"Figure Eight" Railway
Coogee's "Figure-Eight" Railway and Butterfly Theatre remain a popular form of amusement for visitors to the waterside suburb…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250
Railway Amalgamation. Ministerial Opposition
LONDON, Tuesday.--The Great Central and the Great Northern Railway Companies propose to form a "pool," but Mr. Lloyd-George (President of the Board of Trade)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Linking Up the State. the Railway Traffic of the Barrier. a Time of Probation. Newcastle Lithgow Coal. Iv
If Broken-hill is to have direct railway communication with the eastern portion of New South Wales, the line should, in the best interests of the State, he constructed from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Suburban Sydney. Ashfield Tramway
At the last meeting of the Ashfield Council, a letter was read from Aid. W. E. V. Robson, M.L.A., in which reference was made to the proposed construction of a tramway from Dulwich-hill to Ashfield. It was pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Proposed Railways to Broken-hill
The rival routes for the projected railway across the State are shown by dotted lines. By way of Cobar, the distance from Sydney to Broken-hill will be 739 miles; while by way of Condobolin it will be 703 miles. From Cobar there would be 275 miles of construction; from Condobolin, 368 miles, or 93 miles more. The information give on the map as to the character of the country between Condobolin and Broken-hill is generally that at the Public Works Committee's inquiry in 1896…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rejuvenated Russia. Huge Expenditure in View. Re-building the Navy. Doubling the Siberian Railway
LONDON, Tuesday.--The Russian Admiralty proposes to expend £225,000,000, spread over a period of 12 years in re-building the Russian Navy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Carriage Capsizes. One Killed; Several Injured
A very serious railway accident, unfortunately attended with loss of life, occurred at Stanwell Park, on the South Coast line, on the afternoon of January 25. The killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railway Accident. Close Call of Parramatta Residents. Mrs. 17. S. Brown's Injuries. George Brown's Narrow Escape
A terribly sad railway accident happened at Stanwell Park, on the Illawarra line, on Saturday evening. The train which ordinarily reaches Sydney a little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Why the Tram Doesn't Pay. to the Editor
Sir,-Just a line us indicating how the Baulkham Mills tram is managed. On Saturday afternoon I boarded tho only ear that was running on the after 2 trip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge or Tunnel?
"Common Sense" writes:—Mr. C. S. Allen is still wandering in the dark, especially when he asks, "Where will be the approaches to the bridge, now set out as 1 in 19?" A very…
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Design approved by the Advisory Board for the main approach, showing railway, 25ft., tramway, 26ft,; roadway, 35ft., and two footpaths, each lift. Consulting engineer and designer, Mr. Norman Selfe, member inst. C.E.; contractors, Messrs. J. Stewart and Co., Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Shore Bridge
The design approved by the Advisory Board, November, 1903. Cost when completed, £1,940.050. The cost of the main bridge, 3030ft. long. is estimated at £1,365,050 the southern approach will cost £330,000; the land resumption, £65,000; the northern approach from Buy-road station and roadway to meet tram lines. £180 000 The dimensions of the bridge are:--From corner to corner of main towers, 1350ft.; width of clear opening, 1200ft.; clear head room above high water, 170ft.; top of tower,450ft.;depth of foundations below high water, 165ft.; total height of tower above foundations, 615ft.; width of railway on bridge, 25ft.: width of tramway, 26ft.; width of wood-blocked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Verse. the Road
The road that leads on to the Faraway, Out of the dear, dim Yesterday, Out of the land of Long Ago, Where rainbow blossoms used to grow,…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Man Throws Himself in Front of Train
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--As the 7.20 a.m., train for Maryborough was passing through Ballarat North to-day, a man, who has not yet been identified, stepped on to the line in front…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Perils of Glenmore-road. Two Nasty Corners
Along the route of the new tram fine to Bellevue HIH there are in Glenmore-road which is an exceedingly narrow throughfare, two dangerous corners— one in front of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Terminus Markets
Consignments coming to band at the beginning of the work week were the heaviest for some months, chaff as usual forming the major portion of the offerings and no with…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Police Courts. a Motorist Fined
At the Water Summons Court on Tuesday, befors Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, S.M., Cecil Herbert Warman was fined £3, ordered to par 6s costs, or to go gaol for a month for furiously driving a moter car at Manly. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Railway. Broken Hill
Mr. H. W. James, secretary of the River Darling Railway League, has been in communication with the directors of the Mount Hope mines, who have written to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycling Ans Motoring. Cycling Carnival. Splendid Racing
The Cyclists' Union Night Carnival was concluded last evening at the Sydney Sports Ground. The weather was fine though slight rain fell just after the racing had concluded. There was a good attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Overcrowding Tramcars. Regulations Relaxed
To-day a deputation waited on the Home Secretary, and asked for the relaxation of the traffic by law dealing with the overcrowding of tramcars. The deputation pointed…
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