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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Second Edition. Motor-car Accident. Three Men Injured. a Sydney Police-sergeant Badly Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 9

Information was received late last night at No. 2 Police Station (Regent-street), or a serious motor-car accident at Bowral. Details are meagre,. and no particulars whatever are…

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St. George Sailing and Motor Boat Club

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 12

A race for motor-boats will held, under the auspices of the above club, round the Kogarah and Gawley Bay course on Saturday next, starting at 4 o'clock. Following are the entries:--Petrel (H. Scholz), Foam…

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The "Figure Eight" Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 12

Trippers to Coogeo may still experience the exhilarating delights of a ride on the "figure eight" railway, and a living picture exhibition is provided at the Butterfly Theatre which is connected with the same enterprise…

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Tram Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL Tuesday.--The inquest into the death of John Edward Kelly, victim of the tram fatality, was concluded to-day. Evidence showed that the driver of the tram motor was…

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Cape to Cairo Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 53

Describing the progress of the Cape to Cairo Railway, which is at a standstill owing to lack of funds after an expenditure of over £8,000,000, Sir Lewis Mitchell said recently:…

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Police Courts. Took Charge of the Road

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 10

A man, who gave his name as Walter Crawford, was charged at the Central Police Court with having been drunk, and having made use of indecent language in Market-street on January 21. Evidence was given to the…

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Run for a Train. Followed by Sudden Death. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

Mr. Hugh J. Monaghan, a reeident for the past forty yoars, died very suddenly at the Church-street raliway station to-day. He hurried to catch the train, and had just taken…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. Making Dirt Roads. the King and Other Drags. a Suggestion for the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 9

Pointed attention was drawn in yesterday's issue to the value of decent roads as a factor in the development of new country. The Dorrigo district was particularly referred to…

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Wbstern Railway Proposal Barellan to Hillston. a Fine Wheat District

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 3

A widely representative deputation waited on the Minister for Works this afternoon with a request for the construction of the long-desired railway from Barellan, through Gunbar, to…

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Blocking A. Tram. Italian Boy Fined

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

"You have no right to do this sort of thing, and if you had been older I would have made the penalty much more severe." These remarks were addressed to A…

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Moss Vale Motor Car Smash

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

BOWRAL, Thursday.—The condition of Sergeant Nowlan, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Shearer, who were injured in the motor car smash near Moss Vale on Tuesday afternoon, is still…

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Motor Cycle Reliability Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 10

A motor reliability trial, promoted by the Tamworth Motor Cycle Club, was held on the 21st inst, at Tamworth. The journey was 190 miles commencing from Messrs. Bennett and Barkell's motor depot,…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling Carnival. Postponed Through Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 10

The New South Wales Cyclists' Union had their second night sycling carnival down for decision last evening at the Sports Ground. A big crowd put in an appearance at 7.30, and when the first event was…

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Kurrajong Railway Communication. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

At a public meeting at Mr. H. Pitt's, Wheeney Creek, Kurrajong, on Saturday night, attended by 60 residents, and presided over by Mr. W. Wark, of Kurrajong Heights, the…

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Transcontinental Railway. Conference of Engineers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 6

The Federal Government is waiting for replies from the Governments of the several States to the request that the raliway Engineers-in-Chief should be allowed to meet in…

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Motor Car Overturns. with Serious Results. Police Sergeant's Skull Fractured. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

A sprious motor cay accident occurred yesterday evening at the Bong Bong Bridge, between Bowral and Moss Vale, as the result of which three Sydney residents are inmates…

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Bowbal Motor-car Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 6

A telegram was received at the No. 2 Police Station yesterday from Mrs. Edwards, wife of the licensee of the Chamberlain Hotel. Sydney, who was injured in a…

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Bowral Motor Car Accident Condition of the Injured

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

Sergeant Nowlan, of No. 2 Station, who sustained concussion of the brain in a motor car accident at Bowral on Monday night, is making satisfactory progress towards…

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The Motor Accident. How It Occurred. Condition of the Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

MOSS VALE, Wednesday.--A motor party of four Sydney residents, who were touring from Sydney to Moss Vale, thence via the coast home again, met with a terrible accident about two…

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Motor Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 10

A motor reliability trial, promoted by the Tamworth Motor Cycle Club, was held on Monday. The journey was 190 miles, commencing from Messrs. Bennett and Barbell's Motor Depot, Peel-street, Tamworth, through…

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