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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

The Aeroplane. Wonderful Developments Taking Place. Views with Aeronauts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 13

A recent number of "Motor" contains interviews with Wilbur Wright, Delagrange, Henry Farman, and others, who make some remarkable statements regarding achievements in…

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Guildford Scare. Alleged Attempt to Wreck a Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

Some exceitement seems to have been caused by a statement that an attempt was made to wreck a train at Guildford on Sunday…

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New Tram Car Shed

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have just completed the erection of an additional car-house, to accommodate cars running on the Botany, Zetland, Coogee, and La Perouse lines. At…

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Motor Car Accident. Tourist's Narrow Escape at Manly

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 5

A motor car accident happened at Sheep Station Hill, near Manly, which resulted in the narrow escape from death of four occupants of the car. The meter was ascending the hill at a…

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Tramway Extensions. Lines About to Be Worked

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 14

Four tramway extensions are expected to be ready for traffic within the next few weeks. The line to Bellevue Hill will be a double track about 4[?] miles in extent, passing along…

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Railway Mismanagement on the Mountain Line. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 6

Sir,—Kindly permit me to offer through your columns my strong protest against the treatment accorded by the Raliway Department to travellers on the mountain trains, more…

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Tramway Fatality. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 11

A shocking fatality occurred at Moonta [?]ay to-night, when Cecil Bl[?]e. 14 years old, was accidentally killed. Two tramears were being shunted from a siding on to a stand,…

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Women Motorists a Possible Profession

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 8

At the Ladles' [?] Club, which was opened in 1004, and numbers 450 members, the secretary, Miss D[?]terre Hughes, Informed the representative of a London…

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A Railway King The Vanderbilt Dynasty

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 11

Mr. Burton J. Hendrick publishes in "M'Clure's Magazine" a very interesting sketch of the Vanderbilt fortune. The founder of the dynasty of finance was…

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Tramps by Choice Bishop of Manchester on Worth Less Men

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 5

The Bishop at Manchester, speaking in Preston recently, at the annual meeting of the Church Army Home, said chat he knew of no object more worthy, of support in the…

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Tramway Extension. Baulkham-hills to Castle-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 7

Much satisfaction has been given to the residents in the Baulkham-hills and Castle-hill districts by [?] announcement that money has been provided on the Estimates for the extension of the tramline from…

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Baulkham-hills Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 14

The following letter from Mr. D. M Lachlan, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, has been received by Mr. F. J. Thomas, hon, secretary of the Parramata Progress Association:--"Sir.--With reference to your letter…

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Another Railway Fatality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

On Wednesday morning the body of a man was found frighfully mangled on the railway line near the Hawkesbury railway station. The body was identified…

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The Tram. Concessions in Fares. The Progress Association's New Year's Gift

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 12

Mr. F. J. Thomas, hon. secretary of the Parramatta Progress Association, has received the following letter:— "Office of the Chief Commissioner…

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Train That Cost £30,000

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 5

The most luxurious train in the world--for thus "The Southern Belle" is claimed to be--started on her first trip from London to Brighton recently. Timed to do the Journey…

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Train Collision Near Ballarat Melbourne

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 1

A collision occurred last night between the Adelaide express and the Buninyong train. About half a mile on the Melbourne side…

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England's Most Luxurious Train. Express That Cost £30,000 to Build

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 11

Nothing has been spared to make Brighton's latest train, the southern Belle, what it claims to be—the most luxurious in England. In reality it is the most…

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Chinese Railways. the Removal of English

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 3

Wide regret is felt here at the resignation of Mr. Kinder, the engineer-in-chief of the northern railways, who is leaving his post after thirty years of distinguished…

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Storage-battery Railway Cars

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 5

Two storage-battery railway cars are now in use on the Prussian State railways. Those are the first of 57 such cars which will soon be in service The cars…

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The Motor and English Towns

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 5

The motor-car has infused new life into the country hotels of England, which fell into decay after the withdrawal of the stage coach from the highways. It is…

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