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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Fortune Squandered Youth Spends £22,000 Ch[?]ly on Motor-cars

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

Harold Collings, of Colehester House, M[?]denhead (Eng.), a young man of 24, who came up for his public examination in bankruptcy last month in the Windsor (Eng.)…

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A Balmain Tram Matter

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 7

Mr. Richardson, Commissioner for Tramways, paid a visti to Balmain yesterday to make an inspection as the result of a Proposal to extend the tram section from…

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Tramp on Wheels Strange Passenger From Sydney "Riding Round the World"

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

When the Moeraki arrived at Lytte[?]ton on her last trip from Sydney her passengers included a middle-aged man (says news by the Warrimoo, in this morning), whose air and…

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Cycling and Motoring Annandale Club

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 3

The Annandale Bicycle Club's run on Satday is to Little Coogee. Sunday's run is combined Annandale and Marrickville to Sans Souci. At the last meeting of…

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Extensive Railway Building

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

NARRABRI, Monday.--The assistant engineer of the interlocking Department, the assistant outdoor superintendent, and several other railway officials, made a final inspection of the site…

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Railway Promotions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

BATHURST, Monday.--Mr. E. Thompson, loco, inspector at Bathurst for the past four years, has been promoted to Eveleigh. His place at Bathurst is to be filled by Mr. W. Close, of…

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Motoring. the Round-the-world Race

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 10

In regard to the proposed round-the-world rape, which is being organised by "Le Matin, the French paper which promoted the Pekin-Paris race, Mr. Charles J. Glidden, of touring fame, suggests that the event should…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. League of Wheelmen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 10

The March Club, of which Mr. H. Griffith, is the honorary secretary, affiliated with the league yesterday, and registered a preliminary list of seven racing members. A race meeting will be held on Anniversary Day, and…

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Aeronautics. Airship and Aeroplane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 186

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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Road Racing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 3

Road racing in Europe and Australia are on a totally different tooting. The cost of retaining road cracks and of established road records runs into a large amount…

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Gyroscope Train for India

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 190

Mr. Louis Brennan, the inventor of the mono-rail gyroscope carriage, has just received a grant of £6000 from the Indian Government towards the cost of his…

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Conquest of the Air. a Successful Aeroplane. a British Invention. London, Jan 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 9

Mr. Henry Forman, an Englishman, has won the Dentsch-Archdeacon prize of 50,000 francs (£2000) offered under conditions for the best performance by an…

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Triumph of the Aeroplane. Over a Circular Course Through Goals. at Twenty-five Miles an Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. Henry Farman has won the Deutsch Archdeacon prize of £2000 with his aeroplane. He covered 1100 yards in 88sec., steering…

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Sans Souci Tram Deputation to Railway Commissioners

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 7

A deputation, representing the Kogarah Municipal Council and the committee of the St. George Cottage Hospital, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday…

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Kogarah=sans Souci Tram. the Proposed Extension. Not Through Hospital Grounds

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 7

A deputation representing the Kogarah Municipal Council and the committee of the St. George Cottage Hospital, was Introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr…

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A Narrow Escape. Fire at a Railway Station

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

WERRIS CREEK. Wednesday.—The railway refreshment rooms and station buildings narrowly escaped total destruction by fire last night…

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Death of Mr. Corns. Prominent Railway Official

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 5

Mr. J. G. S. Corns, railway goods manager at Sydney, died this morning, at bis residence, "Manar," 42 Macieay-street, Potts Point. Mr. Corns was a native of Liverpool, England…

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Motoring. Opening Run

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 6

On Saturday the Automobile Club of Australia will hold the first run of the season to the Gorge, HOrnsby…

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St. George Sailing and Motor-boat Club

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 11

This club's for 11-footers (best and best) round Town Pl[?]a course, took place on saturday. Dorrie, CHO, Justice, Our Own, Air Motor, Euchre, and Edith Started in a strong north-east breeze…

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Motor Mart Changes Hands

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 6

The Melbourne Motor Mart has chanced hands. Mr. E. L. Holmes started this business about three years ago, and added to it the School of Motoring. A few…

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