Fighting for "The Ashes." the Second Test Match. Australia's Poor Batting. an Old Dog for a Hard Road. Noble Staves Off a Collapse. Seven Wickets for 255
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Wednesday,--The Australians' entered upon the second test match with lighter hearts than their opponents, the Englishmen, for they already had a win up their…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 6
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At half-past five this morning the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Belford was found in a mangled condition on the Richmond railway line, near the Botanic Gardens…
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Evening News · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5
The initial work in connection with the removal of the dangerous standards in George street was commenced this morning. Only a few shopkeepers and business firms who object…
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Evening News · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 3
A dealer named George Stanley, 40, was charged at the Redfern Police Court with having stolen 10s, the property of William Charles Keever in a railway carriage…
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Evening News · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4
LONDON, Thursday Evening.—Receivers have been appointed of the Chicago ana Milwaukee Electric Railroad and tie allied corporations, representing a capital of…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 7
Early in the session the Federal Parliament passed the Transcontinental Railway Bill, authorising an expenditure of £20,000 in the survey of the route for the railway…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5
At the Motor Union dinner recently hold in London General Sir John French dealt with what he considered the important services which the motor car can afford in time of war. He pointed out the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
A reduction of hours of the carmen and shed hands employed by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, from 60 to 54 per week, will come into force on Saturday. About…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
The Railway Commissioners will issue the draft of reductions proposed by them to come into force in a few days. It is understood that the reductions will…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
At an early hour this morning the mangied body of Mrs. Elirabeth Belford, 30 years old, was found on the railway line near the Botanic Gardens Bridge…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 2
Trials took place at Leeds on November 25 of a new tramcar brake, which is claimed to be a great improvement over those now in use. According to the "Tramway and…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 7
An unusual case was heard at the Redfern Police Court yesterday, when a dealer named George Stanley 40, was charged with having stolen 10s, the property of William…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 3
Sir,--As a visitor to your city, I took the opportunity of visiting Wonderland City on the holiday, and I was particularly struck with the vast number of visitors to that…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 7
To most Englishmen the Uganda Railway is a concern around which was waged a few years ago a singular debate on the relative merits of direct government labour…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 7
A boy of ten years of age named Joshua Rappepord, who resides with his parents in George-street West, city, had an exceedingly, narrow escape from being cut to pieces…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The cricket match between representatives of the Newport and Eveleigh workshops was concluded at Willlamstorwn to-day. On the conclusion of play yesterday, Eveleigh were ail…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 7
Sir,--As a visitor to your city, I took the opportunity of visiting Wonderland City on the holiday, and I was particularly struck with the vast number of visitors to that place of amusement; but think of my…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
The Lyndhurst Club intends to affiliate with the League again for this year. The club's annual carnival is to be held in March. The promoters of the American six-days' carnival…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
There are already 500 Renault motor cabs running in London, and another 400, all Flat's, are to be placed on the streets there. The Talbot car, in which Mr. C. B. Kellew and 1L…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4
The Railway Department announces tho issue of cheap excursion tickets at Sydney only to Adelaide. Mount Gambler, and Broken Hill by mall train leaving Sydney at…
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