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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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250
Sydney Girl in China. Famine Prices. Roads Beset by Bandits
Some interesting information on the subject of the Chinese rebellion has just reached Sydney from Miss M. Haslam, a Sydney University student, who has been managing a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disgraceful State. Waverley and Bondi Roads. Increased Rate or Loan?
A special meeting of the Waverley Council was held on Wednesday night at which the principal business was to have been the striking of the municipal rate for the current year…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Run Over by Train. Man Cut to Pieces. Tamworth
In connection with the railway fatality on Tuesday morning, near Moonbi, a Coroner's inquiry was commenced at Moonbi, before Mr. F. J. M'Mahon, J.P., Deputy Coroner. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Railways. Tramways Under Construction. Busy Time in the Departments
The railway and tramway authorities are having a particularly busy time just now. There are three tramways in hand—Marrickville to Undercliffie. Randwick to Little Coogee, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways and Trams. Progress of Current Construction. a Large Programme. Shortage of Engineers and Other Workers
The Railway and Tramway Construction Branch of the Public Works Department is experiencing a continuance of busy times. At present tramways are in course of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Car in Danger. Jammed Between Tram and Pole
In an endeavor to clear a tram while turning his motor-car out of Fitzroy-street into King-street, Newtown, late last night, Ernest Sa[?], of Queen-street, Ashfield, had his car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Holiday Traffic. Railway and Tramway Revenue
Both railways and tramways showed big increases in revenue in the week ending December 30. as compared with the corresponding week of last year. Railways were up by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Death on the Train Track. "Lack of Supervision at a Crossing."
The inquest on the body of Richard Newmar, was concluded this afternoon. Deceased, who was the father-in-law of Mr. Thrower, M.L.A., was knocked down by a train and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Transplanting Countries. Bits of Scotland and America. Bought to Make North Sydney Roads. Dearth of Local Metal
Any one who walks along the streets of North Sydney treads on portion ol almost every put of the world. For instance, little bits of South America, to the form of sand and stone, have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Tickets What France Is Doing
At this particular time in New South. Wales, when it is urged that greater facilities should he afforded by the Railway Commissioners to the general worker, it is of…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Linking Up the Trams. Bellevue Hill and Watson's Bay
In the hope of having Be[?]ue Hill linked up with Watson's Bay, via South Head, by tram, the Bondi District Ratepayers' Association wrote to the Waverley Council, urging that by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Conference Adjourned
The Railway Workers and General Laborers' Annual Conference was to have continued its deliberations at the Sydney Trades Hall Goulburn burn-street, this morning, when matters in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goods Traffic Delays Three O'clock Rush to Darling Harbor. Late Arrival of Trams
Mr. John Day. Railway Goods Manager, ascribes a great part of the congestion in the goods traffic at Darling Harbor and Darling Island to merchant sending their teams late…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Men's Pay. Wages Board Re-constituted Claims for Electrical Staff
The Government Railways and Tramways (Tramway) Wages Board, of which Judge Hamilton is chairman, having finished the matters referred to it in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Costly Railway Work
The works now being carried on to relieve the congested railway traffic through the "bottle neck" at Sydney means a large outlay. The Glebe island railway is expected to cost…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Workers
The conference of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association at present meeting at the Trades Hall, yesterday decided to appoint a deputation to wait upon the State Treasurer, to urge that the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Works. Big Programme. Growth of the Suburban Traffic. Passing of "Bottle Neck."
The "bottle neck" is going—none too soon. Passengers on the trains coming in and going out of Sydney have for some time past been aware of the great improvements that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, January 4, 1912. Progressive Railway Works
Nothing more strikingly illustrates the rapid expansion of the city of Sydney and its suburbs, and indeed of the State as a whole, than the article published in our…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cricket. Tramway Cricket Association. Fourth Round of Matches
The above association's competition was contin[?] on Tuesday, with the following results:— DOWLTNG-STREET v NORTH SYDNEY. Played at Redfern Oval. North Sydney scored [?]…
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