Motoring. Overland by Motor. Lessons of the Trial
LOOKING back over those four days of heat, dust, and discomfort, it is small wonder indeed that the competitors in the Melbourne to Sydney motor touring…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250
Mokes and Motors
Jockey Pike owns a motor car. We have heard that there is a horse owner in this State who also hie a motor car, but we have our doubts. Certainly we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Troubadours. Dave Thomas. Sellevue Hill Brave
The game of stoush he simply loves, And hard can Davie swing: We've often seen bim don the gloves, within the well-roped ring;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Documents and a Revolver "The Firm Will Go Mad." Dispute About Motor-car
An unusual charge of stealing was brought against Percy Ball, an ex-policeman, and now an engineer in the Works Department, in the Central Summons Court tills morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →English Railway Speed. Thirty Years' Comparison. London, Wednesday Morning
A thirty years comparison of the speed at which English railway trains travel shows that the improvement which has taken place…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Shore Railway. Electrifying the Line. Harbor Tunnel Commenced
The electrification of the North Shore railway line, between Mllson's Point and Horns by, or even further up, which was first indicated in the "Sun," is one step nearer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dangerous Motor Traffic
There are several street crossings in Sydney, much used by pedestrians, where motor traffic causes considerable anxiety. The matter was brought before the local council, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Yacht Club. Anniversary Day Racing
Three motor-boat races are to be held at the Anniversary Regatta on January 26. The entries are not nearly so large as was expected, but still are quite large enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motoring. Annual Inter-state Trial October Most Favored
October seems to be the month most favored by the motorists of this State and Victoria for the annual inter-State reliability trial. The Victorians are particularly keen on it, and few…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Missing Motor Tyres
At the Central Court, Vivan Atkinson was charge with stealing 13 motor car tyres, value £963, the properly of the Gaulois Tyre Co., Clarence-street, on Novenber 28…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motor Cycling
Outside of the Great Northern Club's reliability trial on Monday next, in which a number of Sydney riders will participate, there is nothing doing in the motor-cycle world of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motor-car Case. Prosecution Fails. No Evidence of Fraud
LONDON, Monday Evening.--The rase against the defendants in what is known as the Australian motor-car case has been dismissed. The defendants were not called upon to give…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Como Railway Fatality. Engine-driver Run Over
Mr. Hawkins, City Coroner, held an inquiry yesterday concerning the death of William Smith, enginedriver, who was run over by a railway train near Como station on January 15…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cycling and Motoring. a Southern Tour
The Sydney Motor Cycle Club has arranged for a big programme to be held at Easter The principal feature of it is to be a tour of the southern districts. On the other side of…
Continued on Trove, page 50 →New Railway Commissioner
Mr. James Frazer, M. Inst. C.E., who has been appointed a Railway Commissioner, is well known throughout N.S.W. in connection with the important office of…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Free Railway Travellers
An Executive Council minute has been passed granting each member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly who has served through three Parliaments a life-card pass over the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Linking-up Queensland Railways
In connection with the scheme for the eventual linking up of the Burnett, Darling Downs, and Brisbane Valley railway systems, the Queensland Minister for Railways (Hon. W. T…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The North Coast Railway
The rails for the north coast railway are now laid to Kendall, 55 miles from Tares (on the Taree to Wauchope section), and ballast trucks are now running there and are conveying both…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railway Signal Experiments in France
One of the leading French railroads is engaged in making trials of apparatus for giving automatic signals to the engineer upon the locomotive in connection with the usual track…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →Pine Creek and Katherine River Railway
Preliminary arrangements are being made for starting work on the proposed railway from Pine Creek to the Katherine Rver. Plans and specifications are being prepared, but the…
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