Serious Tram Block. Timber-carrier Breaks Down
About 8.30 this morning a timber currier belonging to Messrs. Hudson and Son, Glebe, loaded with several long lengths of timber, was crossing the train lines at the top of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250
Ruskin. He Disliked Railway Travelling
Ruskin was quite at home, perfectly natural and happy, so that I really saw the man himself. I was much more charmed and struck with him than I had expected…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Brisbane Mail at Moonbi. Stopped by a Big Washaway. No Transit Guaranteed to Railway Passengers
Later information received this evening states that the Brisbane mall is hung up at Moonbi, near Tamworth, owing to a washout. As she has been delayed since midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Manchurian Railway. Outcry Against Neutralisation. London, Friday Afternoon
There is a great outcry in Russia against the proposed neutralisation of the Manchurian railway. England has not assented to the suggestion,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Leichhardt to Homebush Tramway. Extension League Meeting
A meeting of the Leichhardt to Homebush Tramway League was held in Dutflield's Hall, Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, on Thursday night. Mr. J. H. Veale, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Leichhardt-homebush Tramway Commissioner in Opposition. Public Works Committee Inquiry
Mr. W. J. Hanna, Under-Secretary to the Department for Public Works, yesterday gave evidence before the Public Works Committee concerning the proposal to construct a line of electric tramway from Leichhardt to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Government Railway Monopoly. Is It Fair to Shipping? Dangers to Be Feared
Australia is an island continent. This fact needs to be borne in mind by Australians in these days of electrical disturbances in the international air, and just now the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Leichhardt-homebush Tramway Extension
A meeting of the Leichhardt to Homebush Tramway Extension League was held on Thursday evening, in Duckfield's-hall, Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, Mr. J. H. Beale presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Water Over the Railway Lines. Trolly Service Instituted
A flood has occurred on the North-western railway line, between Narrabri West and Wee Waa, and the water is over the line for about two miles. The spot is distant some 11 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Railway Fatality. The Fisherman's Fate
An inquest was conducted by Mr. H. S. Hawkins, J.P., Deputy City Coroner, at Hornsby, on Wednesday, as to the manner in which Richard Hibbs, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exciting Aeroplane Accident
There was an exciting and unique mishap at the aeroplane exhibition (says a New York despatch). Dr. Green, in a great flying machine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Day of the Aeroplane
It is asserted that as a result of certain important exp[?] which have been made recently by the French War Office, the French [?] are…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Rich Banker Hanged Himself in Train
A Russian banker banged himself in a train a Austria. The pockets of his clothes contained £150,000 in notes and securities…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Accident to a Goods Train. Perth, Saturday Night
A serious accident happened to a goods train, which was running from Perth to Fremantle, early this morning. The train comprised forty trucks. Just after the train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War in the Air. Lord Roberts on the Subject. England Must Have Aerial Machines. Cruisers of the Clouds Aeroplane Cavalry
A stirring appeal to the nation to "Wake up" to the possibilities of aerial warfare was made by Lord Roberts at the Royal United Service institute on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manchurian Railway Neutralisation Resentment in Russia and Japan. London, Friday Afternoon
There is an outcry in Russia against the proposed neutralisation of the Manchurian railway. England has not assented to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Robbed, Shot, and Placed on Railway Line
A terrible crime has been discovered near Halle, in Germany, the circumstances making it evident that the victim was first robbed and then deliberately…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Accidents in W.A. a Narrow Escape. Perth, Saturday Night
The early goods train to Fremantle this morning broke down at Claremont, and twelve trucks wore derailed. They blocked the line and also the parallel Hue…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Washa Ways on Railways. Brisbane Mail a Day Lath. Traffic Delayed
Reports which reached Sydney yesterday indicate that serious damage has occurred as a result of the phenomenal rainfall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chinese Railways. an Up-to-date System . But Badly Managed Iii
Mr. Wm. Whiting, who in recent issues has given his impressions of China as he found it, before leaving Sydney imparted some interesting Information to a…
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