Queer Use for Railway Station
Railway stations have been erected for a variety of purposes, but it is doubtful whether there is any other instance in the world where a station is used only for church traffic on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250
The Holiday. Tramway Arrangements
In connection with the holiday to-morrow, the Tramway authorities notify that improved services will be run on Abbotsford, Bondi, Bronte, Coogee, Kogarah-Sans Souci, Watson's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers and United Laborers
The railway workers and general laborers have brought their membership record to more than 13,000. The United Laborers, with a hundred added at the last meeting, have 5500. A…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cross-country Railways and Shipping Produce at Newcastle
The Public Works Committee, which had for 10 days previously been collecting evidence in the country, and viewing various centres for themselves, finished here on Monday. Their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Forcing the Pace. an All Right Tram Philosopher
"This world is too much with us." I beg your pardon? said the pressman. "Oh, I'm awfully sorry," said the man in the tram. "I didn't know you were there;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Old Sydney. In Pitt-street, from Bridge to Hunter-street—The A.M.P.—Its Early History—Pioneers of Life Assurance—Delving in the "Tank Stream"—Shiel Barry—His Parentage—In Ancient Phillip-street—Mr. W. H. Ford, Reminiscent—Chronology Continued—Jacob Inder, an Early Contractor—Emmanuel Crabb, an Old Publican—George Allen
From Bridge to Hunter, on the west side of Pitt-streot, was for many years something of an eyesore from the untidiness of what we call the Tank Stream, but what,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Aeroplane Invisible American Experiments
WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The War Department is experimenting with a new material for the planes of aeroplanes to render machines invisible at height of 500 feet. The material…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Randwick's Bad Roads. Motor-car Stuck Up
The state of Byron-street, Randwick, was responsible for the sticking up of a motorcar for nearly three hours yesterday. In negotiating a sharp curve the car became…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Aeroplane Invisible. Washington, Sunday Evening
The United States War Department is experimenting with new material for aeroplane planes. This, it is claimed, will have the effect of rendering an aeroplane invisible at a height of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train and Cart. Melbourne
Thomas Evans, married, aged 62, living in Jumbunna, accompanied by a man named Peaty, was crossing the railway line at K[?]rumburra in a cart, when a mixed train…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Roads. Australia's Backwardness. London Congress
"It is our contention that Australia is one of the most backward countries in the world in the matter of road facilities." This was a view expressed by Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bridge Subsides. Earthquake Suspected. Launceston
Just before daylight on Saturday morning the new bridge spanning the Scamander river on the east coast subsided to the water level for about four chains…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motorists and Pedestrians Rights of the Road. Londoners' Bad Habit. London, Sunday. 10.53 p.m
Since the motor 'bus fatality some days ago, when a policeman was killed while regulating the traffic in Ludgate Circus, motorists are noticeably more careful in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Government Retaliation. Road Wanted for Park Purposes
There is a scheme on foot for extending the Botanic Gardens by taking in a slice of the city's roadway facing the harbor, in the vicinity of Man-o'-War Steps. Hitherto the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads. a Disappointed Shire. Reply to the Minister. West Maitland
The shire councillors of Tarro a short time ago criticised the main roads policy of the Government. Mr. Griffith, Minister for Works, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railways and Tramways
The Chief Commissioner for "Railways, in his quarterly report, states in regard to the Government railways that the earnings show an increase over the corresponding period of last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australia Leads. World's Biggest Harvester a Twenty-six-feet Comb Harvester. Electric Motor Power
Mr. R. J. Young, of the firm of Young and Ralli, of Milong, has installed a mammoth harvester, with a comb of 26ft in length, driven by electricity. The machine (the Milong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Down on Motor Cycles
Alderman Ringrose, of the Prospect and Sherwood Council, had a motion carried at the council meeting—"That, in the interests of general road users, the Minister for Works be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Venetian Evening. the Motor Yacht Club
In spite of the windy weather, the Venetian evening, held by the Motor Yacht Club, at its club house, at Rose Bay, on Saturday evening, was thoroughly enjoyed by members and their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Falls From Trams. Four Persons Injured
Between Saturday evening and 11 o'clock this morning four persons were treated at the Sydney Hospital for injuries received through falling from trams in the city. In all the cases…
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