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Hansom cab on the corner of King and Perkins Streets, Newcastle. Photo by Ralph Snowball.

Hello hansom! Cabs in old Newcastle

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:October 21, 2021
Post category:History Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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At first hearing, in the 21st Century, you might imagine that "hansom cab" is a name for a pleasant-looking taxi. In fact, hansom cabs were the horse-drawn forerunners of more…

Velocipedia: some ancestors of the bicycle

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:November 20, 2020
Post category:History
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It was 1868, and the pages of the monthly publication The English Mechanic were about to be deluged with correspondence from inventors keen to create a perfect personal transport machine.…

Accident involving a bus and train at Toronto, August 1944.

Accidents, prangs and crashes: Part 3

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:July 18, 2020
Post category:History Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

. As a career fireman, transport collector Ken Magor naturally accumulated many photographs of accidents and disasters. Here are some more tales of vehicular tragedy and misadventure from our Ken…

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