Rozelle Tram Band
Though only three months old, Rozelle Tramway Depot has a strong and capable brass band of 30 players. Mr. Fred Jackman, of North Sydney Depot, has been the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250
How Confusion Is Caused. "Sunday Stops" and "Week Day Stops." More Tramway Muddle
The tram fatality at the corner of George and Goulburn streets last Sunday week had its sequel in the City Coroner's Court this morning, when Mr. S. M'Kensey held an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Political Control of Railways
Those who advocate more political control of railways will not be encouraged by the recent disclosures in connection with the Sydney to Taree line. So dangerous a job did the day-labor gang make of it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eastern Suburbs Trams
A deputation from the Waverley Council, and the Bondi Ratepayers' Progress Association will wait upon the Chief Commissioner for Railways to-day for for the purpose of urging the desirableness of putting a minimum fare…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Loading Mishap. Knocked Down by Motor Car
Herbert Gore (23), a wheat sampler, was working in the Darling Island railway yards about noon on Saturday, when the door of a wheat truck fell on his left leg. causing a About 1.25 on Saturday Alex. Dully (22) was alighting from a tram in King-street, when he was knocked down by a passing motor car. One of his shoulders and his left leg were injured,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Labor. Tramway Case. Union Members Disappointed
The secretary of the Federated Tramway Employees' Union (Mr. Warton), left on Friday for Melbourne, where a meeting of the executive will be held to consider the proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fatalities and Accidents Knocked Down by Tram
A tram accident, in which a young woman, Matilda Millard, residing at 34 Bayswaterroad, Darlinghurst, had a narrow escape from death, occurred at the intersection of King and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Bandits. Raid in Chicago. Policeman Murdered
CHICAGO, Saturday.--Four automobile bandits wrecked a jeweller's window and escaped With a tray of valuable diamonds. The police fired upon the thefts, but failed to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Objects to a Road
Stroud is the owner of a freehold block through which there is a surveyed road which has been used for years. A person who owns land at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hazardous Ride on Railway Carriage Roof. Overhead Bridge Hit. West Maitland
Some particulars of a perilous railway ride were given at the police court this morning during the hearing of a charge against a man of having travelled on top of a railway…
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The Department of Agriculture is in communication with the City Council, with regard to a proposal to move the north-western-gates of the Botanic Gardens to a point near the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wants to Build on the Road
Narrandera.—I would advise you not to attempt to erect any structure on a Government road without the consent in writing of the District Land Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woollahra's Starved Roads. 30,000 Tons of Metal Wanted
Woollahra Council has evidently made up its mind to be in the general fashion with others in regard to the matter of starved roads. At a special meeting of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inspection of Dungog to Taree Railway. Taree
A train arrived at Taree with the following officials from the Railway Commissioners Department:— Inspector Hayes, Messrs, Hayes, Quinion, Johnson, and Richie, together with assistants and clerks. The party was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Collision. Passengers Injured at Kensington
Two [?] colled at Donaster-avenue at the Kingston line on Monday evening. The cars contrary a number of passengers. Who were thrown from their seats. Some were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Wake Up!" the Motorman's Wish. Dreamers and Nightmares
From the [?] of the [?] shoes in the [?] forever [?] frim a [?] of Australian [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Linking at Leichhardt
When the Government decided to make the railway now in course of ([?]struction from wardell-road Station, on the Sydneham-Banketown line to Glebe Island an area of land…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Occupations and Careers Railway Electrical Engineering
Lismore, who is a youth of sixteen, wants to become an engineer, but is not quite sure what branch to go in for but he wants to get a position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Railway Proposal. Warren to Gilgandra
A proposal to run a line of railway from Warren to Quambone with an alternative line from Gilgandra, by way of Coll[?]o, to Quambone, was discussed by the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling and Motoring. Notes
The Leichhard Amateur B.C. are holding a one mile track race on the 1[?]th instant. Twenty yards will be allowed for road whe[?] A general meeting is to be held on Thursday night…
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