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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250
Sir,--Permit me to most heartily support your correspondent. "City Worker," in to-day's issue. The need of granting facilities for residence in the Granville to Liverpool districts apply with equal force to the western…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. A. J. Roberts, the first Australian to fly in an aeroplane, is back in Sydney, alter an absence in England, America, and on the Continent. Mr. Roberts was a passenger by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Through falling off a tram in Elizabeth street this morning, Mr. Joseph Nichollas, retired railway district engineer for Goulburn, was seriously injured, and had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The railway and tramway authorities are having a particularly busy time just now. There are three tramways in hand-- Marrickville to Undercliffe, Randwick to Little Coogee,…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →For the first time in the annals of aviation in England, two aviators were killed last month in the same accident. The accident took place on Filey Sands,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sydney wool market was particularly quiet last week, the majority of the buyers being away holiday-making, while the remainder who are in town have shown no…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →It was in 1811, just one hundred years ago, that John Loudan Macadam, the Scotch engineer, addressed his now famous memorial to the House of Commons, which led to the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →J. G. R. writes-Finding it necessary to meet the second division of the Melbourne express yesterday (Sunday which should arrive at Sydney at 10.55 a.m. I took pre[?] to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. Beeby, defending the actin of the Government in ordering the Railway Commissioners to recognise the eight-hour principle, and to guarantee a certain rate to all adult…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A writer in one of the London weekly newspapers, in commenting on the "London Show," remarks that it was a wise thing that we many of the American firms kept out of the Olympia…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The City Council has now four 5-ton motor waggons, of similar construction, known as Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. One is used as a watering waggon, and its driver is proud of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MONTREAL. Tuesday.—Two Canadian-Pacific railway trains crashed into each other head on at Terrebonne, Quebec, while travelling at full speed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The official badges of the Sydney branch of the Australian Tramway Employees Association were issued this morning. The badge, a representation of which has already appeared in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →What is practically a strike has occurred on the West Australia Railways. About 1000 men are effected, and the Government has been put to a great amount f inconvenience. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Wednesday.—There is no fresh development to report with regard to the railway dispute. It is though probable the men will accept a rise of one shilling a day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A new twenty-four hours Australasian motor cycle record was established on Victorian roads last week by A. Richardson, who bettered P. O'Brien's recent performance by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Saturday afternoon, at Rose Bay, the annual race for the motor boat, championship of Australasia will be decided by toe Motor Boat Club of New South Wales. Four…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →As the outcome of the refusal of the Commissioner of Railways to grant an increase of 2s a day to members of the Amelgamated Society of Engineers, the Ironmoulders' Union…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →That J. D. Williams is in the bicycle promoting for keeps, is evidenced by the fact that following the six-day race and other items on the programme, which were concluded on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A great deal of adverse comment has been occasioned by the manner in which a number of railway navvies have been treated by the Government—men who had been…
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