Governor-General in Aeroplane
The Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, made a successful flight in an aeroplane with Captain Harrison at Point Cook, Victoria, last week. The machine rose to a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250
Bridge Wanted
A deputation from the Macquarie Shire Council and residents of the Wellington district, introduced by. Mr. Thrower, M.L.A., on January 19, asked the Minister for Works for a bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Accident to Troop Train
An accident happened to a British troop train nine miles from Paris, and the resultant smash caused a number of fatalities. Ten men were killed and 32 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Missenden-road May Kill Patients
A complaint of a serious nature respecting the state of Missendon-road was made to the Newtown Council last night in a letter received from Mr. R. J. Montgomery, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor and Tram Collide
There was a sensational collision at Double Bay on January 16 between a tram and a motor car. As a result a man and a woman were killed, and two other women and a man were…
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Exhibition. List of Awards. Interesting Historical Documents
A special holiday attraction in the form of an entertainment by the Railway and Tramway scotch Pipers and Concert Party will be provided at the Models and Industrial Exhibition at the Institution…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motor Alex Jewell's Hard Luck : Car Gets Bogged in Record Attempt
Alex. Jewell, who left Sydney at 3 p.m. on Friday last, carrying a military despatch from Brigadier-General Ramaciotti to the military authorities in Brisbane, and, incidentally,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Smash. Runaway Trucks on South Coast. Extensive Damage. Helensburgh
A smash occurred among runaway trucks on the Illawarra line last night between Helensburgh railway station and the Metropolitan Coal Company's siding…
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At an early hour yesterday morning Arthur Patrick Murray died in Sydney Hospital from the effects of a fractured skull, following on a motor car accident. It appears the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Our Railways: Activities in Peace and War
A Fragment From Gallipoli. THIS shell [?] was sent [?] by Private C. W. Turk, [?] member of the Railway supply De[?]ment in Gallipoli. The shell ex[?] in his [?]out, but, [?] were in the [?]cinity at the time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Troubs
"Blathering Bill" ratiocinate:—"Although working conditions on Milncana and Co.'s neurasthenic, pneumonic, and rheumatic conducers have improved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motors and Motoring What Makers and Motorists are Doing. the Jeffkins-townsend Race Dunlop's New Premises. Increase in Cars. Club Doings—trade Notes. the Townsend-jeffkins Match. a Challenge
Finality has not yet been reached with regard to the proposed [?] race between Rupert Jeffkins the Australian speedster, and J. Townsend, the well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycling. Lithgow Hundred Mile Race
Motor cyclists are very much interested over the Lithgow Club's l00 mile Anniversary Handicap, which comes off next Saturday afternoon. The course will be the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Consulting Column. Information for Motorists. Correspondence Invited
It is our desire to make, this column of real use to motorists. Every car owner or driver has occasional troubles with his car, and is puzzled to diagnose the cause…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Derailed
When an outward-bound tram was going over the points at the corner, of Phillip and Bridge streets, city, at 7 o'clock this morning the gear-box fell, and the car was derailed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Trams and Baths Education Department Proposal All Children to Swim
The Minister for Education, Mr. James gave some interesting information to-day about his intention to promote swimming classes among school-children. He said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Exhibition Special Holiday Attraction
A special holiday attraction in the form of an entertainment by the Railway and Tramway Scotch Pipers and Concert Party will be provided at the Models and Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Exhibition. Ministerial Visit
A ministerial and parliamentary party will visit the models and industrial exhibition at the Railway and Tramway Institute, Devonshire Street, this afternoon, as the guests of the…
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