[?]Remorne Point Tram
In connection with the deputation, consisting of the North Sydney, Moaman, and Manly Councils, which waited a few days age on Mr. Dee, Minister of Works, and urged…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
10,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250
Robbed of £30,000 German Railway Traveller's Great Loss London, Thursday, 2.45 p.m
A big robbery of bank-notes is reported from Cologne. Herr M[?]yerstein, a resident of Giessen, was travelling by train, and had reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Boating
The Motor-boat Club have two races down for decision to-morrow -- the first for boats with a speed of eight miles per hour and under, and the second for boats 10 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Overcrowding a Wail From Willoughby
At the last meeting of the North Sydney Council, on the motion of Alderman Whatmore, it was unanimously resolved. "That representations be made to the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Accident at Roseville
While attempting to alight at Roseville from the last train from Milson's Point to Hornsby, last night, Margaret Julia Jones (65), a resident of Bourke-street, Darlinghurst, fell under…
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J. W. Stocks, the well-known English motorist, driving 12-14 h.p. De Dion, has covered the journey between London and Edinburgh in 20 hours. Mr. S. F. Edge has challenged Chevalier Rene de Knyff…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cycling and Motoring. Cycling
E. A. Pye and F. Murphy have been matched behind pace. The event will take place on the Melbourne saucer, and Horder will race the winner. J. Doyle and J. Johnson, two Glen Innes riders, have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Road Engineer
In order to secure greater efficiency in structural works, and being armed by the New Act with powers to enable Councils to raise revenue to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Flights. American Travels 38 Miles an Hour
A correspondent of "The Times" (London) calls attention to the aeroplane flights of the Wright Brothers, of Dayton, Ohio, an account of which has been presented to the Aero Club…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway and Tramway Superannuation Fund. to the Editor
Sir,--In your issue of to-day you devote space to the above. While giving those who have the matter in hand the greatest of credit for their endeavors to benefit their fellowmen, I would like to draw attention to the present…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The South Coast Tourist Train. to the Editor of the H[?]ld
Sir,—I had, unfortunately for myself and other friends, to catch the 4.35 a.m. train from Nowra last Monday morning. We arrived at the Bomaderry station per coach at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Social
The members of the Penrith branch of the Railway Traffic Association held their fourth annual reunion in the Foresters' Hall on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Dispute Among the Railway Commissioners. Chief Johnson Quickly Returns. Is Mr. Klrkcaldie to Go?
An extremely serious situation has arisen, we are led to understand, among the new Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Revolution in Railway Signals. New System Which Will Abolish Fog Delays.—interesting Experiments on the South-eastern
A new invention which, from a circumstance that it is undergoing a test…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Boats for War. the Newest Craft in the British Navy
Encouraged by the success of the Russian torpedo motor boats, the British Admiralty has just added to the navy list the first of a now class of craft specially…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Overshot the Mark. Tram Collision at Randwick. There Persons Injured
Some passengers Journeying to Coogee yesterday afternoon by tram got a severe shock, though no very serious injury resulted. Shortly after 2 o'clock a tram bound from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scene-shifting Work. Done by Motor
To work all the. suspended scenery by electric motor instead of by hand an installation has been established in Wyndham'B Theatre, London. The having of labor, money, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cape to Cairo Railway. the Great Steam Route Across Africa. How It Is Being Constructed
I am in the Soudan, at the end of the northern section of the Cape to Cairo Railroad (writes Frank Carpenter in the New Orleans "Times Democrat"). This part of the route is now…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sao Francisco Ghost. Frightens Motor Party. Incredulous Policeman
According to the San Francisco newspapers the Park police there have been asked to arrest a ghost. The spectral visitor to the city's big playground blocked the passage of an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Progress of the Motor. Replacing the Horse. Comparative Cost
The commercial vehicle tour, which has lately been concluded, has gone a long way to show the possibilities of this sort of transport in those districts which hitherto have not had…
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