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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Coolamon Motor Cycle Handicaps

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 10

The Coolamon Club will hold a three-miles motor cycle race on January 36. Following are the handicaps:—R. Moore, 4-h.p., [?]; A. F. Lucas, 34-h.p., 110yds; G. S. Boulton,34-h.p., 1[?]0yds; J. T…

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Railway Station Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

The deputation representing the Chamber of Commerce which waited on the Chief Commissioner for Railways this morning. Mr. Johnson, replying, said he had under…

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Newcastle. Removal of the Tram Depo[?] Deputation to Mr. Johnson. "Cannot Be Entertained." Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

Mr. T. Johnson, Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways, accompanied by Mr. John Harper, chief traiffic manager, Mr. Frazer, engineer-in-chief for existing lines,…

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Western Australia. Railway Guard's Death. Young Man Committed for Trial. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

The adjourned inquiry respecting the death of the railway guard, Edwin Eyan Thomas, who was alleged to have died from injuri[?] the result of a blow struck by a young man…

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Knocked Off a Tram a Conductor Injured

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 1

A tram conductor named Michael James Curry, who resides in St. James-road, Waverley, met with a painful accident this morning on Barrack Hill, Paddington, where…

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Railway Porter Injured

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

Charles Chessell, a railway pa[?]er, living in Albury-street, Croydon, was engaged cleaning a carriage at the Central Railway Station this morning, when he slipped from a platform…

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Newcastle Wants Deputations to the Railway Commissioners. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

Tho Railway Commissioners here to-day received a number of deputations relative to local wants, the principal one of which was covered by a joint deputation from the…

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Newcastle's Needs. Important Deputations. Removal of Tram Terminus

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A deputation representing the Newcastle City Council waited on the Chief Railway. Commissioner (Mr. T. Johnson) to-day, with a request for the removal of…

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Second Edition. the Great Motor Drive. Failure to Reach Sydney in 24 Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

Messrs. C.B. Kellow and H. B. James, the motorist's who left Melbourne at 2.30 a.m. on Thursday in an effort to reach Sydney in 24 hours, failed to accomplish their object,…

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The Sans Souci Tram. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 9

Sir,--Our Chief Commissioner's reply to the deputation regarding Sans Souci tram was most practical. The route proposed by him is the most suitable one, and I trust he will carry it out. When the Iron Duke was…

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Great Motor Drive. Melbourne to Sydney. Good Progress Made

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

Messrs. C. B. Kellow and H. B. James, the Melbourne motorists, who left Melbourne' at 2.30 a.m. yesterday in an attempt to drive to Sydney in 24 hours, made excellent progress,…

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Serious Matter for the Owners. Railway Commissioner Interviewed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Captain J. B. Brown (representing the steamship owners) and Captain David Williams (representing the colliery proprietors) interviewed the Chief…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. League of Wheelmen

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 10

The Narrandera Club yesterday affiliated with the League for the current year. The club lodged an appeal on behalf of 10 riders who had ridden unregistered at their New Year's Day meeting, and as there was no…

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Express in a River, Train Precipitated From a Bridge

The World's News · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 3

A terrible railway disaster occurred in December in the vicinity of Barcelona, Spain. From the circumstances attending it, and the place in which it happened it was more fatal…

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Fall From a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 10

The Acting City Coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon Concerning the death of John Charles Roberts, a printer, employed at Turner and Henderson's, which…

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Inquests. Fell From a Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

An inquiry was held yesterday into the death of John Charles Roberts 34, [?] Moseley-street, Strathfield, a printer, in the employ of Messrs. Turner and Henderson,…

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Wouldn't Train for It

The Arrow · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 16

A bibulous follow sat in his favorite corner, with a glass of his favorite tipple. "Have something?" he asked, as a…

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In a Suburban Morning Train

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 6

On the suburban platform there is the usual crowd of men and women, chattering schoolgirls, and noisy schoolboys, waiting for the morning train that will carry them to the busy…

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To-day's Road-racing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 14

Two road races are down for decision this afternoon. The Enfield Club is to hold, a five miles handicap over the Burwood-Bankstown course, for which 15 riders have entered. The Marrickville Club will hold a five miles…

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The Melbourne-sydney Motor Drive. Fine Performance on Bad Roads. Trip Takes 25 Hours 40 Minutes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 12

Messrs. C. B. Kellow and H. B. James failed in their attempt to drive a 15 h.p. Talbot car, fitted with Dunlop tyres, to Sydney in 24 hours. They, however, put up a fine performance, and one…

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