Good Roads. Maintenance Question
The question of good roads and their upkeep came before the Balmain Council at its last meeting, when a circular from the Hume Shire Council was read in reference to the matter of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250
Train Runs Horse Down
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Peter Buchanan and P. Johnson had a narrow escape this morning, when driving a milk waggon to Springfield. When they were crossing the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Aeroplane and Natives. Flights in Egypt. London, Wednesday Evening
The water Popre who is flying from Carie to Khartoum has reached Wady-Haifa. He made a pronound impression on the natives at assouan, where an arropione was seen for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Between Train and Platform Passenger's Narrow Escape
A remarkable escape from death was an experience of Alexander Bagger, a baker, of Lidcombe, at the Central Railway Station a few minutes after 7 o'clock last evening…
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A correspondent, John C. Morrissey, writes:--"Ere leaving Sydney, I would like, per medium of your widely-read and influential Journal, to express my thanks to the tramway conductors…
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Minutes of meeting of the Railway and Tramway Hospital Fund, held in the Railway Institute, ' January 2nd, 1914…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Around the World Items. Motor, Oars and Railways
According to an English paper some iden of the effects of the use of motor cars on railway passenger receipts can be formed from the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Engine Derailed. Buried Beneath Trucks. Coal Train Jumps the Points Newcastle
The coal traffic between Wallsand collieries and the coal loading cranes at Carrington was suspended from last night till this morning through the engine and two trucks of a train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collecting Irish Songs. On the Hills. Gems From the Lips of Irish Beggars and Tramps
I imagine that the next best thing to having made one if to have preserved a song from oblivion. Those who have collected traditional songs must have had moments…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sunday Trams. to Run During Church Hours
The Tramway Department notified to-day that from Sunday next the ordinary Sunday timetables will be continued on all city and suburban items between a and 8 o'clock in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Archdeacon Injured. Collision with Motor Car. Drives Severely Dealt With. West Maitland
Roy Bartrop was charged with negigently driving a motor car, at the West Maithand Police Court this morning, and was fined £5, his driver's license suspended, and he was…
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Twenty-eight cars taking part in the second satge of the motor rallability contestfrom Melbourne to Sydney passed throught Albury this morning from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Church Time Trams. No Inconvenience to Worshippers
In connection with the running of teams on Sunday evening next during the hour usually ago, lated with [?] as pointed on page the department sates that the system…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed by Tram. the Eddy Avenue Accident. Coroner's Strong Comments. Inexperienced Conductors
A team accident which occurred at Edd, Avenue near the Central Railway Station, last Saturday week, and resulted in the south of Henry Turner, 24, a man of independent means,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Breaking the By-laws. Railway Passengers Fined
Quite an epidemic of bylaw breaking on the part of railway passengers was revealed at the Burwood Police Court this morning, when Inspector Anderson, of the Railway Department…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Destroyed. Destructive Backfire. Yass
A Wolseley motor car belonging to Mr. A.M'Donnell a visitor from scotland was [?] destroyed by fire yesterday. A back fire during the ascent of conroy's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Railway Boom
The Minister for Works informed a deputation which urged the speeding up of the Wyalong Cudgellice railway, that he intended to spend £1,500,000 this year on railway construction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Altering Manly Tram Route
The traffic catering Manly from Sarrabeen and [?] will shortly so along Belgravesure to the alter. This will mean that the present reduce through the Course and along the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scabs and Bosses Men An Open Letter to Mr. Sullivan General Secretary of Railway Workers' and General Laborers' Association of New South Wales
Sir,— On Monday, December 1st, 1913, you were the last witness called on behalf of the above Union in the case against W. Finch and F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australia. State V. Private Railways
The only privately-owned railway in the State provides such shocking facilities for the public that even the anti-Socialists are calling out for State…
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