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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Government Motor Car. Without a Tail Light. Comment by Magistrate. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 3

Sidney Harris, chauffeur to the Solicitor-General, was charged at the Paddington Summons Court with a breach of the traffic regulations…

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Motor Fatality. West Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 3

A motor car, owned and driven by Mr. Arthur Hampton, a well-known Cessnock hotelkeeper, plunged off the pant into the river…

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Motor Cycle Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 4

Three of the motor cycling champions, Messrs. Parsons, Sainty and Hodges arrived in Wagga yesterday morning, in order to fulfil their engagement at the…

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Western Australia Railway Deadlock. Statement by Minister. Big Increases Asked For. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 6

Mr. Scaddan, Minister for Railways, states that the allegation that the Government intended to lock out the railway employees is unfounded…

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Motor Cycle Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

Following are the handicaps for the motor cycle carnival, to be held in aid of the wagga District Hospital on the M.T.C. racecourse to-day:—…

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New Railway Rates Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

New railway rates and passenger fares will come into operation to-morrow…

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W.A. Railways the Threatened Strike Compulsory Conference Perth

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 1

A compulsory conference of the partles concerned In the railway crisis was summoned to-day by Mr Justice Burnside. President of the Arbitration…

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Motor Cycle Carnival Handicaps for To-day’s Events

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 8

The following are the handicaps for the various events to take place at the Motor Cycle Carnival ,on the M.T.C. Racecourse today;-—…

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Motor Cycling Carnival. a Successful Meeting. Record Established

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 3

The motor cycling carnival in aid of the Wagga District Hospital held on the M.T.C. racecourse on Saturday afternoon was a distinct success…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 3

An elderly woman Elizabeth B. Prinn, aged 72, attempted to cross the railway line at Glen Huntly-road crossing, Elsternwick railway station…

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Motor Cycling Successful Inauguration. Australian Track Record Established

The Daily Express · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 2

Whilst it has not been possible to arouse public interest in ordinary cycling sports in Wagga, the inaugural meeting of the Motor Cyclist’s Club…

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Railway Accident At Woy Woy Four People Killed SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 1

Four people were run down by a train near the Way Woy railway station last night and killed. Their names were:…

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Rail and Tram Traffic. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 3

Railway figures for New Year's Eve disclose a considerable increase both in passenger traffic and revenue, the majority of the people travelling…

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West Australian Railway Strike. Serious Position. for Inland Town's. Mixes May Close Down. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Seven days of railway dislocation will see scores of inland towns facing starvation, as they are dependent solely upon Perth for supplies…

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Goldfields Fear Starvation All West Australian Railways Are Idle Union’s Oft-repeated Threat Is Carried Out Transcontinental Services Suspended

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 1

Members of the West Australian Government Railways Locomotive Engine-drivers, Firemen and Cleaners’ Union ceased work at midnight on…

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Cut to Pieces. Frightful Railway Tragedy. Four Persons Killed. on Woy Woy Bridge. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred at Woy Woy last night. It appears that Mr. Wilmot Roughley, of Dural, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor M'Kenzie, of…

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Two People Killed. Motor Car Hits Tram. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 1

A terrible tragedy occurred at Parramatta on Monday night, when a motor car collided with a steam tram in Church-street. Thomas White and his…

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Crushed by Steam Tram Three Motorists Killed

The Daily Express · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

Three persons were killed and one injured, owing to a motor car coll[?]ing with a steam tram on Lennoz Bridge, Parramatta, late on…

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Motor 'Bus in River. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 3

At Hastings, Hawkes Bay, a motor bus, carrying 14 women and children to a picnic, plunged into the river. All were saved, except Mrs. Hesketh…

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Transcontinental Railway. Loss of £746,105. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

The transcontinental railway Service, which has again been interrupted owing to the strike in West Australia, involved the Commonwealth in…

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