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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Portuguese Railway Strike. Lisbon

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

The strike of railway men continued today. although it was confidently hoped that a settlement would be reached. The Government, however, has been…

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Tram Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

Mr. Kaceshaw, tramway superintendent, said that the trams fared rather well, and, excepting one or two slight stoppages on one or two lines, there was very little trouble. The most serious…

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Railway Resumptions. Difficulty at Redeern

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 11

It appears that some difficulty is likely to be encountered by the Railway Commissioners in connection with the resumption of land for the quadruplication of the railway line at the…

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Northern Territory. the Transcontinental Railway. an Enthusiastic Advocate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. D. M. Sayers, whose experience, of the Northern Territory goes back more than 30 years, and who has spent the greater part of his life in that part…

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Carriage of Blood Stock. Better Railway Facilities Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

A deputation reprinting the New South Wales Breeders, Owners, and Trainers' Association waited on the Chief Commission for Railways and Tramways yesterday, and urged that improved facilities be provided…

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Proposed Railway. Tullamore to Tottenham

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 10

The Public Works Committee has considered further the matter of the proposed construction of a line of railway from Tullamore to Tottenham…

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Victorian Railway Returns. Buoyant Revenue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The railway revenue returns for the half-year ended December 31 tell a remarkable story of prosperity and business advance…

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Moree to Mungindi Railway and Day Labor. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 10

Sir,--The public understood that tenderers for the above work were required to complete the in first section to Garah in time to lift the coming, clip next August. After seven weeks' delay the only move made has been…

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Strikes in Portugal. Complete Stoppage of Trains. a Motor Car Post. All Lisbon Shops Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 7

LISBON, Thursday.--Serious strikes have taken place in Portugal. All the railway employees have ceased work, demanding an eight-hour day and…

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How to Control an Aeroplane

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 9

At the present moment probably not one person in every million of the world's population has tasted the new sensation of flying. Yet we look back upon flight as an…

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Aeroplane on Fire in Mid-air

The World's News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 1

Tbe toll of the air grows amaxingly. Nearly every day the cable records some venturesome airman as bating flows to hto death. Occasionally there are escapes from what appears to be certain death that border on the miraculous. Within the scops of a cablegram it is, of course, impossible to describe all the circumstances, and,…

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Fall From a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 10

The City Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death yesterday afternoon in an inquest on Patrick Edward Lineagar (26), a telegraph operator lately residing at Bowral, who fell from a…

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Casualties. Fell From a Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 13

A finding of accidental death was recorded at an inquest held on Friday into the death of Patrick Edward Linegar; 26, a telegraph operator, lately [?] at Bowral, which took…

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A Cheap Model Aeroplane. and How to Build One

The World's News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

HIS Is an age of advancement. Boys everywhere are putting aside kites and turning to aeroplanes. Building…

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There's a Sovereign for Someone in This Snap-shotted Group. Winner of Last Saturday's Competition: Mr. Jno. D. Hughes, 57 Kurraba Road. Neutral Bay

The Arrow · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 16

The above is a photographic reproduction of a group taken recently. The FIRST (but no other) member of this group who present himself at "THE ARROW" OFFICE, 136-138 Castlereagh Street, AND IS IDENTIFIED as BEING ONE OF THE GROUP, will be paid ONE OF THE GROUP, will be paid ONE SOVERIGN. All who concern themselves in this will be understood to agree to accept the paper's decision as final. The business of identification will be entrusted to a member of "The Arrow" Staff. The winner will also receive orginal photograph…

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The Spit to Manly Tram

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 9

The Minister for Works, the Hon. Arthur Griffith, opened the Spit to Manly tram on Monday, the event being a notable one…

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Short Story The Motor-car Wedding

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 5

"Good heavens man what's wrong with you Hurry up you laggard or you'll keep the [?] waiting and wreck all chance of [?] at the out…

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The Portuguese Railway Strike

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

LISBON, Friday.—The railwaymen who are on strike have refused an offer of a 10 per cent. increase in wages. The men have also decitined to accede to the…

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The Hawes Railway Disaster

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

LONDON. Friday.—The jory has returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of the victims of the Hawes (Yorkshire) railway disaster on Christmas Eve…

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Death of Railway Guard

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 10

CRANGE, Saturday—Thomas Wasson. guard in charge of the Western passenger train which left Sydney yesterday morning for Dubbo, was found dead at Clergate. four miles west of…

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