The Holidays on the Tramp
National Park to Wentworth Falls via Bulli, Picton and the Burragorang…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250
Another Receiver for an American Railway London, Friday, 3.5 p.m
A Now York telegram says that a receiver, has been appointed for the Ceaboard and Air Line, which is the third most important railway of the Eastern American system…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Flying Trip Motor Boat in the Open Sea Breaks a Record
The speedy motorboat 'Invincible has broken all records between Sydney and Newcastle. She is owned by Mr. C. H. Relph, and paid a flying trip to Newcastle on New Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Holiday Tram Traffic
For the holidays the city and suburban tramways, including the North Sydney lines, report record business. It is stated that from Christmas Eve till New Year's Day inclusive, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Figure Eight" Railway
The "Figure Eight" Railway, at Coogee, attracts many visitors, and the Butterfly Theatre is also popular…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Commonwealth. Melbourne, Friday. Transcontinental Railway
The Prime Minister has received a letter from Sir John Forrest, conveying certain information regarding the proposed route of the transcontinental railway; and, now that the consent of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Furious Motoring. a Fine of £5
A heavy fine was imposed by Mr. Isaacs, S.M., at the Water Court yesterday, upon William Gibb, chauffeur for Dr. M'Cormick, for exceeding the speed limit in his motor-car. He drove…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fast Motoring. 83 Miles Per Hour
LONDON, Friday.--A 60 horse-power Napier motor, on the Brooklands (England) course, attained a speed of 85 miles per hour…
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During the Olympia show, Nazzaro, who won the three great Continental road-races last year, paid a visit to London, and had his first experience of driving on the Brooklands truck. In his opinion, it is absurd to say…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alcohol As a Motor Fuel
Some exhaustive experiments as to the use of alcohol as a motor fuel have been made by order of the United States Government, and the report of the experts is decidedly in favor of the spirit. They say, after tests…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sefton Park Tramway Proposal
At the meeting of the Auburn Council on Monday, the Mayor said that, in accordance with instructions from the council, he had invited a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Bridge" Parties Cause Coughs and Colds
There is little doubt that card parties are a frequent source of common colds, infiuenza, and catarrh. Under the physically vitiated conditions of the average…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Domestic Servants. Scheme to Train State Girls
Considerable interest lias been aroused by the scheme of the Women's Patriotic Club, Sydney, to train State girls for domestic servants…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring Melbourne to Sydney
News was received in Sydney yesterday afternoon that two Melbourne motorists. Messrs. C. B. Kellow and H. B. James had reached Aloury at 2 a.m. in an endeavor to travel from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Knocked Down by a Tram
A woman named Mary, Jane Eames (65), who resides at 13½ Castlereagh—street, was crossing that street near the intersection of Market—street last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Guard Injured
A tram guard named Alexander M'Culloch, aged 27, who resides in Leinster-street, Paddington, missed his footing from the footboard of the tram of which he was in charge when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Railways
The French railway network is almost entirely made up of six great private undertakings and a State system of lines. The position of the six great French companies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Versus Train. Melbourne to Sydney
Two well-known motorists, Messrs. H. B. James and C. B. Kellow, of Melbourne, made an unsuccessful attempt to beat the Melbourne-Sydney express…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tourists' Roads. Whose Is the Responsibility?
With the advent of the motor car the numerous thoroughfares leading to popular resorts have been called upon to bear a much heavier and larger traffic, and the fact may in some…
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