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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Mr. Winston Churchill at Dundee. Favors Nationalisation of Railways. Declares Against Home Rule

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Dundee, advocated the nationalisation of the railways…

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P. and O. and the Siberian Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 6

An interesting allusion is made in the report of the P. and O. Company to the Siberian railway and its influence on passenger traffic to the Far East. Early evidence as to the working of…

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Motoring. Motor Boat Club of New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the Motor Boat Club ol New South Wales was held at the rooms on Wednesday night. A proposal to alter the rules to allow of members of the trade being elected aa officers was defeated. There…

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Motors and Roads

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 7

Alderman C. H. Halstead, Mayor of Kogarah, writes:—I read with much interest your article under the heading of "The Motar Car" in your issue of December 29, in which you very fairly…

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Old London Bridge

The Star · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 14

"Great Thoughts" for November contains an interesting article by Mr. Thornton Hall, F.S.A., on old London Bridge, the stage on which, more perhaps than any other, the…

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Motors and Roads. To the Editor of the "Call."

The St George Call · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 6

Sir, Just a few lines in answer to some of the statements of your correspondents "A Hypermetropic Scot" and Chug…

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Aeroplane's New Use. Mr. Latham Keeping an Appointment

The World's News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

It is some time since H. Santos-Dumont brought home the possibilities of steerable balloons by calling at' his balcony in the Champs Elysees, Paris, in order to get a cigarette case…

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Train Wreckers! Attempt in Tasmania. Governor in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 13

ZEEHAN (Tas.), Friday.—The State Governor, Sir Harry Barron, concluded his first official visit to the West Coast of Tasmania to-day. While on the trip from Mount Lyell to Kelly…

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Madman on an Engine. Struggle with Driver on Express Train

The World's News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 31

A struggle for life occurred one morning last month between an enginedriver and a negro stoker, who had suddenly gone crazy while the train was dashing along at 50 miles an hour. It…

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The Road Traffic. To the Editor of the "Call."

The St George Call · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 3

Sir, I'm only a cyclist, but I don't agree with Kogarah's Anti-motor Mayor. The roads in ail the suburbs are rotten; and…

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Street Collisions. Trams, Motor-car, and Cart. Two Person Injured

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 5

An exciting accident occurred in Castlereagh-street, near the corner of King-street, city, shortly before 11 o'clock this morning, when a motor car collided with a quay-bound…

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Wrestling. the Road to Success. Best Method of Training. Conditions Work Necessary

The Star · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 2

(BY GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT.) "Train, train, train must be the burden of the song of all would be wrestlers . If you don't work continuously success will in be yours because the muscles…

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Coachmakers' Conditions. Building Railway Waggons. Evidence at the Wages Board

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 15

During the sitting of the Coachmakers' (Rail) Wages Board, held on Friday, under the presidency of Mr. Wilfrid Blacket, at his chambers in Phillip-street, city, Sydney…

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Railways of the Future. Traveling Hotels

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 3

It is a well-recognised fact that our present railway systems are very inadequate to the demands of modern traffic. The reason of this is to be sought in the development of the…

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Theft From a Railway Station. a Clerk Committed

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 7

At the Newtown Police Court, Leslie Bruce Gordon, 20, a clerk, was charged with having stolen a calico bag containing the sum of £3 8s 1d, and 27 railway tickets, of the total…

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The Waverley—randwice Tram

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 7

"Sheer Folly" writes:—Arriving at Randwick at 9.32 on Tuesday night, I was surprised to find the Waverley-Randwick extension tram had gone. Although primarily run for the…

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Railway Trucks Smashed. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 13

As the result of a shunting accident at about 10.30 last night, a couple of trucks in the siding at the rear of the Eskbank railway station, overturned and smashed…

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Victoria. Railway Extensions. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 13

A conference between the Piemier (Mr. Murray) and the Treasurer (Mr. Watt) and the Premier of South Australia (Mr. Peake) will take place at Mount Gambler on January…

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Motor Boat Club of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 14

The monthly meeting of the Motor Boat Club of New South Wales was held at the rooms on Wednesday night. A proposal to alter the rules to allow of members of the trade being elected us officers was…

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Cycling and Motoring. To-day's Fixtures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 14

Parramatta Club.—Run to Ryde. Merrylands Club.—Run to Fairfield. Homebush Club.—Impromptu run. Auburn Club.—Open run…

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