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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Proposed Braidwood Railway. Timber Supplies in the District

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 3

GOULBURN, Wednesday.—An officer from the Public Works Department (Mr. Kennedy) who is making an inspection of the timber resources of the district in connection with the proposed…

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Railway Commissioners Criticised. the Mayor's Strong Indictment

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Waverley Council there arose something approaching wholesale criticism of the Railway Commissioners' tramway methods, so for as Waverley was…

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Bellevue Hill Tram

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Waverley Council, Alderman Barracluff submitted the following motion, which was agreed to, "That a deputation from this council wait upon the…

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Neutral Bay to Gosford. Motor Boat's Trip

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

The case in which Claude William Griffiths pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing a motor launch, the property of Woore Frederick Busby, was concluded at the Darlinghurst…

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Great Northern Motor Club

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

The Great Northern Motor-cycle Club, with head-quarters at Newcastle, has arranged the following programme of runs : February 14 impromptu run ; March 14,…

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Motor Cycling. Victorian Championships

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

The Victorian Motor Cycle Club's third annual championship meeting was held on Saturday afternoon on the Friendly Societies ground, Results:—…

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Motor Boats. Motor Boat Club

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

The Motor Boat Club's next club afternoon and Venetian evening will be held on March 6. Gore Bay will in all probability be the scene of operations it having…

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Western Suburbs Motor-cycle Club

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

The recently-formed Western Suburbs Motor-cycle Club, whose head-quarters are at Ashfield, hold their opening run this afternoon to Campbelltown, when a strong…

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Motors in England

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

Some interesting figures have been recently tabulated by the "Autocar" (Eng.), showing the progress made in the adoption of the motor car in Great Britain since…

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Motoring Melbourne-adelaide Record

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

Messrs. Bertle Barr-Smith and Murray Aunger completed on February 9 a memorable meter drive from Melbourne in 22 hours 24min. They did not set out merely…

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Motor Boating

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 12

Mr. Hinchcliff's new launch, Fro[?] Fro[?] should be ready for running in Sydney waters in less than a week. The craft is a sister ship to Chore C[?]ore, and is fitted with a 12-15 h.p. Smalley engine…

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Cycling and Motoring. Pioneer Motor Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 12

Messrs. Reynolds and Verdeck, who dead-heated in the Pioneer Motor Cycle Club's recent reliability trial from Sydney to Leura and back, have decided to divide the first and second prizes…

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District Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 7

In Queensland the construction of tramways by local authorities is beginning to assume considerable dimensions, the lines constructed or authorised totalling up to nearly 200 miles,…

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Casualties. Knocked Down by a Tramcar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 10

About 9 o'clock yesterday morning Gertrude Fletcher aged 36, a schoolteacher in the Camdenville Public school, Newtown, while getting off a tram in King-street, Newtown, was…

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Trip on a Motor Buggy

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 57

Mr. W. B. Larke, of Messrs. Larke, Hoskins, and Co., Ltd., has just returned from a trip on the South Coast, taken with the combined object of recreation and of testing the new "Holsman" motor buggy, for…

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Cycle and Motor Motor-cycle Carnival

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 57

A carnival, at which motor-cycle racing will be the distinctive feature, will be held at an early date by the Pioneer Motor Cycle Club. Racing will be divided into handicap and scratch contests. It is…

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Popularity of Motors in Britain

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 57

Some most interesting figures have been recently tabulated by the "Auto Car" (Eng.) showing the progress made in the adoption of the motor car in Great Britain since 1905. In the year stated…

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Opening of the Maitland Tramway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 34

EAST and WEST MAITLAND are now connected by a tramway. The first sod was officially turned last July, and the first tram ran on Monday of last week. The opening ceremony created quite a stir locally. Fully…

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Railway Gauge Question. Should It Be Uniform in Australia? What the Queensland Commissioner Says

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

Dealing with the important subject of railway gauges, Mr. Thalion, as a result of recent investigations, says he "found that there has been a considerable development in what is…

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Tram Troubadours. Cherubic Jimmy Clarken (Ultimo Depot)

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

'Pas' caught the wild glare in his eye, Tis here to-day, you see, Bold Jimmy—jigger-steering Jim. Framed in our gallery…

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