Increased Tram Traffic
The passengers carried on the trams during the week ended December 30 numbered 5,080,000, compared with 4,494,000 for the corresponding week of 1910…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250
Railway Workers. Equal Conditions Wanted
The conference of the general railway workers, at present sitting at the Trades Hall, was engaged all this morning considering various matters appertaining to the pay…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Passes Dog Off As Baby. Pet in Infant's Clothes Fools Railway Men
There is more than one way of getting the better of a heartless railroad corporation, which would separate a young woman from her pet Pomeranian, as Miss Laura…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collided with Motor-car
The Rev. E. E. Waddy, a master at King's School, Parrnmatta, was riding on his motorcycle yesterday morning, when he came into collision with a motor-car. He was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Carriage on Fire
The friction of the gear beneath a sleeping-car attached to the Adelaide to Melbourne express caused an outbreak of fire last evening, when the train was about 40…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Gow-catgher. Chippendale Youth's Experience. Falls in Front of Moving Tram
A miraculous, escape from being mangled by a tramcar was the experience of James Campbell, a youth, who lives at 23 Mildford-street, Chippendale, last night, but who,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Conductor's Death. Fell Off a Car. Dangers of Footboard Riding
The Acting City Corone[?] yesterday hold an inquiry into the cause of death of Hunter William John Burgess (29), a tram conductor, who fell off a crowded tram in Quay-street about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Day Labor. Railway Workers' Reply. Mr. Griffith Criticised. "Studied Neglect,"--"want of Courage and Firmness
The conference of the Railway Workers' and General Laborers' Association sat again yesterday morning. The draft reply to the Minister of Works on the day labor question, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway Traffic. Remarkable Increases
The tramway traffic for the past year, so far as can be ascertained, shows remarkable growth. The mileage run, number of passengers carried and the gross revenue are all far…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Amalgamation. Four Unions in One
LONDON, Tuesday.--The four unions of railway employees have prepared a scheme of amalgamation. If the scheme is adopted, the new…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring. Motor Boat Championship
Entries are due on Saturday with Mr. E. C. Griffith for the motor-boat championship of Australasia. Four entries, representing this State, Victoria, and Queensland, are all in,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Motor Cycling. the Inter-state Trial. Most Successful Event on Record
A letter to hand from Mr. W. W. Reynolds, the honorary secretary of the Motor Cycle of New South Wales, announces that the annual reliability trial, from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Big Bookings. Maitland District Railway Traffic
WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--There was a record traffic on the railway yesterday, large numbers of people having journeyed to Newcastle and other pleasure resorts. A total of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Queensland Railway Washaway. Torrential Rains Experienced
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The commissioner for Railways has received a telegram from Maryborough stating that four chains of tho line on the Wetheron Flats were washed out last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cycling and Motoring. For-dressing Car
[?]haps the most unique use to which a [?] car was ever put has been devised by [?]orie Rambeau, a Los Angeles actress, who a 30 h.p. Limousine as a dressing-room…
Continued on Trove, page 49 →Some Novel and Interesting Inventions. Back-rest for Motorcycles and Bicycles
An extension-wing back-rest for motorcycle and bicycles is illustrated. It is attached to the back of the saddle, and is moved into and out of operative position by means of a rod and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Signalmen's Wages
It is with feelings of intense bitterness. writes a reader of the Melbourne "Argus," that signalmen read of the enormous wealth accumulated by the Railway Department in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over Five Million Passengers on the Sydney Trams
During the week ending December 23, 5,513,937 passengers were transported on the various Sydney tram services as compared with 4,600,453 for the corresponding week of last year,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Falls Over Embankment
A serious motor accident occurred last week at Maldon (Vic.), In endeavoring to avoid collision with a horse, Mr. R. V. Pearce, owner and driver of a car, pulled off the road and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Noiseless Aeroplane. War Office Machine. High Speeds
LONDON: Wednesday.--Trials have been made at Aldershot of a new noiseless biplane for military purposes. The speed attained was 60 miles per hour…
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