Coal for Victorian Railways
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Just before the new year the Railway Commissioners accepted an offer by the Austral Coal Company, Glpps-land, to supply the department with 70,000 tons…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250
North-western Railway Traffic. Through to Walgett
The Railway Department was able yesterday to give a through service to Inverell by transhipping the passengers at the Warialda bridge. It is hoped that there will be a similar…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dorrigo to Glenreagh Railway. to the Editor
Sir,--The Coff's Harbor Railway League is about to prepare for the Public Works Committee a description of a direct route from Dorrigo to the harbor, a sketch plan of which is shown in your issue of to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Railways. the Line to Hillston. Conflict of Official Opinion. Chief Railway Commissioner's Scheme
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works yesterday afternoon opened an inquiry into the proposal to construct a line of railway from the existing terminus at Barellan…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Street Collision. Gig and Tramcar
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A gig, in which three ladies were riding, collided with an electric tramcar to-night at the intersection of Mair and Ripon streets, Ballarat. The collision had the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring. Attempt on Melbourne- Sydney Record
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Messrs. H. B. James and Syd. Day, the Victorian motorists, who left Sydney for Melbourne on Tuesday in an attempt to break the record, reached Albury at 4.30 p.m., 41 minutes ahead of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To Antarctica. Captain Scott's Expedition. Plans for the Journey. Utility of Motor-sledges
LONDON, Wednesday.--Captain B. F. Scott has furnished further details with regard to his forthcoming Antarctic expedition…
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COOMA. Wednesday.--The Tramway Club cricketers arrived this morning, and played a match on Cooma Showground against a local team. The weather was fine and warm. Cooma in the first innings made 161 and…
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The Railway Department has now completed arrangements for the restoration of a daily train service from Moree to Inverell. It will be slower than the service which was provided before the…
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For our thirteenth sale we brought forward on the 3rd February a catalogue of 4,942 bales, consisting of some very nice New England and southern wools; in fact,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Serious Railway Accident. Train Derailed at Katoomba. Lines' Badly Torn Up
KATOOMBA. Thursday.--One of the most serious railway mishaps that has occurred on the Western line for some time took place this afternoon at about 5.45 o'clock, within 80 yards of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homebush Unloading. Train Kills Four Cattle
An accident to cattle that might have been attended by much more serious results occurred on Wednesday evening between 7 and 8 o'clock near the Flemington railway yards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Train Mishap. Collision at Leura
Two goods trains came into collision at Leura this morning. One, travelling from Penrith to Eskbank, was rammed by a second train which overshot the points. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Combined Seven Miles Road Race
The following have qualified for the final of the above race, to be run over the Campsic-Belmore course on Saturday:—D. Kirk (W. Sub.), ser.; C. Howes (W. Sub.), 20s; C. Baird (mar.), 30s; A. E. M'Carthy (W…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coal Train Derailed. Serious Mishap at Katoomba
A somewhat sensational accident occurred at Katoomba on Thursday afternoon, within 1OO yards of the local railway platform. A coal train from Lithgow was coming in at a steady…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dynamite Outrage. Attempt to Blow Up a Bridge Between Cessnock and Aberdare
A daring attempt was made this morning to blow up with dynamite a bridge used by the Aberdare Colliery to carry their railway. The news was received in Sydney in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prospector's Lonely Death. on the Road to Tanami. Adelaide
Following upon the receipt of telegraphic news that a prospector, Mr. W. N. Frayne, had perished on the road to Tanami, the directors of the Exchange Tarami Syndicate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Law Report. Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen.) a Transaction in Shares. Taylor and another v Bridge
Mr. Maughan, Instructed by Messrs. M'Elhone and Barnes, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Rich, instructed by Messrs. Hughes and Hughes, for the defendant. This was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cronulla Tram
The turning of the first sod in connection with the construction of the new line of tramway from Sutherland to Cronulla will take place to-morrow week, February 12. The Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cremorne Tram. Putting the Work in Hand. Tenders to Be Invited Shortly
It was stated by the Minister for Works this afternoon that the work of constructing the new tramway to Cremorne Point would soon be in hand. Lee, are now having the permanent survey made, and the sections prepared, with a view of calling for tenders for the construction of this work At an early date. The department…
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