Tamworth-nundle Railway
Some of the residents of the Tamworth district are agitating for the construction of a line of railway to Nundle, a distance of 38 miles from town. The line would open up a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250
Burglars Use Motor Cars
Most particularly daring was a burglary at the National Bank, Pepperell, Mass., U.S.A., on December 2. The burglars first barred the doors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Improved Zetland Tram Service
Complaint was recently made by Waterloo Council to the Chief Railway Commissioner relative to the insufficiency of the tramcar accommodation on the Zetland tramway during…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fast Tram Travelling
Recently complaints were made to the Chief Railway Commissioner that trams daring certain hoars travelled at an excessive rate of speed between St. Peter's railway bridge and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Furious Motor Driving at Rockdale
Charles Gilbert Abel, of King-street, Newtown, was proceeded against at Newtown Police Court by Sub-inspector Macintosh, for furiously driving a motor car on the Rocky Point…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Duplication. Work on the Northern Line. Views From Berowra Station
A good deal has been heard lately of the proposals for new railways in different parts of the State, and of the great benefit to result if these are passed through the inquiry stage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Why Not a Motor Honeymoon?
How the Advertisement read: "Advertiser has a small, hooded car for hire with competent driver in uniform. Seating accommodation for two, plenty of room for luggage, etc. Puncture difficulty entirely overcome. Special fittings. new and improved brakes and lamps."…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Motor-car in Mid-air
Mr. Carl Fisher, of Indianapolis, U.S. A[?] has had a motor-car fitted to his balloon instead of a basket, so that he motors home when the balloon descends…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Covered-in Motor-'bus. a Demonstration in London
Paris has had the covered-in motor-omnibus for some time. London denies it entry so far. But a great many people tried to board a bus of this type during a private demonstration v…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Proposed Tramways. Waverley to Bronte
Mr. W. Hutchinson, chief engineer railways and tramways, said the line would have a length of 74 chains of single track, and the estimated cost was £22,075, inclusive of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Works Committee. Peak Hill to Parkes Railway
The Public Works Committee yesterday took further evidence respecting the proposed railway from Peak Hill to Parkes. Mr. W. J. Hanna submitted a report from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Haberfield Tramway Service
A deputation representing the Haberfield District Progress Association was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr. Robson, M.L.A., and asked that an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cricketers' Motor Accident
It was thought that the chauffeur of the motor car from which Messrs. Clem Hill, Gehrs, Claxton, Jenkins, and Father Fleming were capsized on the road to National Park on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wages of Railway Employees
The first order of the day in the Legislative Assembly yesterday was the adjourned debate following a motion by Mr. Johnson.—"That, in the opinion of the House, the Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Casualties. Fell Off a Tram
About [?].20 yesterday morning Charles Trime, [?]0, residing in Raglaa-street, Manly, was a passenger by a tram proceeding along Georgestreet, when it collided with a vehicle. Trime…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor-car Cases. Prosecutions at Rockdale
At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Payten, S.M., Charles Cilbert Abel, of Abel and Company, of King-street, Newtown, was charged with having furiously driven his motor car on the Rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agitation for Railway. Werris Creek to Dubbo. Dubbo
The secretary of the Railway and Progress Association has received a letter from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce cordially supporting Dubbo's efforts to secure a line…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Crushed to Death. Accident at Lockhart Railway. Lockhart
A sad accident occurred at Lockhart raliway station at 5 last evening. Thomas Henry Ferrier, a young man, aged 23, was crushed to death between a wheat truck and a wading…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Way Our Railways Are Managed. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—On January 3 I took my wife to Molong for a change, owing to the state of her health. I had no difficulty in obtaining at the hands of the courteous officials at the head office in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Topical Taps Illawarra Railway Wants
The complaint recently made by Bexley Council to the Commissioners regarding the poor lighting of the evening trains on the Illawarra line, and the…
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