Great Railway Corporation
It is claimed for the Canadian Pacific railway that It is the largest railroad corporation in the world. Already it provides word for 74,000 employees, out of a population of six…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250
Motor Boat Club. Venetian Night Entertainment
The Motor Boat Club of New South Wales has arranged to hold its Venetian night on Saturday evening. Earlier in the day races for motor bunches will be decided. Although no definite course has been…
Continued on Trove, page 57 →Motoring on the Continent. Racing Doomed
According to the latest files, motor racing, as apart from reliability motor trials under touring conditions, is doomed in Europe. The French and German firms, the pioneers in this sport, and who spent huge fortunes…
Continued on Trove, page 57 →Cycle and Motor Local Notes
The Enfield Bicycle Club held a five miles road race on Saturday over the Homebush course. The weather was fine, but the roads dusty. A large gathering of cyclists and others witnessed the racing…
Continued on Trove, page 57 →The Transcontinental Railway
The survey being conducted for the proposed Transcontinental railway between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie is making satisfactory progress. The section to the South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pastoral. the Fat Lamb Trade. Hampered by the Railways. by Comeback
One of the most promising industries in Australia to-day is that of raising lambs for the export trade. It is an industry which the State should foster in every way, because…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A. C. WARTON. (Secretary Tramway Union.)
He trims his sails right well, you know, He's studying to breast the bar; He's gentle, cautious, nice, and suave, Pas mapped his phiz, and here 'e are!…
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A Picturesque par from "Jonah," a new contributor, by the way:—News of bloodcurdling adventure on tap this week. Earthquakes, strikes, and the cricket score…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways Interstate Cricket
The Administrative Officers of the New South Wale railways will journey to Melbourne shortly to play a return match against their brother officers on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bellevue-hill Tram
Though the tramway to Bellevue-hill has only been opened a few days the period has been sufficient to show that the line is meeting a great want, and that it is likely to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycle Club for Ashfield
A meeting of motor cyclists is to be held at the Ashfield Town-hall on Monday night next for the purpose of forming a motor cycle club at Ashfield. Mr. W. Whitby is acting secretary to the movement…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Motor Cycle Reliability Dead Heat
It is extremely probable thai Messrs. H. Verdich and W.W. Reynolds, who ran a dead heat for first place in the Pioneer Club's reliability run on Anniversary Day,will divide the first and second prizes, instead of running…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Vehicles in Great Britain
As no authentic figures have been available on the number of self-propelled vehicles since those published in 1906 in the report of the Royal Commission on motor traffic, the Royal Automobile Glub have issued a report…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Boat Club
The committee of the Motor Boat Club of N.S.W has decided that the club races on Saturday afternoon shall be held over a course starting and finishing in Gore Bay. The course in Mosman, which has hitherto been…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sporting Review. Australian Eleven. More Certainties Chosen. Rest of Australia Team. Sayonara Cup. Scullers and Their Doings. Turf Notes and Tips. Victorian Training Gallops. Lawn Tennis Notes. Aldermen and Boxing. Grade Matches Re-arranged. Cycling. Motoring, Swimming, Athletics, Sailing, Boxing, Bowls. the Turf
Nothing of much importance was dons at Randwick yesterday morning, as might he expected after such beavy rain. The work was confined to the cinder, sand, and tan tracks, but very few horses went out of half-pace…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Against Fire. Precautions on the Tramways
It is not generally known that extensive safeguards are in operation at the tramsheds against fire For instance, the oil store is isolated from other premises, and no other…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motoring. De Fraga's Challenge. Accepted by J. Doherty
In yesterday's issue a challenge by Cecil de Fraga appeared, offering to race any motorist in Australia and concede a half-lap start in three miles, for, £50 aside J. Doherty, the champion motorist of this State on…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dorrigo Railway and the Northwestern Traffic. to the Editor
Sir,--One of the greatest difficulties that confront the Railway Commissioners to-day is to know flow to be able to cope successfully with the enormous traffic wailing at all parts in this Sate to get to market with the least…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Great Railway Engineering Work--Life on the Zig=Zag Deviation
Clearing a Cutting. In the Heart of the Rough Country. Near the Bottom Points. Through Rough Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Railway Strike
In connection with last week's disturbance and rumoured strike amongst the navvies employed on the duplication works from Hornsby to the Hawkesbury…
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