Police Courts. Breach of Railway Regulations
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5
Robert Davies, chief ticket collector of the Government railways, proceeded yesterday at the North Sydney Summons Court against Ja[?]es Clinton, upon an information alleging that on November 21 last he did…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7
Dr. Machattie and his chauffeur, D. Bell, had a miraculous escape from serious injury through a motor-car accident last night. The doctor had attended a Patient at. Sunny…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5
The reference toy the Lord Mayor to the need of three new garbage des[?]ructors gives same hope that the pressing problem of dealing with garbage will be shortly dealt with…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4
The warm summer time has driven a large number of city residents to the Blue Mountains this year, and it is stated that all the resorts are well patronised. The railway traffic has consequently been heavy,…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4
"One Who is Sore" writes:-- Kindly allow me to draw upon a little space to bring before the public what 1 think is a piece of gross mismanagement upon the part of the Railway…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 3
The Anniversary Regatta will witness the advent of Mr. C. W. Wh[?]tmore's second motor hydroplane. Not sa[?] with the special achieved at his first attempt, owing…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 3
The construction of North Sydney's seventy-two thousand pounds worth of new Tramways is proceeding rapidly, and before very long the opening of the now routes may…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7
Mr. Macfarlane, the member for the Clarence, referring to the acceptance of tenders for the third section of the North Coast railway, expressed the opinion that the…
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The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7
The Public Works Committee took further evidence to-day respecting the[?] of constructing a line of railway from [?] to Dorrige. Mr. W. Hutchinson, [?]…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 8
BATHURST, Thursday.--Dr. Machattie and his chauffeur (D. Bell) were returning from Sunny Corner in a motor-car yesterday afternoon, and when coming down the incline near…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 6
The warm summer has driven a large number of city residents to the Blue Mountains this year, and It is stated that all the resorts are well patronised. The railway traffic has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After the Bush Fires. Railway Link Damaged. Selector's Marvellous Escape
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 9
YASS, Thursday.--Vivid stones of the fire continue to come in form the affected quarters. The Yass "Courier's" Barren Jack correspondent reports that the railway culverts and…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10
Mort's Dock yesterday obtained an order from the Harbor Trust to supply a 12 12 h.p. engine. They are completing a 40 h.p. motor for the South Australian Government and a 60 h.p. motor for a schooner…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10
Robert Davies, inspector in the Railway Department, proceeded against James Clinton at the North Sydney Court, charging him interfering with the comfort of other passengers in a railway carriage. It was…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 8
The Public Works Committee gave further consideration yesterday to the proposal for constructing a line of railway from Coramba to Dorrigo…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4
A chat was taking place in Blacktown Shire Council on Wednesday as to the cost of hiring horses to drag the road roller over work newly carried out. "Why…
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The World's News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 16
During the last few years much interest has been taken in the crusade for good roads,…
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Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 10
A letter was read at the last meeting of the Hornsby Shire Council from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners on the vexed question of the overhead bridge at the Hornsby…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 15
While the Korong Vale train was running between M'Ivor-road Bridge and Humme, the driver was startled by three or four loud explosions, The engine [?] almost [?]…
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Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 11
"Pro Bono Publico" has written to the Press respecting railway accidents due to rear-end collisions, and suggested, no doubt on the principle that the best cure for a hopelessly bad…
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