Short Railway Platforms. Complaints From Ashfield
The necessity for improving the Ashfield railway station was again discussed by the local council last night, when the Croydon Vigilance Association asked that immediate…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250
Federal Notes. Finance and the Tariff. the Railway Gauge Tangle. Defence Inefficiency. Melbourne
Federal men and affairs have been so long in the doldrums that little difference' has been detected between summer holidays and parliamentary session, except that there has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Terrors. Twice-lucky Child
Life-shields for tramcars may be made efficient. When was residing in Middles brough, England, a child playing in the road was carried along by the shield of an electric…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plot Unearthed. Echo of the Motor Bandits
PARIS, Tuesday.--The police have stifled an attempt to resuscitate the Bonnet gang of motor bandits. A plot has been unearthed to rob a bank clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Reliability Trial. From Melbourne to Sydney. 11 Cars Drop Out. 28 Sure Starters
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Thirty-nine cars were entered for the Melbourne to Sydney reliability trial, which commences to-morrow, and will conclude in Sydney on Saturday…
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It is practically certain that the Automobile Club of Australia will run a 100 miles reliability trial in September next. The club's programme for the year, issued a low days ago…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sunday Trams and Church Services. to the Editor
Sir,--In your issue of to-day it is stated that the trams will no longer be stopped during the hours of Divine service on the Sabbath in the evening, but only during the morning service. The reasons put forward for the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motorcycling. a Big Success. "Continental" Inter-state Trial
The "Continental" inter-State trial from Sydney to Melbourne, which concluded on January 1 at the southern capital, was without doubt the most successful event yet bold in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fall From a Tram
Edward Withers (29), a tram conductor, living at 120 William-street, Darlinghurst, fell off the footboard of a tram at Coogee yesterday, and sustained concussion and fractured ribs…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →West Australian Railway Charges. Coal Contracts in Danger
PERTH, Tuesday.--The notion of the Government in responding to the notion of the Legislative Council, who rejected the bill which virtually doubled the land tax and increased the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Workers' Report. P.l.l. and the Working Class. Ten Shillings a Day Wanted
Some comments on matters of general interest are to be found in the report of the Hallway Workers and General Laborers' Association, which was adopted by the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Told in a Railway Rest House-- "I'll Not Forget You, Guard." by Superintendent Milne, Western Division N.S.W. RAILWAYS
It was the last day of the old year and school was in. Now, the broad cool verandah of a railway rest house in summer, or the cosy warm dining-room of the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Cycling and Motoring. Sydney to Melbourne Trial
Thirty-eight of the sixty-four riders who took part in the Continental motor cycle reliability trial to Melbourne, finished the journey on January 1, and were not sorry, for the ride…
Continued on Trove, page 50 →Finley-Tocumwal Railway
Arrangements are being made by the Public Works Department for a passenger service being run by it over the Finley-Tocumwal railway, pending the extension being taken…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Beat the Railway
Nearly all Bombala district sheds have finished shearing, and the bulk of the clip has gone by road to Merimbula for shipment to Sydney. The Railway Commissioners reduced the freights…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Registration of Motors
Many people are unaware that when purchasing a second-hand motor they must obtain within seven days a transfer of the certificate of registration. Failing to do this cost a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railway Cold Storage in Brisbane
The Queensland Minister for Railways (Mr. W. T. Paget), speaking on the subject of cold) storage, said that according to the latest report from the chief engineer (Mr. N. G. Bell)…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Retirement of Chief Railway Commissioner
Although it has not been stated officially, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. R. Johnson, is leaving New South Wales on Tuesday, January 20…
Continued on Trove, page 58 →Motor Noises. a Growing Nuisance
A city business man points out the necessity for some regulation which will impose limits on the nerve-racking noises which serve as warnings to pedestrians and others that the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →“Wireless” Train Signalling
The term “wireless” is being used in a somewhat irresponsible manner in connection with railway signalling. It may be correct to describe…
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