Found on the Railway Line
Last night, at about 9 o'clock, John Jessop, a resident of Belmore, was found prostrate on the railway line at Illawarra Junction. The Civil Ambulance convoyed him to Sydney…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250
Tram Conductor Injured
While a tram was running down Barrack-hill, Paddington, yesterday morning, a horse attached to a buggy took fright, and turned towards the car. The buggy struck the conductor, Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Successful British Aeroplane
Mr. Henry Farman, an Englishman, has won the Deutseh-Archdeacon prize of (£2000) offered under conditions for the best, performance by an aeroplane. Mr. Farman's aeroplane covered 1100 yards in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tram and Train. the Week's Revenue
The railway revenue for the week ending January 11 amounted to £36,092, as against £105,372 for the corresponding period of last year—a decrease of £9280…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. L. G. Bridge
Mr. Leslie G. Bridge, of Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., has been elected a director of Messrs. Nicholson and Co., Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Home Circle Honeymoon Train
The Chicago and Great Western Railroad Company have made arrangements to run a special honeymoon train from Chicago to California. They announce…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Latest Mail News. 500 Masked H0esemen. Night Raiders Wreck a Train Property Destroyed. New York, Dec. 8
Five hundred masked night-riders entered the town of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, at two o'clock yesterday morning, and captured the police and fire departments,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Manchurian Railway Japan's Veto. London, Friday Afternoon
Japan has informed China that a railway running parallel to the South Manchurian Railway cannot bo built because it would violate the spirit of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trampled on by Women
Some of the wildest scenes that have taken place in Ireland for 20 years occurred at a cattle drive at Mucklion, Ballygar, Co. Galway, on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Melbourne to Sydney by Motor
Messrs. Kellow and James, the overland motorists, who left Melbourne at 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday, reached the Sydney G.P.O. at 4.10 a.m. on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sunny Clime for Weary Willies. Ten Thousand Tramps Bound for the South. Los Angeles (U.s.a.). Dec. 4
Train crows on the overland systems are having exciting encounters night and day with the army of hobos, yoggmen and potty criminals headed for Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Infant Mangled by Tram
A shocking fatality occurred in North Carlton, when Vera May Rowan, aged 2 years and 10 months, was run over by a tram and killed. The child's mother had sent her across the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railways Hard Hit
Writing on the [?] of capital in the Christmas "Windsor," Mr. J. Holt Schooling says:-- "Corporation stocks have fallen more than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Railway Pool £120,000,000 Involved
There is a movement in British railway circles that may have far-reaching consequences to the vast body of shareholders. Negotiations are proceeding between two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farman Aeroplane. Marvellous Flight in France
The news cabled recently that Mr. Henry Farman, the English aeronaut, had succeeded in winning the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of £2000 will not come as a big surprise. Since…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →North Shore Bridge. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—On perusing the columns of your valuable paper—which I have done for 50 years— I was glad to see that the discussion of the above subject has been recently revived. As…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Sensational Escape. Prisoner Jumps From Train. His Custodian Fooled. Melbourne
A sensational escape from custody was made by a prisoner named Hutchings from a moving train at Trawalla on Friday night. He had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charge of Manslaughter. Motor Car Driver Committed for Trial. What the Coroner Said
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Coroner (Dr. Cole) concluded an inquiry at the morgue concerning the death of Doris May Hanson, aged 5½ years, who was run over by a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Tram Accident. Man's Narrow Escape. Necessity Foe Lamps at Dark Corners. Suggestions for Tram Officials
Mr. Ferguson Hall, of Otis Chambers, King-street, Sydney, was an eye-witness of a tram accident which happened last night to a German sailor from the ship Antonio. In conversation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Chatswood Tramway
The N.S.W. Tender Board this afternoon opened tenders for the construction of the tramway from Willoughby terminus to Chatswood Railway Station. Four tenders were…
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