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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

NEARLY 8,000,000 PASSENGERS Carried on Our Tramways During the Holidays, 775,000 on Boxing Day

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 5

Inquiries at the Tramway Department this morning elicited the information that the holiday traffic was handled very successfully, notwithstanding the additional power…

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Railway Contracts Alleged Sweating

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 5

The alleged sweating in connection with the Government railway contracts has spurred the Amalgamated Coachmakers and Railway Car and Waggon Builders and…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fall From a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 11

Alexander Sellers (17), residing at Waverley, fell from the front of a tramcar in Oxford-street yesterday morning, and sustained a severe scalp wound and concussion of the brain…

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Motor-cycle Reliability Trial. the Conditions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 13

The riders in Hie Pioneer Motor-cycle Club's reliability trial on Anniversary Dav, front Sydney to Leura and back, will be divided into two, classes, and the speed Averages to 1st maintained by them will be:--…

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Motor Boat Club of N.s.w. Backs and Moonlight Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 13

The members of the Motor Boat Club will rendezvous at Mosul an on Saturday afternoon and again in the evening. In the afternoon two races are down for decision, open only to club members' boats. One race is…

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Sporting Review. Autumn Racing Carnival. Doncaster and Cup Entries. Australian Eleven. Inter-state Cricket. Swimming Championships. Burns and Johnson May Meet Again. Turf Notes and Tips. a Swimming Revival. Spectacular Billiards. a Tennis Controversy. Cycling, Motoring, Golf, Athletics, Boxing, Bowls, Swimming, Sailing. the Turf

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 13

Chlorite, who was among the winners at Warwick Farm on Saturday, will not be seen in public again for some considerable time. Mr. J. Carey has decided to send her to Total for a spell. But her box will soon…

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Railway Line Cut by Strikers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--The strikers today destroyed portion of the railway line to the Proprietary mine, by cutting the rails at the points between Block 10 mine and Block 11…

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A Railway Suggestion. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 14

Sir,--In one of your late issues there was mention made of several now lines of railway being constructed, also several others to be constructed at an curly date. Why is a line not constructed, say, to start from Fairfield, to…

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Railway Employees Refuse Work. in Sympathy with the Strikers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 10

PORT PIRIE, Tuesday.--A significant incident was witnessed in Ellen-street North this morning, when 35 horses belonging to the Proprietary Company were driven along the road,…

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Broker Hill Trouble. Another Outrage. Railway Line Torn Up

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 18

A telegram received from our Broken Hill correspondent late on Tuesday afternoon, January 5, stated that about 50 yards of the railway between the Proprietary and Block 10…

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Coach, Steamer and Mail Service. The New Time Tables. Parramatta to Carlingford Coaches— Leave Parramatta Railway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 2

STATION at: 6.45 a.m., 8.45 a.m., 12.10 p.m., 3.10 p.m., 1.25 p.m. SATURDAY additional: 2.10, 0.30, 10.10 p.m…

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Kogarah's Tourist Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 8

The Kogard aidmen consider that, owing to the large amount of tourist rocaille which passes over the Kogarah and Rocky Point roads, they are entitled to base thorn styled tourist roads und thus receive Government…

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Bridge or Tunnel

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

The Royal Commission which is taking evidence with a view to reporting as to the best Deans of communication between Sydney and North Sydney sat again at Parliament House…

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The Mountain Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 5

A letter was read at the Granville Council on Tuesday evening from the Railway Commissioners referring to the application made through Mr. John Nobbs, M.L.A., for the…

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An Overcrowded Train. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 4

Second-class travellers on the Sydney-Forbes mail train complain bitterly with respect to the overcrowded nature of Monday night's train fiom Sydney. As many as 13…

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The Rule of the Road Who [?] to Blame? Conflicting Opinions

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 7

Fortunately, in 'Australia it in not the custom of the newspapers to try and hang a man before a court of, justice has fully decided whether ho is guilty or…

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Bad Railway Arrangements

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

Jack Tar writes: Once again it is impossible to compliment the Railway Commissioners on their arrangements to cope with the traffic to Rookwood on Wednesday afternoon. Hundreds…

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Railway Conductor Injured

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 6

On the arrival of the Sydney train at Forbes yesterday. Car-conductor E. T. Hodder, while fixing the air taps between the brake van and ono of the carriages, had his arm severely…

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Increased Railway Traffic

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 7

Traffic on the railway from West Mainland is increasing, the figures for the year showing a considerable improvement on those for 1907. The passenger revenue for the last 12 months…

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Public Works Committee. Coramba to Dorrigo Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

Evidence was taken by the Public Work[?] Committee yesterday on the proposal to construct a line of railway from Coramba to Dorrigo…

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