Road Accident at Bowraville
BOWRAVILLE, Tuesday. -- A horse, with buggy attached, bolted and galloped along South Arm-road. When about a mile from the town the runaway collided with a sulky, in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250
Three Road Accidents. Bowraville
A number of accidents happened in the vicinity of Bowraville yesterday. While Master Lamph and his sister were driving into town from their father's farm…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Main Roads Subsidies. How They Are to Be Spent
After all, though the Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) declared after the defeat of the main Roads Bill, that since no provision had been made on the Estimates for Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good Resolutions. Waverley's Roads and Paths. Council Gets Bust
The Town Clark of Waverley, when discussing the estimates for 1913 with an "Evening News" representative last week, outlined the forward policy with regard to roads and footpaths as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads. Fresh Grants to the Shires Minister's Letter
The Minister for Works has addressed an important letter to the municipal and shire councils regarding the maintenance of the maln roads of the State, in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Concerning Tramps. Way-ticket System
The tramp problem in England is in a fair way of solution The "way ticket" method of dealing with vagrancy is a capital idea accomplishing the revolution. The latest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor AND Cycle Lesson of the Show. Wobbling Cyclists and Motorists Grievances. Cycle-car Question
Americana are nothing if not amusing. In one of the latest papers there is a funny paragraph headed "Law-Breaking Constables." The writer of the article tells how Mr. W. F…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Boating. Anniversary Day Races. Putting Out a Fire
The following entries have been received for the handicap races at the Anniversary Day Rebatta:— For boats of less speed than 9 m.p.h.:…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Boats. Kangaroo Still Champion. Defeats Three Opponents, But No Records Are Lowered
It was expected that the Australasian motorboat speed record would at least have been lowered on Saturday afternoon, when the Australasian Championship and new Griffith…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Cycling Sydney-melbourne Record Lowered
C. Mundy, after completing in the recent InterState Reliability contest, took a rest of a couple of days in Sydney, and then, as a speedy way of returning home, attacked the Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring Floral Motor Parade
If one can judge by the keen interest evinced in motor circles regarding the floral motor parade and battle of flowers arranged in connection with the sunday Hospital carnival on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Neglected Papua. the Boy Magistrate. Railway System Wanted
Mr. W. C. Bruce, formerly commandant of the Armed Native Constabulary in Papua, who arrived in Sydney from Port Moresby yesterday, said that the territory was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fatal Collision. Motor Car and Engine. Auckland
A motor car collided with a raliway engine at Helensvale. The car was smashed to atoms. Mrs., Frank Gordon, one of the occupants of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motoring. Motor Cycle Club of N.s.w
With regard to the interstate reliability trial from Melbourne, promoted by the M.C.C. of New South Wales, the judges have decided that the recipients of special prizes and gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Stopping Places
Owing to the frequency of accidents on Sundays at the corner of Goulburn and George streets, caused by the non-stoppage of city-bound trains, Mr. J. P. Cochran, M.L.A., recently wrote to the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Notes
THE growth of the motor-car industry is the most astounding in the history of Industries in the world. In a little over 12 years the motor-car business has jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Tram Troubadours. Henspector George Gale
At lovely Leichhardt Georgie lives, But frequently he calls To view his acres broad and fair, Way up near Wentworth Falls…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Tram Troubs
"One of the Bhoys" writes : — "There was fun and excitement at Bondi Baths, last Friday morning, when the Waverley Clubites gathered to see the final of the 50 Yards…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Faulty Weighbridge. Lax Railway Department. Parkes
The laxity in the Railway Department is apparently not confined to the metropolitan workshops. At the meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association members…
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With regard to your letter re railway tickets at Bankstown written by "Sufferer," I wish to draw your attention to the fact that there is the same trouble of a night…
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