Incompetent Motor Drivers
Commenting on the death of John Adamson (tramway ganger), who was run down by a motor lorry and killed while at work in Sydney, the City…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
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Fruit Transit. New Special Railway Service. Tweed Co-op. Company's Plans
Commencing on Wednesday, January 23rd, 1924, provided the 75 tons of loading is forthcoming, special fruit trains will be despatched from Murwillumbah at 5.30 p.m…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Two English experts to inquire into the railways are expected to arrive in April next. The Iron Trade Unions object to…
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Little or no surprise was occasioned by the announcement that the holiday traffic on the North Coast railway section had been accomplished without accident or mishap of…
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The Kyogle motor train, which was to have connected with the North Coast express at Casino this morning, refused to budge from the former…
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The resolution carried by the Grafton Chamber of Commerce at its last meeting urging the Federal Government to assist the State Government in the early…
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The visit of Mr. Theodore, Premier Of Queensland, to Sydney in a few days, may lead to developments in connection with the proposal to unify the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—After visiting friends at Penshurst this afternoon, Mrs. Edwards, residing at Redfern, attempted to board a moving train at Penshurst railway station…
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The corners of roads are the first to be worn away. The action of vehicles in turning corners soon wears tracks in the road to a…
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A meeting of the Public Works Com-mittee was held on Friday, when evidence was taken in connection with the Dorrigo to Guyra, Casino to Tabulam…
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Boys are blamed for the release of 45 loaded trucks on the railway line at Port Kembla, which ended in a collision and caused damage estimated at…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A serious motor smash occurred at Arneliffe, as the result of which a motorist has been arrested According to the police, Steven…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.--A serious motor smash occurred at Arncliffe last night, as the result of which a motorist has been arrested…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A collision between two tram car occurred at St. Kilda road to-night. Madge Connors, a police woman, was injured and detained at a…
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A serious motor smash occurred at Arncliffe last night as a result of which a motorist has been arrested. According to the police, Steven Langley was driving a…
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MANILA, Saturday.—The motor ship Nakashima Maru, from Japan, en route to Pellew Islands, has arrived at Tarragona. Davao, Mindanao, after drifting for many…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Boys are blamed for the release of 45 loaded trucks on the rail way line at Port Kembla, which ended in a collision and caused damage estimated at…
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LONDON, Saturday.—It is understood that the ballot of locomotive engineers and firemen resulted in a decision against the acceptance of the Railway Wages Board's…
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William Childes, aged 18, fell over the railway bridge near Lidcombe on Sunday night. a distance of over 20 feet, sustaining ter[?]ible injuries. This is the third accident…
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Major Cork, town clerk, who has been working at an idea for a suspension bridge across the Richmond at Richmond-street or Barker-street, to give easy access to…
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