Stanwell Park Railway Accident
The inquest on the body of the late Mrs. Emily Morris, the victim of the Stanwell Park railway accident, was resumed before the Deputy Coroner and a jury on Monday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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Watson's Bay Tramway Extension. Cost £10,000
The extension of the tramway from the present terminus at Watson's Bay is well in hand, and it is expected that the work will be completed at about the beginning…
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All around vast solitudes of white. The earth, wild and rugged even under the gentle hand of summer, assumed a wilder and lonelier look with its thick mantle of snow…
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Mr. J. R. Browne writes:—Heading the correspondence which has appeared in your paper from Mr. C. S. Allen and "Commonsense." I can see there is a misunderstar g a ut the proposed…
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WEBRIS CREEK, Monday.—A truck. loaded with lime and a chaff-cutter, took fire Hat evening in the railway yard When first noticed, the sheets covering the load were fairly…
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John M'Carthy, a wool-classer, 35, was charged at the Central Police Court with having used indecent language in George-street on Saturday night. He pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Public Works. Tenders Accepted Today. Willoughby to Chatswood Tram . New School at Goulburn
Tenders were this morning accepted for the following public works:— Additions and improvements, high school, on the hill, Newcastle, Southern Brothers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling and Motoring. Sydney Bicycle Club
The Sydney Bicycle Club had a sports meeting down for decision on Saturday at the new Sports Ground, but owing to the rain, the meeting was postponed. The chief event which has to be decided is the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Linking Up the State. the Route to Broken-hill. Railway Construction and Haulage Questions. Menindie V. Wilcannia. Viii
To be financially successful a railway across New South Wales to its western border must command a big through traffic in coal and ore. In order that that traffic may. be carried to the…
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The tram depots in and around Sydney are being fitted with patent fire sprinklers. Fire is one of the questions that give the tramway officials a good deal of anxiety, and it needs…
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The executive of the Cyclists' Union has asked two prominent amateurs to attend before them and explain their riding at last Wednesday night's carnival…
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The St. George Sailing and Motor Boat Club held a Motor Boat Handicap on Saturday afternoon, over the Kogarah Bay course. The result was as follows:--- Airship 1…
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W. Tormey, who made unsuccessful attempts on Wednesday night last to lower the one and three miles motor cycle records, will make another attempt at the Union's championship carnival, at the Sports Ground, on the…
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According to en English journal, the calculation of price on a horse-power basis shows that the average figure paid for the 19[?]8 car is about £1710 per h.p., compared with £20 or more in 1907. In 1907, as…
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WALGETT, Monday.--The Cryon-Walgett mail, due here at 8 p.m. on Saturday, did not arrive till 2 p.m. on Sunday. The coach got bogged seven miles out, and…
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Sir,--The time has come when the building of the North-Shore bridge is no longer a question of pecuniary convenience or technical quibbles, but one of urgent necessity in the cause, of humanity; in short, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train and Vehicle Collision. Woman Killed. Two Persons Injured
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--While a coach was crossing the railway line near Nolson, a train crashed into the vehicle. Mrs. K Tilbury, a passenger, was killed outright, her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand. Train and Coach Collide. One Passenger Killed. Wellington
A train at Appleby, near Nelson, smashed into the Nelson-Motueka coach, driven by Charles Brickland, and occupied by three passengers. Mrs. A. J. Tilbury was killed…
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Mr. G. W. Walker writes:—In 1904 Manry had a population of 5000; 1905, 5300; 1906, 5900; 1907, 6900; and when 1908 figures are available another increase of from 1000 to 1500 will be…
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QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday.—At a meeting last night of residents of town and country, it was decided to urge the construction of a loop line of railway between Yass and Queanbeyan. [?]…
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