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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Eastern Suburbs Tram System. Complaint at Waverley Council. Through Fares Suggested

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 6

Alderman Harley M'Laughlln at the meeting of the Waverley Council last night drew attention to the unsatisfactory running of the trams to Waverley, Bondl, and Bond Junction. He…

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Casualties. Knocked Off a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 8

About 12.30 p.m. yesterday, Peter Pollard, 18, labourer, residing at Jersey-avenue, Penshurst, was riding on the footboard of a Bondi tram in Elizabeth-street. When thes…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway. National Scheme Urged. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 9

A public meeting was held on Tuesday to renew the agitation for the construaction of the Glen Innes-Inverell railway. There was a large and representative attendance, the Mayor…

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Kyogle-casino Railway. Line Officially Opened. Kyogle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 9

Kyogle was en fete to-day when the railway linking the town with Casino and the North Coast section was officially declared open by the Acting Premier (Mr. Lee). The…

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New Tramline for Marrickville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 9

At the last meeting of the Marrickville Council Mr. Parkers, M.L.A., who is acting for the district Parliamentary representative, informed the aldermen that the Government had decided to construct a tramline…

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Through the Snow. Mr. Asquith's Motor Journey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 7

Despite the snowstorms, Mr. Asquith motored through East Fife yesterday on brief visits to the polling stations in order to thank his supporters…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Star · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

Australia will this year be represented at the world's cycle championship meeting, held at Berlin, by the New South Wales amateur champion, P. E. Mutton, who leaves for England at an early date, with the intention…

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Railway Smash at Erskineville. Twenty-six Loaded Trucks Bolt. with Disastrous Results. Three Trucks Badly Smashed

The Star · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

Twenty-six 10-ton railway trucks, all loaded with metal, bolted during shunting operations in the yards adjoining the Eveleigh workshops at an early hour this morning and…

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The Railway Service. Award Not Being Observed. Negotiations with the Commissioners

The Star · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

During the last few weeks Mr. J. H. Catts, M.P. (general secretary) and Mr Brown (president, of the Amalgamated R. and T. Association,have paid special visits to the tram…

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Repairing the Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 9

WARIALDA, Wednesday.--A train will be running between Moree and Gravesend to-morrow and a train from Inverell is expected to run to Warialda also. About 300 men are…

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Eastern Tramway Extensions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

In speaking at a committee meeting of the Coogee Progress Association on Tuesday night, Mr. David Storey, M.L.A., said lie had no hesitation in stating that an improved tram service to Coogee must be provided. In…

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Motor Traction in Warfare

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 10

The German War Department has a very through scheme for subsidising and registering commercial vehicle. For every such vehicle put on the register a constructional bonus is voted of £200 with on annual…

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Motorists Are Interested

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 10

The present English elections mean much to English motorists, for, according to Mr. Llotd-George's Budget, the 75,000 motorists in Great Britain will between them pay petrol duljes and car tears, on rated horse-power,…

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Government Railway Monopoly. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 10

Sir,--In your issue of the 15th inst., under the heading of "Government Railway Monopoly" (by J.T.B.), appears an article which should appeal to everyone who has the welfare of this splendid country at heart, and, in…

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Short Distance Passengers on Long Distance Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 6

The grievance of the Watson's Bay tram travellers against the penny sectioners who crowd them out at the city end and leave the trams to run the longer part of the trip…

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Casino-kyogle Railway. Record Construction

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 10

The Casino-Kyogle railway, which was opened by Mr. Lee, the Acting-Premier, yesterday, is one of the many progressive works undertaken by the present Government. Kyogle to a flourishing…

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Motoring. Motor Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 10

Mr. R. E. Henson, the secretary of the Sydney Motor Cycle Club, intends to place a proposal before his committee to run a night carnival. A number of prizes ore offered for the proposed fixture…

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Victorian Government's Cargo. Shared by Railway and City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--As a result of the announcement made on Tuesday that the Government had obtained a cargo of 4500 tons of coal from the New South Wales Government,…

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The Renard Road Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

Mr. G. K. Harrison, "Glen Havard." Ourimbah, writes:—"Why does the Renard road train open up possibilities to shire councils? They open…

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John Bridge and Co., Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 12

For our twelfth sale we brought forward last Tuesday one of the finest selections of wool offered this season. It was a beautiful catalogue, containing some of…

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