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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

John Bridge and Co., Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 16

RK. 40 tins £23; D.I fifth £29 5s; JB/T. 5 fifths £29 10s: JS. 2 fifths £29; JC/U. 1 fifth £29; C BROS, 2 halves £29; P. 1 fifth £28 15s; WCDC, 1 half 1 fifth £28 15s; TRB four halves…

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A Profitable Private Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

The report of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company for the sixth half-year in succession, announces a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent…

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Projected Railways

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

The public, works committee has opened an inquiry, into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Richmond to Kurrajong. The…

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The Railways and the Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

The Victorian railway revenue, as a result of the bountiful harvest, is £98,402 in excess of the receipts for the corresponding period of the last…

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Railway Fowls and Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 8

West Australian wheatgrowers appear to be suffering from a complaint which is not uncommon in other states their grain is not sufficiently…

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The Railways and Defence

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

When being entertained in West Australia, Lord Kitchener said:—"In order to reach West Australia, I had a four days' sea voyage. I wish we…

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North Coast Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

At a public meeting at Grafton the following resolution was passed:—"That in view of the fact that a permanent survey of the section of the…

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Ten Big Ships. Carrying Coal Cargoes. Arriving at Short Intervals. a Surplus Foe Private Factories. Helping the Victorian Railways

Evening News · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

The New South Wales Government is evidently now in a pretty comfortable position be regards coal, supplies for the public "service. The Acting Premier, Mr. C, A. Lee. stated this…

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The Railway Congress. Mr. Johnson Will Not Go

Evening News · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

It was stated some weeks ago that there was a probability that Mr. T. R. Johnson, the Chief Railway Commissioner, would visit Europe early this year for the purpose of attending the…

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Kyogle-casino Railway

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 6

Wednesday was a red-otter day in the history of Kyegle. the occasion being the opening of the Kyogle-Casino section of the North Coast railway…

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The Commercial Motor. the London General Omnibus Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

The facts that the London General Omnibus Company is the largest concern in the world operating motor omnibuses, that it has done so since 1904, and that it has adopted…

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Cycling and Motoring. Homebush Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 10

The Homobush Club, which has affiliated with the League of New South Wales Wheelmen, will hold a general meeting this evening at the Horse and Jockey Hotel. It is proposed to reconstruct the rules…

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Germany and Motors. the Registration of Commercial Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 10

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

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Railway Officials' Conference Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 11

A conference of railway traffic officials from South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria is being held. The officials are Messrs. J. B. M'Neil, general traffic manager, S.A.;…

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Railway Facilities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

At the regular monthly meeting of the Stockowners' Association of New South Wales, held yesterday, it was resolved to invite the co-operation of the Chamber of Commerce, the…

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Public Works Committee. Hermidale to Nymagee Railway

The Star · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met at the committee-room, Parliament House, yesterday, Mr. F. Flowers, M.L.C., being in the chair…

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Old Traffic Regulation Revived. a Warning to Motorists

The Star · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

The traffic authorities are just now enforcing a regulation which has, for some reason, not been taken very seriously by drivers of vehicles. As a result a number of persons appeared at the Water Summon, Court this…

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After Tee Floods. the Wrecked Railway' Lines. Pushing on Repairs

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 8

A train is now running as far as Gravesend, on the Moree to Inverell line, and lit about three days' time the Railway Department hopes to have the ballast trains meeting at Warialda…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Child Trampled to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 8

Josephine Rowe (3½),. who resided with her parents at Cronujla, was trampled on by a horse from a dairy adjoining their residence. The child was taken to St. George Cottage Hospital,…

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Australia Wants Railways. Lord Kitchener's Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 9

PERTH Thursday.--Lord Kitchener, briefly interrogated in the train while Journeying from Tammin, expressed approval of the physique and character of the West Australian citizen…

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