding at the annual meeting in Glasgow last month, announced that his company had received an order for motor cabs…

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Two-minute Chats with Busy People on Matters of Passing Interest Dusting Tram Seats

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 1

Another tram passenger complained to a "Star" reporter this morning that too little trouble was taken by the tramway authorities to preserve the cleanliness of the seats…

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Shocking Tram Accident Child Terribly Injured

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

A little boy named Cecil William Lloyd, 2½ years of age, who resided with his parents in Albion-street, Waverley, was terribly injured in a tram accident on the Randwick…

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The Professional Tramp One Touch of Nature

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

Years of wandering as an amateur tramp have given me a knowledge of the professional tramp which is, like Mr. Weller's, extensive and peculiar (says an English writer). He is not nearly so black as he is painted…

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Jumped From a Tram Little Boy Killed

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

James Henry Shadbolt, a boy of seven years of age, lately residing with his parents in Coward-street, North Botany, died last night from injuries received in alighting from a…

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Victorian Railways. Reduced Fares and Freights

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Railway Commissioners' revision of the goods rates was to-day the subject of considerable criticism. The new classification, it is pointed out, presents…

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Burglary at a Railway Station. Safe Opened with Dynamite. Amusing Incident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Bowden railway station was broken into by burglars early on Thursday morning. The iron safe was blown open by dynamite, the door being shattered to…

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Laborers and Draymens' Strike. on a Railway Extension

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

A strike has occurred at Belmore, where the railway is being extended to Bankstown. On this contract there are about 150 laborers and 70 draymen engaged…

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Man's Back Broken. Found on the Tramline

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

When the 12.20 tram from Balmain was crossing from Rozelle this morning, the driver suddenly discerned the form of a man lying on the track. This was near Booth-street,…

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How Motors Wear the Roads

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 16

Some idea of the way in which motors destroy the main roads is given in the report of the Kent County Surveyor. Mr. H. P. Maybury. "In many of the home counties," he says, "costs have…

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Aeronautics. Airship and Aeroplane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 16

Following the disaster to the British airship Nulli Secundus, the loss of the French vessel La Patrie emphasises the unlikelihood of success being attained with the steerable balloon. It is true that better…

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Train in Darkness

The World's News · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 12

The amazing spectacle of a celebrated Noncomformist divine lifting up his voice in prayer in a "Tube" railway carriage was…

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A Train's Escape. an Accused Committed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 14

Walter Mackley, who was charged with maliciously placing five pieces of heavy timber across the railway line near Horsham, on December 14, was to-day committed for trial…

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Unknown Man Killed. Fall in Parramatta Road

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 9

While a man named D. Etienne, residing in Percival-street, Leichhardt, was driving along Parramatta road, near the. University, this afternoon, he saw what he took to be the body of…

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"Wanted to See What It Would Do." Train-wrecker's Confession

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Walter Macleay, who is charged with having attempted to wreck the Adelaide express early on the morning of December 14. appeared before the honorary…

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