A Road Experiment
An interesting experiment is about to be made by Local Government Engineer Gormley, Wyaldra Shire. On one of the roads there is a sandy patch, for the forming of which the council has for years…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250
Suicide in Train. Brisbane
John Robert Jones, while travelling in the Winton train last night, cut his throat. An operation was, performed at Hughenden, but the man died this morning…
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Goulburn asks:—When I go into town, can I leave my vehicle in the street alongside the kerbstone while I am getting my horse shod, or can the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Government. the Road and the Record. Honorarium
The New Year dawns on a better ordered system of local government than any of its predecessors. Of course all, things are possible in the present prosperity of the country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The State of Our Roads. (To the Editor of the Herald.)
Sir.— was pleased to see a communication in to-day's issue drawing attention to the shocking condition of the roads about Sydney. As your correspondent. Dr. MacLauri[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor, Sulky, and Tram Mix-up
Mr. Edward Forrester, his wife, two children, and Mrs. Nevison were driving on Monday afternoon from Broate in a [?] along Leichhardt-street, Waverley, when a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision at Waverley. Motor Car, Sulky, and Tram
At 3.45 p.m. yesterday a collision occurred in Leichhardt-street, Waverley, a motor car, sulky, and tram car being involved. The tram car was proceeding from Bronte to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Collision at Waverley. Motor-car, Sulky, and Tram
A collision occurred yesterday afternoon at about 3.45 o'clock, in Leichhardt-street, Waverley, between a motor-car, tram, and sulky. The tram was proceeding from Bronte to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jumped From the Train. Little Girl and Her Chickens. Melbourne
A little girl, Linda Salmon, was sent on a message from Newport to Richmond this morning. She changed trains at Melbourne, but entered an express, which was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletic Railway Men. Interstate Competitions
A large amount of valuable work is accomplished by means of the Railway Institutes of New South Wales and Victoria. The mental and physical well-being of the numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dangerous Footboards. Tram Conductor Killed. While Collecting Fares. Coroner's Severe Censure
The tramway authorities came in for rather severe censure by the Acting Coroner, Mr. Hawkins, this morning, when an inquest wa[?] held concerning the death of a young…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swept Off Tram Footboards. Two Men Injured at Randwick
Travelling on the footboard of a tram was responsible for another accident on New Year's Day. An inward and outward tram were passing each other at the sharp curve at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Don't Know." Railway Deficiencies. Junior Porters and Travelling Public
At the old Sydney Railway Station it was a recognised axiom that the last person one should ask for information concerning railway matters or when or where a train departed or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Crowds. Record Holiday Traffic. 870,000 Travel by the Trams
The figures for the New Year's Day tram traffic in Sydney were made available this morning, and show that yesterday's business constitutes a record, 191,000 more passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Smash at Moore Park. Rev. E. F. Waddy Injured
A collision occurred on the Randwick-road, Moore Park, outside the Zoo, gates, this afternoon, between a motor car and a motor cycle, and the Rev. E. F. Waddy was seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Territory Railways. An Export Appointed
Mr. Thomas, Federal Minister for External Affairs, stated recently that Mr. Francis, a Victorian railway expert, had been appointed, at a salary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland's Three R.S. Rain, Railways, and Resoluteness
Hon. D. F, Denham, Premier of Queensland, speaking at Bundaberg last week, said that the State's finances for the first half of the financial year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycling and Motoring. Overland Record. Perth
JT.KJ[?], Monday. Birtles, the overland cyclist, left the Perth Post Office for Sydney, st 9 o'clock this morning, with the object of beating the record held by F. White…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Driver Killed. Deniliquin
A motor accident, which occurred at Barratta Bridge, 28 miles from Deniliquin, last Friday morning, resulted in the death of Thomas Henry Dean in the Denilliquia…
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