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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Cronulla by Tram. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 4

Sir,--The correspondence recently appearing in your columns respecting the proposal to refer the question of constructing a tramway from Sutherland to Cronulla is fully justified in the circumstances…

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Motoring. Motor Boat Club of N.s.w

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 10

The new club-rooms of the Motor Boat Club of New Sooth Wales, are now very presentable, and members have undoubtedly had their comfort studied by the committee. While most of the furniture has been…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling Saturday's Fixtures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 10

Annan[?]e Club.--Run to coogee. Peerless Club.—Run to Muroubra Bay. Wharinga Club.--Run to Newport. Australian Club.--Run to Narrabeen…

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"Starved" Telegraph Lines. Question of Re-poling. Suggested Use of Railway System

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The frequent collapses, on the inter-State telegraph lines have been considered by the Postmaster-General, with the object of devising means of obviating the…

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The Dance at the Cross-roads

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 27

On the ditch, quite lonesome seeming, 'Mid a group of merry swains, I'm sitting watching faces beaming, Lighted by the striking strains…

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New Public Works. Railways and Tramways. Authorised and in Progress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

During the closing days of the recent session of Parliament a number of important additions to the railway and tramway line, of the State were authorised, and the work of…

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Referred to the Works Committee. Railway and Tramway Proposals

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 9

The Public Works Committee will, have a number of matters for consideration during the recess, including several railway and tramway proposals. In the last session of the State…

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The Road to Pleasure How Holiday Makers Travelled. Some News Year's Day Figures

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 6

Enormous crowds of people took their pleasure abroad yesterday, New Year's Day being a holiday always largely availed of for out-of-door pastime. The harbor resorts were all…

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The Telegraph Interruptions. Railway Department to the Rescue

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 8

The frequent breaks down on the. interstate telegraph, lines have been considered. by the Postmaster-General, with the object of devising some means of obviating the total…

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While the Billy Boils. Railway Commissioner's Egg

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

A car[?] named Victor Jacobson, aged 23, was charged before Mr. King, S.M., at the Central Police Court this morning, with having stolen an egg, be[?] tot he Chief Railway…

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The Motor Boat Invisible. Takes a Sea Trip. and Surprises Steamer Passengers

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

The E. and A. mail steamer Eastern, which has returned to Sydney from Melbourne, via Newcastle, bad a number of passengers on board who took the opportunity of making the…

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George-streel, Trams. the Dangerous Standards. Work Op Removal. Business Men Co-operate. with the Authorities

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 6

Dating the past month or so an interesting cerrespondence has been going on between the C[?] Commissioner for Railways and Tramways and the business men of Georga-street, Sydney,…

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Killed by a Motor Car. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 6

A five-year-old girl, Doris Mary Hanson, while spending the holiday at Black Rock today, dashed across the road from behind a cluster of vehicles, and was knocked down…

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Victorian Railway Economy. Clergyman's Emphatic Protest. Voiced at a Funeral. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

The unusual spectacle of a clergyman conducting a funeral service making a vigorous onslaught on the railway authorities was witnessed at the burial to-day of William Palmer…

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Antarctic Expeditions. a French Venture. Using Motor Sledges. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

Dr. Jean Charcot will lead an Antarctic expedition in July to Grahamsland. He hopes to reach Alexanderland, and will proceed thence southwards, using motor…

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Tram Traffic Yesterday's Returns

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

During a chat with un official of the Tramways Department this morning, a "Star" man was informed that the traffic on the tramways yesterday was of a highly…

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All-night Trams a Great Convenience

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

To the people of Sydney all-night trams are now taken as a matter of course (says' a writer in the current issue of the "Railway Budget"), and few pause to think what this…

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Inter-state Railway Workshops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--After an interval of 18 years the cricket team from Eveleigh railway workshops, Sydney, re-visited Victoria last week, to engage in a match against the Victorian workshops at Newport, but…

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Run Over by a Motor Car

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A little girl Doris Mary Hanson, whose parents keep a wood yard in Elsternwick, was fatally injured by a motor car in that suburb to-day. It is said…

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New Year's Day. Fine Weather Conditions. 'A' Great Railway Traffic. the Governor-general's Greeting. "Best wishes for a happy New Year to the State of New South Wales."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 8

Thus ran a message received by Sir Harry Rawson yesterday from Lord Northcote, the Governor-General. And yesterday the people of the capital, who will heartily…

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