North Shore Bridge
A conference of representatives of the northern suburbs councils is to be called to discuss the question of a bridge between Sydney and North Sydney. Ald. Cleland brought the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250
Train and Omnibus
A Glenelg (S.A.) train on Thursday morning collided with an omnibus at Hilton Crossing Two horses were killed. The driver, it Parsons had a miraculous escape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Struck by Lightning
It is rare indeed that a moving train is struck by lightning, although, considering the number of thunderstorms through which they pass, it would not be surprising if they were…
Continued on Trove, page 56 →Wiiloughpy and the Trans-harbor Bridge
Willoughby alderman at the last meeting of that council were unanimous in supporting a resolution moved by Alderman Claland, in connection with the suggested bridge to connect…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Future Wars. the Use of the Aeroplane. European Army Preparations
One of the first visible results of the Moroccan affair, the experience of actual war in Tripoli, as a prompt decision in each of the principal European nations to make greater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mangled by a Train. Elderly Man Cut to Pieces. the Tempe Fatality. Headlights on Railway Locomotives
About 5 o'clock on Sunday morning Frank Noel Burrows, a railway porter, was walking along the Illawarra railway line, between Tempe and Sydenham stations, about half a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Passengers' Fright. Windows Broken During Storm
ORANGE, Tuesday.--Passengers travelling by the passenger train from Sydney last evening had an unusual experience. Just after the train left Orange, a storm burst over the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Theatre Royal. "The Girl in the Train."
The quaint Dutch play, "The Girl in the Train," is even more popular than [?] at the Theatre Royal, and the divorce court business on the stage is, if possible as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mutilated by a Train. Kogarah Man's Death
The shocking death of Henry West 54, a late resident of Hampton Court-road. Kogarah, whose mutilated body was found on the railway between Tempe and Sydenham early on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bay-road Gasworks. to the Editor
Sir,--"A Citizen" in his letter in your to-day's issue under the heading of "A Plea for the Harbor," touches upon a subject of vital interest to the general public; but, setting aside entirely the preservation of the beauty…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Train Struck by Lightning. Thrilling Experience. Orange
Travellers by the passenger train to Dubbo on Monday had a thrilling experience. When three miles out of Orange a blinding flash of lightning burst about the train, followed…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Railway and Tramway Musical Society
The Railway and Tramway Musical Society produced at the Railway Institute on Tuesday night Gilbert and Sullivan's over popular comic opera, "The Mikado." The attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Marvellous Escape. From Fearful Death. Drayman Under a Train. Sensational Smash Near Hornsby
A sensational smash occurred on the Northern railway this morning pear Hornsby, a moving train crashing into a tip dray and wrecking it. The driver, George Davis, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor and Cycle. Are Cars Too Expensive? New Signalling Device
According to the latest files, the motorist is Germany has anything but on ideal time of it. The "Motor" in its latest issue states that automobilists in the land of Kat[?] Wilkei[?] are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Expectations. Sydney's Tremendous Possibilities. City Railways Electrified
Fresh from his trip abroad, Alderman Thompson told the City Council last night that he was proud of Sydney, and with its tremendous possibilities they should go in for a large…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An M.l.c.'s Danger. Jammed in a Taxi Between Trams
"Instead of being bore for a breach of a trumpery bylaw, you might have had to answer a charge of manslaughter." This remark was addressed by Mr. Barnett, S.M. at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Going Ahead. German Railways in Africa
From a statement presented to the German Reichstag, it is seen that the Cameroons Northern Railway or, as it is also called the Manonguba railway, and the Toge Hinterland…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cycling and Motoring
A. J. Clarke, Australia's fastest cyclist, who has been winning tame in America, is due in Sydney by the R.M.S. Makurs. He is to ride in the six days race at Melbourne, and may…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Penny a Mile. Petrol Trams for Seaside Resort
LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—A petrol tramcar system has been inaugurated at Morecambe, a Lancashire seaside resort. It is estimated that the cost of fuel for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lavender Bay Baths. Railway Platform Refused
The Willoughby Council at the suggestion of Alderman Backhouse, wrote to the Chief Railway Commissioner asking him to consider the dvisability of erecting a railway platform at…
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