Railway and Transport
Engineering in its relation to transport was the subject of much of the inaugural address of Mr. J. C. Inglis, the new president af the Institution of Civil Engineers, at the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250
Cycling. Aeroplane Race From Bordeaux to Paris
It is firmly believed by French motorists that the aeroplane will bring back again the "heroic" days of the early motor movement—those days when hardy pioneers struggled against difficulties that the…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.--A boy, Cecil Blee, son of Mr. R. J. E. Blee, Moonta Mines, was killed at the Bay yesterday. A train was being shunted from one line to another when those engaged…
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Bush fires arc raging in various parts of the country, and heavy losses are reported. The express train from Sydney to Melbourne on Sunday night passed through some miles of…
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NOWRA, Monday.—A report of a sensational motor drive through burning forests between Jervis Hay and Nowra is to hand. The thermometer stood at 112deg at the seaside, bush…
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WINDSOR, Monday.—News is just to hand of a disastrous fire at Berkshire Park, the residence of Mr. G. Lanztus, on Sunday evening. The fire started in the motor shed, and was caused…
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Among the tenders opened this afternoon at the Department of Public Works were those which Had been submitted for the work of constructing the third section of the North Coast…
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BROKEN HILL. Saturday.—Portion of the railway line leading to the Proprietary Mine was blown up during the night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Woman Killed in Melbourne. Melbourne
Ellen O'connell, a married woman, aged 50 years, was knocked down and killed by a train at the Albert-street, West Brunswick, crossing last night. The railway gates were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Courts. Discourteous Tram Passenger
John Ryan, 18, labourer, was on Saturday, at the Central Police Court, charged with having used insulting words in a tram car. An inspector in the tramwayu service stated that defendant, when asked to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Refreshment Room Closed. Action of Railway Commissioners. Murrurundi
The raliway refreshment room ceased to exist here this morning, the Commissioners having decided to close it up for the present and use the building for offices. This room…
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A board has been appointed on the question of constructing a railway line to Port Alma. The board consists of Mr. Pagan (Chief Engineer for Railways), Mr M. A. E. Cullen…
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BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Picket duty on the Proprietary, mine leases is no joke on a day such as this, with a shade temperature of 109deg. Many of the unfortunate follows have little or…
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The question of connecting the city of Sydney with the northern shore of the harbor by means of a bridge or a tunnel was again under consideration by the Royal Commission yesterday…
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The main fire is supposed to have started in the vicinity of Barren Jack. After burning a couple of days, fanned by the strong wind of Saturday and Sunday, it spread over a vast…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The North Coast Railway. Tenders for Third Section
The name of the successful tenderer, and the amount tendered, for the construction, of the third section of the North Coast railway, Gloucester to Taree, was published in Monday's…
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Alexander Sellars, 17, residing in Denlson-street, Waverley, was riding on the front of a tram bound for the city, in Oxford-street, Waverley. the morning, When near…
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BROKEN HILL, Tuesday Evening.—Following upon the attempt to destroy the Silverton Tramway Company's railway to the Proprietary mine on Sunday night, when the points…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barrier Riot. Railway Line Blown Up. Police Hooted and Stoned. They Save the Situation. Mine Officials Jostled. Proprietary Practically Deserted. Broken Hill
To-day has been a day of excitement. Early in the morning an outrage was committed. A portion of the railway line leading to the mines was blown up. The incident…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Extensions and Vaucluse. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The tram extension to Watson's Bay, pier is completed, and might have been in use any time for months past—if it had suited the authorities. The apology was the…
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