Cycling and Motoring. To-day
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 10
Both League and Union racing cyclists will be engaged to-day at the Druids' Gala on the Agricultural Ground. The first event of Hie N.S.W. Cyclists' Union starts at 11 a.m., the events under the League of N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Catches Fire
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 8
On Tuesday evening Theodore Andrews, a chauffeur in the employ of the Carter and Vanz Central Motor Garage, city, was driving a 24-h.p. Ford motor-car through Centennial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pitt-street Tram Fatality. Verdict of Manslaughter
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 8
At the City Coroner's Court yesterday the inquest on William Wright, cabdriver, who died at the Sidney Hospital on December 22 through injuries received on December 3, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Round the World. in a Motor Car
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 7
Three Americans—Messrs. J. R. Drake, T. M. Hanlon, and T. L. Jones—have set themselves the task of motoring round the world in a 20-h.p. car…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Richmond Railway Disaster. Official Inquiry Concluded. Several Employees Penalised. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 7
The departmental inquiry into the cause of the Richmond railway disaster was concluded to-day. Peter Allan, the engine-driver of the 8.20…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Launch at Auction
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 8
Fraser, Uther, and Co., Ltd., will offer at auction, at their rooms, Spring-street, at 11.30 a.m., to-morrow, the motor launch Lackawanna, length 33ft, beam 6ft 6in. The launch can be inspected at Evesion's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Line Blocked
The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 6
The heavy rain of last night caused a silting-up of a short length of the Coogee tram line. The 5.10 car to Sydney this morning was stopped at Carrington-road, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News of the Night. Events reported after "The Sun" went to press yesterday. Serious Railway Accident
The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 7
A serious railway accident took place near Lithgow yesterday morning, when Frank Blogg, a fencer, was run over by an engine. It is not known how Blogg got on the line,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Railway Sensation. Lady Passenger's Remarkable Escape
The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5
This morning, as the second division of the express train from Melbourne was passing through Granville station at a speed of about 40 miles an hour, a passenger in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A World's Tour. American Motorists in Sydney. Forty Thousand Miles in Two Years
The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 4
Round the world in a Hupmobile, on a tour that is estimated to take two years to complete, is the jaunt upon which three American motorists started on November 3,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richmond Railway Disaster
The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 7
The board of inquiry appointed to investigate the cause of the railway collision at Richmond has delivered its finding. Guard Michael Davitt was cautioned for not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway Concessions and Restrictions
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 4
The following additional bylaws have been made by the Chief Commissioner for Railways in regard to tramways.--'"Any person who shall tender any certificate containing erroneous or misleading information and thereby…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pitt-street Cab Smash. Verdict of Manslaughter. Tram Driver Committed
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 4
The City Coroner yesterday morning concluded his inquiry into the circumstances connected with the tram and cab collision in Pitt-street on December 3 last, in which William Wright, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor 'Bus. Applicability to Sydney. London Experience
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 3
One gets an insight of the question of the applicability of the motor-'bus to Sydney conditions from Mr. E. F. Boult. of Post Office Chambers, Sydney, the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Redfern Railway Fatality
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 8
The City Coroner yesterday morning returned an open verdict in the inquest on the death of Joseph Mock, whose mangled body was found on the railway track near the Cleveland-street…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in the West. Railway Service Disorganised
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 7
BATHURST, Wednesday.--A severe thunderstorm, followed by torrential rains, occurred between George's Plains and Blayney to-night. The railway line between Athol and Blayney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Found Unconscious and Bleeding Railway Traveller's Story
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 8
COONAMBLE, Wednesday.--When the train arrived at Coonamble yesterday, a young man was discovered unconscious and alone in a second-class compartment. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Zealand Sportsman Killed. Mutilated on the Railway
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 7
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--Mr. H. M. Lyon, for many years secretary of the Wellington Racing Club, and latterly secretary of the Fire Underwriters' Association, was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tourist Roads
The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9
A favourable reply has been given by the Minister for Works to the request that grants for tourist roads should be still continued, which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Destroying Rabbits on Roads
The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 3
In reply to an inquiry the Forbes Pastures. Protection Board has received the following communication from the stock branch:—"Referring…
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