Road-making Machinery
A road-making machine purchased by the Wallarobba shire council has been given a trial, and was voted a success. Although the machine was only worked…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250
An Enclosed Road
Wagga seeks advice about the rights to a road on one side of his property. It was left by surveyors when the place was first measured out, has never been opened and probably…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Smash. Train and Waggon Collide. One Max Killed, Five Injured
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A serious railway accident occurred this morning, at Marshall-town crossing, three, miles from Geelong, on the Colac line, one man being killed, and five…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire Legal Problems. Questions Answered by the Association's Adviser. Roads Through Old Subdivisions
From Nattai shire council:—(1) Is a council vested with the care and control of roads through estates subdivided before the passing of the L.G…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Storyteller. the Motor and the Mummy
Mr. C. Herbert Workman, the wellknown Savoyard, tells the following amusing story. Two Yorkshiremen were making a tour of inspection of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Bellevue Hill Tram
After many unfortunate delays, the Bellevue Hill train Trill be opened for traffic on Monday next. Mr. W. Hutchinson. Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construction, ran a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Railway Sleepers
CARCOAR, Friday.—Some time ago the Railway Commissioners undertook the work of re-sleepering the line in the immediate vicinity of Carcoar. Several local persons and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railways and the Farmers
Over 30,000 bags of wheat are being received weekly at Temora station. Farmers complain that the station is totally undermanned, even though the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bega-eden Railway
The public works committee last week went to Bega on an exploration visit in connection with the proposed Eden-Befa railway. They purposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seats in Railway Carriages
Frequent complaint has been made by passengers who temporarily leave their seats in carriages to obtain refreshments at the stations about their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pioneer Motor Cycle Club
H. Verdich, on a 3.h.p. Srolea, and W. Reynolds, on a 3[?].h.p. Pengeot, tied for first place in the recent reliablity trial to Leura and back. The third placed man was W. Tormey, who rode a 3½.h.p. Triumph…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Silverton Tramway Employees Broken Hill
Addressing a mass meeting last night, Mr. W. Rosser, a member of the combined unions, said that the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union and Loco. Enginedrivers and Fireman's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Railway Accident. One Man Killed. Five Others Injured. Melbourne
A serious accident occurred this morning at the Marshalltown railway crossing, three miles from Geelong, on the Colac line, resulting in the instantaneous death of one…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Staff Lost. Incident on the North Shore Line
The Milson's Point to Hornsby railway service has never had the reputation of being an expeditious one, and last night a delay of seven minutes was caused at one of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Sanitation
The sanitary conveniences at the railway stations on the line running from Milson's Pt. to Hornsby are none of the best, and some of them can be said to be of the worst…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jibbing Horses on a Tram Line
The North Sydney tram traffic yesterday was interfered with for a time by a set of jibbing horses. A cart loaded with gaspiping and other material was coming up the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dissatisfied Tramway Men. " Blacklegs" and Seniority Lists. Mr. Justice Street to Be Approached
The dissatisfaction which has been existent in the ranks of the tramway men with regard to the seniority lists at the depots, is growing, The union has taken action,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Navvies As Neighbors. Complaints to the Railway Commissioners
The duplication of the railway line in the direction of Hornsby has been the cause of some annoyance to the residents of the very select suburbs of Warrawee and Wahroongs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anniversary Day. Suburban Railway Traffic
The number of passengers carried on suburban lines on Anniversary Day was 134,162, the revenue therefrom being £2849 7s 11d. Last year the number of passengers was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brookvale Tramway
That portion of the Manly residents who live in the vicinity of Brookvale are elated at the possibility of the train extension from Curl Curl being an accomplished fact within the near future. Provision has been made on…
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