The Railway and the Holiday
The holiday (Anniversary Day) receipts, at Parramatta railway station, during the hours for which the day's takings are calculated, reached £78 6s…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250
The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate. with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, January 29, 1910. Current News. the Tram
The parramatta-baulkham Hills tram earned on Wednesday £14 3s 2d (1969 Passengers, with three sections chargeable). Last Anniversary Day £15 3s 6d…
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An aviator named Metrot raced an express train on a biplane, and beat it easily, at Algiers recently. During a meeting at the Joinville…
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An express train at Sudbury, in the province of Ontario, became derailed, and struck the Spanish River Bridge. Several cars plunged into the river, which…
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A building in Charlerol, Belgium, collapsed and fell upon a passing train, six people being killed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Train Mystery. Wealthy Woman Murdered. Paris, December 21
The police have coma to the conclusion that Mme. Jules Gouin— the widow of the late Governor of the Bank of Prance and the head of the great engineering firm…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cattle Train Derailed. Great Damage Done. BATHURST
A truck containing cattle consigned from Homebush to Bathurst was being transferred from the main to a branch line, when it made eft at a event pace, and crashed into the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How to Make a Model Aeroplane. Telling How to Construct a Toy "Heavier - Than - Ami" Machine Without Going to Any Vast Trouble or Expense
To make a toy aeroplane, of a sort, is not a very difficult matter. The trouble is to make one that will fly. For it must be remembered that the…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Liquid Fuel for Railway Engines
It is announced that 773 engines on the Austrian State Railways have just commenced to use liquid fuel, and probably in a short time liquid fuel will also be…
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About 6.20 last evening Elizabeth Whitehead (80) was crossing Mount-street, North Sydney, when she was struck by a tram. She was admitted to…
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It is notified that, commencing to-morrow, the running of the tramway tourist car trips will be resumed. Those ears leave St. James's-road at 2.10 p.m. daily, running to La Perouse on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways. Communication Being Restored
Information respecting the state of lines and services was yesterday obtained from the Railway Department as under:— In connection with the section from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring. Land, Air, and Water
The Military Commission of the French Aerial League recommends the creation of a flotilla of steerable balloons. The Victorian Automobile Club of Australia has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Linking Up the Railways
The Railway Department expects to be able to restore the ordinary service from Werris Creek through to Moree tomorrow. A train will leave Sydney at 3 p.m. for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alarming Subsidences. Torrent Through Railway Tubes. Aeroplane Works Destroyed
Alarming subsidences have taken place in many streets through the upward pressure of the waters, and the collapsing of the network of sewers, watermains, and…
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The [?]eats of the Campsie, Western Suburbs, and Marrickville combined road race were held on Saturday over the Campsie-Belmore course. Results:- First heat.—H. K[?]dle (Campsie), 2m 5s start, riding…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train Examiner Killed. Bowral
Robert William Jones, a resident of Goulburn, and a train examiner in the service of the Railway Department, met with a strange fatal accident yesterday on the…
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The beats of the seven miles road race organised by the Marrickville, Campsie, and Western Suburbs Clubs were contested on Saturday afternoon. The Campsie-Belmore course vas used, end some close and interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Public Works. Tenders Accepted. Pyrmort Bridge Approaches
Tenders were accented this morning for the following public works:— Remodelling the kitchen and store blocks, Hospital for Insane, Newcastle, Southon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food Prices Rising. Voisin Aeroplane Works Destroyed. Alarming Subsidences in the Streets
LONDON, Saturday.--The flooded quarters of the city and suburbs are without gas, and the prices of caudles, oil, and food are therefore rising…
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