King-street Tram Smash. What the Board Found
The Departmental Board appointed to inquire into the cause of the tram collision in King-street, City, on Saturday last has furnished its report to the Chief Commissioner…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250
Cutting In. Japanese and Coal. Newcastle's Heavy Loss. Big Fleet of Tramps
Japanese activity in the coal and shipping business is the subject of discussion at present. During the last two years the fleet of tramps under the Japanese flag has grown enormously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Engine Capsizes Bolts Down a Hill. Crew's Narrow Escape. Motor Smashes Into Fence. Round a Corner at 30 Miles an Hour
A sensational motor fire-engine capsize occurred at Woollabra on Thursday evening, four of the crew of six having miraculous escapes from death or serious injury, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dog and the Motor Car
When returning from the Moonce Vale (Vic.) races on Saturday last. the V.R.C. judge, Mr. J. O. Inglis, was, with three other gentlemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers. Day Labour. Wages Increased by £600,000 the System Defended
Some remarkable official records of the working of the wages board and day labour systems in the Government service were given [?]n the executive's report which was adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harbour Mishap. Motor Boat Dives to the Bottom. Thirty-five Miles an Hour
The new motor-boat Rainbow, of which so much was expected in the forthcoming Interstate race for motor boats, was wrecked in the harbour yesterday morning while…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Melbourne Tramways. Melbourne
The receipts of the Melbourne Tramway Company for December amounted to £67,628, an increase over December, 1911. of £3941…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Tram Smash. Departmental Board's Report
The board which inquired into the recent tramway smash in King-street, has submitted its report to the Chief Commissioner. "We find," it says, "that car No. 98…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Boating. Increasing Popularity
Since motor-boating started in Sydney a dozen years ago, this exhilarating pastime has made great headway, and to-day there must be considerably over 1000 motor boats in this…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Courts. Theft at the Railway Station
George Bris[?], [?], was charged with stealing a parcel containing drapery valued at £14 3s 10d, the property of Paterson, Lang, and Bruce, Ltd., on December 12…
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ARRIVAL OF THE COMPETITORS IN THE MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY RUN AT THE G.P.O., SYDNEY, LAST EVENING. 'A' GROUP OF THE COMPETITORS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holiday Tramway Returns
The tramway returns for New year's Day for the Newcastle and Maitland districts show on increase of 7803 passengers and £61 4s 7d in fares as compared with January 1…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Car Dive. Mildura River Incident. Melbourne
At a private picnic at Mildurda yesterday some ex[?]ment was afforded by a 23cwt motor car getting into the river. The driver had stopped the engine, and in getting out…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Long Ride. 580 Miles by Motor Cycle. Reliability Trial. Competitors Arrive
At Sydney General Post Office last evening the third annual motor cycle reliability trial run between Melbourne and Sydney, a distance by road of about 580 miles, was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Knocked Down by Motor-car
After alighting from a tram in King-street, Newtown, last night. Miss Hilda Blackborrow, of 32 Hordern-street, Newtown, was knocked down by a motor car. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Railway Bungle. Gloucester to Taree. Works Department Indignant North Coast Line Delays. Plain Talk in Official Papers
The records of the Department of Public Works have recently been embellished by the filing of some particularly plainly-expressed minutes on the methods of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Telephones Needed. Chaos at Railway Station
During the holidays the lack of telephone communication at the Central Railway Station has been severely commented upon. One person in the bureau on No. 1 platform…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Canada's New Railway. Wheat for Africa. London, Thursday, 11.5 p.m
On Wednesday the first train on the new transcontinental railway in Canada arrived at Toronto. There were 20 trucks attached, carrying a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Honeymoon Tragedy. Dead in a Railway Carriage. London, Thursday, 8.40 p.m
A newsboy to-day opened the door of a third-class railway carriage at Darlington, in Durham, and discovered a man and a woman dead on the floor with their throats…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Accommodation
Mr. J. Preston, of Hurstville, recently wrote to the Railway Commissioners in regard to the accommodation provided on the…
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