Railway Superintendents. New System Inaugurated
Evening News · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 5
BATHURST, Monday.—An important departure has been made in stationing railway loco, superintendents in various country districts. Mr. Stanger, with a staff of officers, will be…
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Evening News · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 5
Alick King Teas proceeded against at the Newtown Police Court this morning fey Chief Ticket-inspector Davies for travelling on the, N.S.W. railways with an expired ticket on…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 8
Two accidents occurred on the Government tram service to-night, one with fatal results. The first accident was to R. Shields, an oldsman, who got under the tram at…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 8
Edward Smith, of 608 Darling-street, Rozelle, who was run over by a tram in Balmain on January 11, died at the Balmain Cottage Hospital on Saturday…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 13
Sir,—Will you grant me sufficient space to explain the silence which has been misunderstood, on the part of the officers of the Sutherland to Cronulla Tramway League, in…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 3
Last week Mr. W. S. Rowe, accompanied by but brother, Mr. J. Rowe (manager. Metropolitan Colliery) and Mr. L. Bowler, returned from a motoring tour to Melbourne. The trip was made on a 8-10-h.p. De…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 10
The annual meeting of the Railway Institute was held on Friday. The president, Mr. H. McLachl[?]an, occupied the chair. The chiirman referred to the death of Mr. Corns,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 3
The Sydney Bicycle Club will hold a sports carnival comprising cycling and athletic events in the new Sports Ground on February 1. The chief item of the meeting will be the track championship of the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 11
At a meeting of the Coonabarabran railway League last night a resolution was passed to the effect that the member be asked to interview the Minister with a view to having the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 8
Harold Norton, 20, living at Oxford-street, Paddington, was boarding a tram at Rockdale early yesterday morning, when he slipped and fell beneath the footboard. It was found…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 8
Work at the Metropolitan Mine had to be again suspended for want ot waggons from 11 a.m. to 1 p m. yesterday. This state of affairs causes a great deal of inconveniece…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 3
According to a very interesting communication to an American journal, there is not much scope for the motor trade in Japan at the present moment. There are just four cars in Yokohama, and about a dozen…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 7
At an inquiry yesterday into the death of Doris Mary Hanson, aged 5½, who was killed by a motor car at Black Rock on New Year a Day, the coroner returned a verdict of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 8
The "Figure Eight"'Railway at Coogee 'is one of the most popular forms of outdoor amusement yet placed before the public, it is dally visited by large numbers of people, who find a fund of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 6
Complaint has been made of the trouble experienced by steamship passengers in getting railway tickets. The Railway Department, however, represents that some little difference…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 6
In the first issue of the "Bulletin on Transport and Communication," issued by the Commonwealth Statistician, we are furnished with records of the Government…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 10
The fall sustained by Horder in Melbourne on Wednesday last looks like putting him out of court, for the re- maining saucer track meetings. Horder has been singularly unfortunate in his Melbourne visits. On almost…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 7
BATHURST, Sunday.--Under the new Chief Commissioner's re-organisation of the railways of the State, the Metropolitan, Western, Southern, and Northern loco, districts are to be…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Sunday--At the inquiry yesterday into the death of Doris Mary Hanson, aged 5[?] years, who was killed by a motor car at Black Rook on New Year's Day, the Coroner…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 8
A German seaman, Albert Urich, was knocked down by a train at the intersection of College and Oxford street 13 last" evening. He was picked up by Constable Hickey of No. 3 Station, and…
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