Motor Cycling
Mr. W. E. M'Carthy, of Wagga Wagga, states that at the recent motor cycle carnival the 3½-h.p. Triumph motor cycles scored the winning place in every race; that is, the Novice Race, 2m 6f 124yds; the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Motor Boating
The motor boat races at the Lung Cove regatta on January 21, to be run uider the auspices of the Motor Boat Club of N.S.W., drew the following entry:—For boats under 8 m.p.h.: kapai, Fay and Bowen, May,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cycling and Motoring. Union News
The Victa Club intends holding a half-mile track handicap on the Sports Ground on the 21st inst. Entries close on Friday next, the 13th inst. The annual smoke concert of the N.S.W. Cyclists'…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sutherland Motor Fatality
The Coroner conducted an inquest yesterday into the death of Henry Charies M'Pheison 11, a schoolboy lately residing in Illawarra-road, Sutherland, who was killed on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Coast Railway. Bomaderry to Jervis Bay. Condemned by Commissioners
The Public Works Committee yesterday continued the inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Sydney Tram Sections
A deputation representing the North Sydney Municipal Council and the Crow's. Nest Progress Association, introduced by Mr. Fell, M.L.A., waited on the Chief Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shortage of Railway Sleepers. Exportation Should Be Stopped
During his evidence before the Public Works Committed this afternoon on the proposed Bowning-Burrowa railway Mr. J. Harper, Assistant-Railway Commissioner,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eastern Suburbs Tram Traffic
"The time has arrived for the tramway authorities to cater in a more satisfactory manner for the transit of the thousands of passengers who live in the eastern suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Not a Pressing Matter. Bomaderry-jervis Bay Railway
(The Public Works Committee met at Parliament House yesterday to consider further the proposed Bomadery-Jervis Bay. railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Latest Cables. Portuguese Railway Men. to Come Out on Strike. Big Industrial Upheaval Threatened. Lisbon
Following the example of the railway men, who have declared their intention to strike throughout Portugal, the employees of commercial bouses have decided to quit their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bullfinch Field. Revenue for the Treasury. Progress with the Railway. Leases Actively Manned
SOUTHERN CROSS, Wednesday.--Since Charlie Jones pegged Bullfinch there have been 1230 leases applied for on this field, covering an area of 25,000 acres. At 5s per acre this gives…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Superannuation Board and Publicity
Regulations respecting the proceedings of the Railway Service Superannuation Board have been gazetted. At all meetings of the board a majority of the members is to constitute a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Fatality
An inquest was hold by the city coroner yesterday afternoon into the death of Henry C. M'Pherson (11), a schoolboy, lately residing to Illawarra-road, Sutherland, who was killed on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Work at Yass Junction
YASS, Wednesday.--The wheat trains passing along the southern line have caused considerable extra work for the lumpers and officials at Yass Junction. As many as 52 extra trains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomaderry-jervis Bay Railway. [?]Olb. Rails Objected To
The Public Works Committee on Tuesday afternoon further considered the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overcrowded Trams. Safety of Public Considered. Getting in and Out on the Wrong Side
Riding on the footboards, which leads to overcrowding in the tramcars, is a dangerous practice that the members of the Tramway Union desire to be discontinued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Powers and Persia. English Predominance. Solution of the Bagdad Railway Difficulty
BERLIN, Wednesday.--The "Vossiche Zeitung" has to-day modified the attack which it made yesterday upon Britain, in connection with the Bagdad railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cab and Tram Collision. Further Evidence
The City Coroner yesterday morning continued the inquiry into the facts in connection with a collision in Pitt-street between a cob and a tram car on December 3, 1910, in which Wm. Wright, the driver of the cab, was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →North Sydney Tramways. Extension of the First Section Desired
A deputation representing the North Sydney Municipal Council and the Crow's Nest Progress Association, introduced by Mr. Fell, M.L.A., waited on the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways yesterday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →French State Railways. a Development Programme
PARIS, Wednesday.--The disorganisation prevailing in the western State railway, owing to the suspension of navigation on the Seine, has proved a serious detriment…
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