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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

The News in Sydney Distressing Scenes on the Railway Station Excited Men and Fainting Women

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 1

The news of the accident was responsible for some distressing scenes at the Central Railway Station. The train had a large crowd aboard, and as the time for the arrival of…

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Ought Women to Motor?

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 11

"This is a mortorial age and mortorial activity has a great deal to do with the decadence of womanhood." So said Sir Dyes Duckworth, the physician, at a meeting in…

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Collecting Tram Fares. Pay As You Get In. an Ingenious Idea

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 2

Everyone, or nearly everyone, knows the troubles and discomforts caused by tram conductors having to squeeze through crowded cars and on packed platforms to collect the fores…

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Railway Accident. Capsize of a Carriage. Loss of Life

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 6

As stated in the latest Edition of the "Evening News" on Saturday evening, a serious railway accident happened at Stanwell Park, on the South Coast line, on Saturday…

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Stanwell Railway Accident. Inquest on Mrs. Morris. the State of the Line. a Loose Carriage Wheel

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Monday Afternoon.—The inquest concerning the death of Emily Morris, who was killed in the railway accident at Stanwell Park, was resumed this morning…

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Railway Sleepers

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 4

The supply of railway sleepers of suitable quality has been giving our. Railway Commissioners no little anxiety, and, in consequence, it is proposed to put an export duty on a those…

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Light Railways. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 10

Sir,—The letter in a recent issue from the vice-president of the Immigration League of Australia (Mr. Oakley) touches a point that is deserving of more attention, "the opening…

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Motor Boating

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mort's Dock has been turning out of late a number of "Invincible" motor engines to the order of various people throughout the Australian States. On the invitation of Mr. Chas. H. Relph, the manager of the…

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Cycle and Motor Repair Depot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 10

The number of cycles and motor bicycles in and around Sydney was never greater than at present. Almost every day c[?]ments arrive from English and foreign markets, and the demand on all sides for…

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Cycling and Motoring. Union Track Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 10

Track racing arranged by the Cyclists' Union is to be held at the Sports Ground on February 8. Besides the events confined to the members of each club, there will be one race open to all members—a one mile…

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English and Continental Motoring Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 10

According to the latest files, Mr. S. F. Edge has at last got somebody to seriously accept his challenges. Mr. D'Arey Baker, the London managing director of F.I.A.T. Motors, Ltd., has accepted. The stake money,…

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Railway Smash. Derailed Car Overturns Wollongong Resident Kllled. Three Persons Injured. Picnickers' Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 7

A sensational railway accident happened a[?] Stanwell Park on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of one woman three other pasengers also sustaining injuries more or…

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Fatal Hesitation. Struck by a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 8

An Inquest was held on Friday into the death of Mary Ann Eames, an elderly woman, residing In Castlereagh-street, city, which occurred at the Sydney Hospital on Sunday last…

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Ashfield Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 5

At a well-attended meeting of residents of Ashfield, Canterbury, Dulwich Hill, Summer Hill, and contiguous districts, held at the Town Hall, Ashfield, as Wednesday night, it was decided by a largs majority…

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Cycling and Motoring Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 4

Anniversary Day is always a popular holiday for holding cycle meetings, and to-day is not to be an exception to the rule. Country carnivals will be held at Queanbeyan, March, Gulgong, Grenfell, Goulburn, and…

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Linking Up the State. Broken-hill As a Railway Objective. the Question of Permanency. a Field View of the Prospects. Ii

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 7

Were the, transcontinental railway from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta an actual fact New South Wales would probably feel compelled for the sake of appearances, If for no better reason…

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Serious Railway Accident. Carriage Overturned. One Woman Killed, Several Persons Injured. Trouble at the Points

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 7

Through the overturning of a railway carriage at Stanwell Park on Saturday afternoon Mrs. Emily Morris, a resident of Wollongong, was killed and several persons injured--one of them…

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Motor Cyclist Capsized by Dog

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 8

MOULAMEIN, Saturday.--Mr.- J. W. Chanter stock inspector, met with a severe accident last evening, by having his motor bicycle capsized by a dog running in front. His left leg…

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The "Figure Eight" Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 5

The "Figure Eight" railway at Coogee retains its hold upon the public. On Saturday there was a long list of visitors, and the cars were in continual motion during the afternoon. Special…

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