AVIATION. The Inventor of the Aeroplane
The priority in the invention of the aeroplane has hitherto been conceded to a Frenchman, Alphonse Penaud, whose celebrated "Planophore" soared through the air…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250
Overtaken by Train in Tunnel
At 7 a.m. on Thursday fisherman named Richard Hibbs (23) was walking through a tunnel at Hawkesbury, when he was knocked down by the incoming Northern express. He…
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The following is from the "Buluwayo Chronicle" of November 20: A passenger who was on the Southward-bound Falls train on Wednesday…
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The latest section of the Cairo to Cape railway to be opened is that to Wad Medan[?], 120 miles southwards of Khartoum. The opening ceremony was to take place on January 1…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Tramp to Oberon
THE best way to spend a tramping holiday is just to keep on trudging slowly along, amusing oneself with popping off rabbits and foxes and other…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Railway Accident. Melbourne, Saturday Night
A large stone, which had been placed between the points at Wodonga, caused, an engine to run off the line today. It is believed to have been the work of a gang…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring. Land, Air, and Water
The Motor-Boat Club of New South Wales has arranged on ocean sweepstakes race for next Saturday. Several members of the Sydney Motor-Cycle Club toured the country districts during the holidays, and…
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The comparative statement of bookings at Sydney and suburban railway stations for New Year's Day showed an increase of 1219 passengers, but a decrease of £470 17s lOd…
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JUNEE, Monday.—John Linyd, railway carriage examiner, was knocked down by the Melbourne express on Sunday morning, and sustained [?] fracture of the base of the skull and a broken…
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The following is a comparative statement of bookings at Sydney and suburban stations from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on New Year's Day:-- 1909.--Main suburban, 57,182 passengers, £620…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obstructing a Tram
At the North Sydney Police Court, Bernard Cheshire, driver, was fined £2, with 6s costs, or 21 days' hard labor, for obstructing a tram on the Lane Cove-road, on December 22…
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LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Mr. Spencer Trask, a. New York banker, has been killed' in a railway collision at Croton (N.Y.). While sleeping in his private car, attached…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Traffic. Increased Tram Travelling
The tram traffic during the holiday season just closed has been very satisfactory. The weather was ideal, all conditions for holidaymaking being perfect. On New Year's Day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Conductor Assaulted
At the Botany tramway siding on Sunday, near the Central Station, a laborer named Ashford Sigel, 50, assaulted Basil John Smith, a tram conductor, with a walking-stick. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for Victorian Railways. Contract Arranged Locally. Melbourne
A contract for the supply of 35,000 tons of coal to the Railway Commissioners for the current 12 months has been arranged with the Austral Colliery Company, Korumburra…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Strikers' Mines. Resume Work To-marrow. Railway Coal Payments. Newcastle
After a stoppage of over a week, brought about by the miners' refusal to pay 25 per cent, strike levy imposed by the Colliery Employees' Federation, the strikers' mines will…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rowing Boat Run Down. Struck by a Motor Launch
As Mr. Houston, the third engineer of the P. and O. Company's big cargo steamer Poona, was rowing for the Musgrave-street wharf, Mosman, on Friday evening, in a boat owned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cycling and Motoring. Redfern Bicycle Club
The Redfern Bicycle Club carnival promises to be a big success, if one may Judge by Die numerous entries ulrcady to hand. Nominations close on Wednesday for all events…
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The new Motor Traffic Act recently passed by the State Legislature, which is now operative, is causing no little worry to automobilists, and those especially who are not conversant with the measure want to know…
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JUNEE, Monday.--J. R. Lloyd, employed at the local railway station as a carriage examiner, while performing his duties at the express which left Junee at 2 o'clock this morning, was…
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