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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Another Tram Wanted

The Star · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 2

Dr. R. Arthur, M.L.A., presided at a public meeting held under the auspices of the Queenscliff and Freshwater Progress Association on Saturday afternoon, for the…

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A Railway Fatality. Man Terribly Mangled

The Star · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 4

George Mullins, aged about 35, a single man, living in Denham-strect, Surry Hills, and employed in the interlocking department at the Central Railway Station, met with an…

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Railway Lighting. a Progressive Step

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 3

In South Australia the railway management is showing marked enterprise in the matter of railway lighting. It is intended by a gradual process to supplant the obsolete oil lamps by the introduction of…

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Tram Stoppage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 6

A temporary stoppage in the tram service occurred between 10 aud 11 o'clock last night, much to the annoyance of a considerable number of people who were forced to walk through a…

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Renard-road Train. Successful Trial Trip. Queensland Commissioner Satisfied

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

A trial run of the Renard road train, imported recently by the Queensland Government, was made between Ipswich and Brisbane on Thursday last. The trial was…

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Mountain Train Mishap

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 10

The tender of the mountain train due at Sydney at 9 o'clock yesterday morning was derailed near Woodford station, and was dragged for some distance along the permanent way…

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A Railway Fatality. Knocked Down by a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

A railway employee, George Mullens (35), residing in Denham-street, Su[?]ry-hills, was knocked down by a train and killed near the Regent-street tunnel yesterday morning…

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Train Partly Derailed. Serious Mishap Near Woodford, Some Anxious Moments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

A special fast train from the Mountains, which runs on Mondays only, met with a sensational mishap yesterday morning. The train calls at a few of the principal mountain…

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Train Collides with a Cart. Young Man Injured. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

A young man named Cyril Bussell, in the employment of Mr. Fred. Turner, of Tarro, had a miraculous escape from being cut to pieces by a passenger train at the level…

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Newcastle Tramway Employees

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

Messrs. H. Lawton and A. C. Wanton, president and general secretary respectively of the New South Wales Government Tramways Employees' Union, visited the Newcastle branch of…

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The Commissioner for Tramways

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 3

Mr. Harry Richardson, Assistant Commissioner for Tramways, has his many friends will be pleased to learn, sufficiently recovered from his recent indisposition to be able to attend at…

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Motor Smash in Centennial Park. a Passenger Severely Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 3

A motor car smash occurred in Centennial Park this morning, and as a result a passenger was severely injured. A private motor cab, belonging to Mr. Joseph Harper, of Waverley,…

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The Bathurst Storm. Railway Lines Undamaged. Lord Kitchener Gets Through

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

The heavy storm experienced at Bathurst last night was responsible for some delay to the western mail train to Sydney. The railway authorities this morning, however, made…

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The Railway Carriage Door

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

It would seem as if nothing is safe in these iconoclastic times. One of the most enduring of our institutions has been the railway carriage door. Somewhere back in the dark ages…

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Motor Boat Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 10

A smoke concert will be held at the club rooms this evening. An excellent programme has been arranged…

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Cycling and Motoring. B. B. Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 10

The members of the above club were entertained at dinner by the patron, Mr. James Barkell, on Saturday evening. The prizes won at the recent club road race were presented…

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North Coast Railway. the Supply of Sleepers. Wingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

The work of securing sleepers for the TarecCloucester section of the North Coast railway is now being entered upon in earnest in the immediate vicinity of Wingham, though most…

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Molong to Cumnock Railway. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

MOLONG, saturday. Mr. Thomas Kennedy, an officer of the Public Works Department, recently visited Molong to make an exploration of the proposed raliway…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Man Almost Decapitated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

An accident attended with fatal consequences happened to George Mullins, 37, a labourer in the employ of the interlocking branch of the Railway Department, near the…

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Accident to a Motor. a Match and Naphtha. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

An accident occurred to a motor car being driven through Katoomba on Saturday night, about 9 o'clock. The driver was replenishing the naphtha, and someone hold a match…

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