Train Disaster in California. Five Killed and Nine Injured
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--A Californian special train was derailed on the Rock Island line, and the carriages caught fire…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250
Between Train and Platform. Man Seriously Injured at Auburn
Sydney M'Kinley, 41, a resident of Auburn, attempted to board a moving train at the local railway station, on Tuesday evening, but missed his footing, and fell between the cars and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Government. What It Has Achieved. Better Roads, Gutters, and Lighting
Though the Local Government Act has been in operation since January 1, 1907, in shires and municipalities, the rating provisions of the Act have only been in operation in…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Lord Kitchener. a Contretemps. Lord Kitchener at Toowoomba. Total Absence of Arrangements. Train Leaves Early. (From Our Special Reporter.) Warwick (Q.)
Lord Kitchener's train was arranged to stop 35 minutes in Toowoomba this morning. It left after 15 minutes. Considering the arrangements with which the guest of Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kitchener of Khartoum Arrival in Sydney. Smiling and Bronzed. Reception at the Railway Station. a Huge Cheering Crowd
Lord Kitchener arrived in Sydney this afternoon. His entrance to the city was made at the Central Railway Station the train from…
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The question of connecting Bronte Beach with the Waverley [?]ram service was considered by the Public Works Committee some time ago and the carrying out of the work was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor Car. Delightful Holiday Tours. How They May Be Remembered. a Car for Camping Out. Military Uses of the Motor
A friend who is a comparatively recent, arrival to the State took portion of the trip recommended in these columns a fortnight ago, and lias returned fall of enthusiasm. "I had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harris-street to Rozelle Tramway
The Under-Secretary of the Public Works Department has forwarded to the Chamber Magistrate at Balmain Police Court the proclaimed plan with proof of reference of the new tramway which is to…
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The first issue of the "A.C.A. Gazette," issued quarterly under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Australia, for circulation amongst members, is to hand…
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On Saturday afternoon the Motor Boat Club will hold an ocean race from Cremorne to Botany and back, as ah opener for the 1910 season. The event is a…
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On Saturday afternoon the Motor Cycle Club of Now South Wales, which is now affiliated to the Cyclists' Union, will hold Its postponed hill clumb at National Park…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cycling and Motoring. Redfern Club's Night Carnival
Entries close to-night at the Sports Club for the three races to be run at the Redfern Club's night carnival at the Sports Ground on the 19th inst. The races are lap dash (limited to the first 100 riders…
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The Motor Cycle Club will hold a hill climb at Baden Hill, Coogee, on Saturday. Competitors will be handicapped on a trial performance, and should this be exceeded in the competition by 10 per cent…
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At the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, held at Seattle, the Ferro engines, a well-known make, obtained gold medal for two cycle engines, silver medal for heavy duty engines, gold medal for reversing…
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The Eastern Suburbs Club held a couple of tours during the holidays, one to Jervis Bay, and the other to Kangaroo Valley. Both were thoroughly enjoyable. The roads were…
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Here's [?] (not the Poet, though)—And he has risen up to fame, And he's the one to loudly blow That he has always played the game…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electrification and Railways. Movement in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--It is officially stated that the new train which has just been turned out of the Newport workshops for use on the St. Kilda line has been designed "with a view…
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Motor cyclists affiliated with the New South Wales Cyclists' Union have an open hill-climbing competition to engage their attention on Saturday afternoon. The event is being promoted by the Motor Cycle Club of New…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mile Sprint Race for Motor Boats
The first of the mile sprint races for members of the Motor Boat Club of N.S.W. is listed for Saturday, January 15. The race is open to boats 12 mile per hour or over, and entries are required by Saturday night next…
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SINGLETON, Tuesday.--Even Singleton is a good barometer from which to judge how the coal strike has affected the railway revenue "ail of a heap," as it were…
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