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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

9,158 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

North Coast Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 4

At a meeting at Cundletown a Lower Manning railway league was formed, and a resolution was passed affirming' the desirableness of a railway station…

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Store and Starving Stock and the Railway

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

The recently-formed regulations, published in the Merchandise and Live Stock Rates Book for 1909, given below, will be of very general interest…

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Aniversaey Day. Railway Arrangements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

Anniversary Day falling on Tuesday will probably limit the number of people journeying by rail [?] the city. On Saturday, in addition to the usual cheap trains to tourist centres and coastal districts,…

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South Coast Traffic. a Tramway Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

Mr. Nichorson, M.L.A., introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday a deputation from the South Coast which desired that, instead of the proposed tramway going from…

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Rockdale Railway Matters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

After much agitation the Railway Department has advised Rockdale Council that the Chief Commissioner recognises the increasing traffic at Rockdale station and the desirability of making improvements, and…

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Cycling and Motoring. Pioneer Motor Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

The Pioneer Motor Cycle Club, which is recognised as the governing body of motor cyeclimr in New South Wales, has decided to look after its own interests in future instead of allowing New South Wales…

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Floods at Bathurst. Railway Line Damaged. Traffic Delayed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

BATHURST.—Soon after 3 o'clock on Thursday a storm of exceptional severity broke over George's Plains, extending; along Vale-road upwards towards Cow Flat, About a mile beyond George's Plains railway…

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Knocked Down by a Motor Car. Italian Badly Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

At 4 p.m. yesterday James Gillio, aged 56, a peanut seller, living in Ultimo-road, Ultimo was run over and badly injured by a motor car in St. Mary's-road, near the entrance to…

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Railway Requirements. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 4

At a meeting of the Railway League, a subcommittee was appointed to gather fresh statistics to submit to the department. It was also decided to call a public meeting to enter…

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Penshurst Tramway League

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

On Wednesday week, at Humphrey's Hall the Major of Hurstville (Alderman S. Aston) presided over a meeting held to support the movement for an extension of the Bexley train to Penshurst. He urged the committee…

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Railway Complaints

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

A [?] has existed among those railway travellers on the Illawarra suburban line whose trains are run in to the portion of the Central Station used for the despatch of horses, cattle, and vehicles. On Thursday…

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Victoria. Increased Railway Revenue. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

The railway revenue continues to increase. One of the principal causes of the expansion is the heavy traffic in grain. An increase of £12,145 is disclosed for the week ended…

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Cricket Wednesday Matches. Haddington v. Rushcutters' Bay Tramway

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 6

Flayed on Hampden Oval, and won outright by Paddington. R.B. Tramway, first innings 22 (Mullaney took five wickets for 14 runs; Falconer, five for 6); second innings…

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A Tram Conductor's Grievance

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 6

It isn't safe to use the word "Iscab" while the public mind is in its present hypersensitive state over industrial matters. At Paddington Police Court this morning,…

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Bega to Eden. the Railway Proposal. Rega

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

The Public Works Committee arrived at Lega today. They will not take evidence with regard to the Bega-Eden railway, as this is an exploration trip. The railway…

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Knocked Down by a Motor Car

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

This afternoon a motor-car was coming out of the gates of the Domain, when a man, James Gilks, aged 56, Ilying in Ustimo-road, Ultimo, was knocked down. The car,…

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Anniversary Day. Railway Arrangements

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

The fact that Anniversary Day falls on Tuesday next will probably limit the number of people journeying by rail from the city, but the Railway Department has made arrangements to meet holiday traffic…

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THE BEIiDEVUl'3-HILD Tram. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

Sir.--The report of the proceedings of what took place at the deputation to the commissioners in this morning's "Daily Telegraph" is accurate as far as it goes, but there is one important omission which I crave leave…

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Railway Development. the Inverell Lines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 9

URALLA, Thursday.--Great satisfaction is expressed here at Mr. Johnson's report on the two proposed lines of railway from Inverell to Glen Innes and Ineverell to Guyra. He favors…

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Police Courts. Bad Language in a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

Edward Self (40), a show attendant at Wonderland City, was charged at the Paddington Police Court with using indecent language in a tramway car in Oxford-street, Woollahra, on January 18. Subinspector…

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