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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

A Doctor's Loss. Watches Stolen From a Motor Car

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 4

Dr. Piers Hatton, of Vaucluse-road, Vaucluse, has reported to the police the loss of two lady's gold watches, valued at £24. He left them in a bag in his motor car on Tuesday afternoon while he went into his house for…

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Railway Appointments

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 5

The position of foods manager at Sydney Railway Station, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. J. G. S. Corns. will it was stated this morning, be filled by Mr. J. Day, who has…

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Motoring. Automobile Club

Referee · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 6

The Tours Committee of the Automobile Club of Australia i consider a sealed handicap reliability contest over a period of two days for the near future…

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Motor Cycling. Poineer Motor-cycle Club

Referee · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 6

At the Pioneer Club's usual weekly meeting held In the Sports' Club rooms it was decided to abandon the proposed Anniversary run from Goulburn to Sydney on…

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Motor Boats. Motor Boat Club

Referee · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 6

The Motor Boat Club will hold its next monthly meeting in the club rooms, Pitt-street, on Friday evening. The principal business has recently been indicated…

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Victoria. Increased Tram Traffic. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 10

During the half-year ended December 31 last 31,499,146 passengers travelled on the Melbourne trams, an increase of 3,008,010, compared with the corresponding period of the…

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Mails and the Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 8

The new rates for transport of malls over the railways came into force at the beginning of this month. At a conference of postal department officials and the Railway…

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Cycling and Motoring. To-night's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 10

The New South Wales Cyclists' Union will to-night hold a carnival at the Sports Ground, Moore Park. The first race will take place at 7.45 p.m., and the sports will conclude about 10 o'clock. A large and varied…

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Russian Expenditure. Duplication of Siberian Railway. Rebuilding the Navy. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 9

The Russian Ministry has presented to the Duma a bill to spend £15,750,000 in doubling the Siberian railway. The first half of the duplication, it is proposed,…

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Preventing Competition. Government Opposes Railway Pool. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 9

Mr. Lloyd-George, President of the Board of Trade, is opposing the pooling scheme arranged by the Great Central and the Great Northern railways for the…

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Cycle and Motor Local Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 314

To-night on the Sports Ground the New South Wales Cyclists' Union will decide a good programme of bicycle and motor cycle events. Quite a large number of handicap and scratch races are down for…

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To Mount Kosciusko by Motor Cycle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 314

Last week a member of the Pioneer Motor Cycle Club essayed the task of travelling on light motoreve 70lb weight motor cycle, to Mount Kosciusko and back. Sydney was left early in the morning, and…

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Motor Boating

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 314

Mort's Dock has just received on order from the manager of the New Caledonian Coal Company to build a Gift motor launch, complete, with 25 h.p. four-cylinder "invincible" motor. The motor is "C"…

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English and Continental Motoring Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 314

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. Motor, [?] has accepted. The state money,…

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The Railway Smash

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 264

It was deplorable that a death should occur by the remarkable railway accident on the South Coast line. How was it that the car jumped the rails? So far no one seems…

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Motor-car Accident Near Bowral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 271

Our picture shown the motor car—an Argyle—belonging to Mr. Charles Edwards, of the Chamberlain Hotel, Sydney, which was extensively damaged in a serious accident last week near the Bong Bong Bridge, between Bowral and Moss Vale. In addition, to the owner, who was driving, there were in the car Mr. John Shearer, of the Lansdowne Hotel, George-street West; Sergeant James…

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The Week. South Coast Railway Smash. Wollongong Resident Killed

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 271

A sensational railway accident happened at Stanwell Park on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of one woman, while three other passengers sustained injuries more or…

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Tram Troubadours Tom Kenny. (Starter Redfern Station.)

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 6

The wife of a well-known Waverley Troub. called in on one of the local chemists in a state of great distress the other day. She…

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Cycling and Motoring Automobile Military Corps

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 3

Apropos the probable formation of and Automobile Military Corps in Sydney, the mutter at present being under consideration of the. Commonwealth military authorities…

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Railway Appointments the Successor to Mr. Corns

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 5

Consequent upon the death of Mr. Joha G. S. Corns Mr. John Day will be goods manager in his place. Mr. Day's office will be in Sydney. Mr. Patrick Smith Will be…

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