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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Cycling and Motoring. To-days' Fixtures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

Northern Suburbs Club.—Improm[?] [?] Newtown Club.—Run to L[?] Perouse. Wahringa Club.—Run to Cronulla, Parramatta (League) Club.—Run to Ryde…

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Pioneer Motor Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

At the weekly meeting of the Pioneer Club, held in the SportS Club rooms, Hunter-street, last Tuesday, it was decided to abandon the Anniversary run from Goulburn to Sydney on account of the bad condition…

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Topical Taps the Cronulla Tram

The St George Call · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 1

In the matter of tram extension the desire of Kogarah Council at present seems to be centred in the proposal to run a line to Tom Ugly's Point (with…

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Fatal Tram Accident an Old Woman Killed

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 15

An inquest was held at the Coroner's Court yesterday into the death of an elderly woman named Mary Ann Eames, lately residing in Castlereagh-street, city, which took…

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Pekin to Paris by Motor Car

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

With remarkable promptitude, an admirably written narrative of Prince Borghese's memorable journey by motor car from Pekin to Paris has already appeared in English dress, from the…

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Surf-bathers' Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 10

In reply to a request on behalf of the early bathers at Bondi for extra trams on Sundays, Mr. Septimus Powell, of Paddington, has been notified that relief trams will leave Ormond-street, Paddington, at 6.20…

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The Socialists at Hull. Railway Servants Protest. an Academic Triumph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The members of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants claim that their 70,000 votes were wrongly cast at the Hull Labor…

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Linking Up the State. Broken-hill and the Railway. the Halting Policy of the Past. New Departmental Plans. I.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

A quarter of a century of rebuffs and neglect of the Broken-hill community (as that community has interpreted the facts) by the governing portion of the State of which it is a political…

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Reducing North Shore Tram Section. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

Sir, -- The attention drawn by you to the attempt being made to persuade the Railway Commissioners to reduce the first tram section from Milson's Point to end at Mount-street, instead of at Ridge-street, as at present,…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Killed by a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 10

The death of Mary Ann Eames, an elderly woman, lately residing in Castlereagh-street, city, was inquired into by the Acting-City Coroner yesterday. From the evidence, it appears…

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The Coming of the Aeroplane

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 11

Mr. Eric Stuart Bruce, Hon. Secretary of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, lost month related the story of the aeroplane, and discussed its present…

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Tram and Train. the Week's Revenue

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 11

The railway revenue for the week ending January 18 amounted to £89,262, as against £90,347 for the corresponding period of last car-a decrease of £1088…

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Agricultural Motors

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 2

A competition for agricultural motors is to be hold in Canada in connection with the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition in July, 1908. The Winnipeg Exhibition is…

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Railway Accident. Twelve Persons Injured. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 7

At Wimbledon, seven miles southwest of London, an express train dashed into a local train in a fog, twelve persons being injured…

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A Tramway Fatality

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 11

The death of Edward Smith, 45, foreman chipper, in Balmain Cottage Hospital, as the result of being knocked down by a tram on Saturday, 11th inst., in…

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Travel America's Deadly Railways

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 5

There is the Interstate Commerce Commission's last report, footing up the casualties for the year. Five thousand killed and 76,286 injured is the record. It…

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A Great Railway Station

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 5

The great new railroad terminal at Washington, which is a part of the development of the national capital into the most beautiful city in the world, is…

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Motor Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 12

A serious motor-car accident occurred at the Bong Bong bridge, between Bowral and Moss Vale, as the result of which, three Sydney residents are inmates of the Bowral Hospital…

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Railway Smash Near Stanwell Park. Woman Killed. Several Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 7

A serious railway accident, resulting in the death of one woman and injuries to other persons, occurred near Stanwell Park yesterday afternoon…

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Railway Smash at Stanwell Park a Carriage Overturned One Woman Killed Several People Injured Stanwell Park, Saturday Night

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 1

A sensational railway smash occurred at Stanwell Park a fow minutes before 4.30 this afternoon, and resulted in one woman being killed and a number of other persons…

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