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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Border Railways. Sending Traffic to Melbourne. Decentralisation Commission to Inquire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

The Decentralisation Commission is shortly, to proceed to Riverina to consider the claims of the district to raliway connection with the Victorian system…

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Queensland Railways. Several Sections to Be Commenced. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 10

Plans are reach for part of the proposed railway extension from Black towards Windorah, and for the line from Wallal (near Charleville) to Tobermorey. These…

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Leo, the Russian. Holds the Tram Service Up

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

A stalwart young Russian named Loo Netchaieff, was to-day brought before Mr. King, S.M., at the Central Police Court charged with being drunk and disorderly and using…

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Railway Chaff Stores. Organising the Employees

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

The correspondence dealt with at last night's meeting of the United Storemen's Union included a letter from Millthorpe, asking that the employees in the railway chaff…

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Eastern Suburbs Railway

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 7

"Grasshopper" complains:--"When everybody is wondering how the problem of Sydney's increasing traffic is to be solved, is it not discreditable to our…

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Expensive Tram Fare. Blamed "The Other Fellow."

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 3

On the night of December 17 Reginald Emory and another young man boarded a Glebe tram, and when the conductor asked them to pay their fares they declined. This morning, at the Glebe Police Court…

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Wagga to Tumbarumba. Proposed Line of Railway

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 5

The Public Works Committee considered the proposed railway from Wagga Wagga to Tumbarumba to-day. Mr. John Storey, M.L.A., presided…

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Motor Fatality. Young Woman Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A party was motoring from Clare races to-day when the car struck the bridge over the river Light near Tarlee. Two of the occupants, Mrs. May and Miss May,…

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Railway Travelling. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

Sir,--why should the regular season ticket holder he placed under an obligation and harassed by minor railway officials because they chose to smoke on their journey in the suburban trains in a recognised carriage…

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A Motor-car Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

The City Coroner yesterday morning concluded the inquiry into the cause of the death of Henry Chas. MacPherson, a boy of 11 years, who was knocked down and run over by a…

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Ballina-b00y0ng Railway. the Surveyor's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

BALLINA, .Wednesday—Among the corresponding read at the council meeting was a copy of Mr. Survivor Hixson's long-delayed report on- the Ballina-Booyong railway. It' states that the 'distance to he travelled' from…

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Playing with Gelignite. Explosions on Tramline. Boys' Curiosity

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 6

PERTH, Wednesday.—An exciting, though fortunately not a tragic, accident occurred at the Gwalia Northern Goldfields on Saturday, "owing to the curiosity of four boys, the eldest nine years, as to the effect of an explosion of…

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West Australian Parliament. Light Railways Authorised. Mr. Holman Apologises

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 6

PERTH, Wednesday.—The Assembly last night passed through all stages the three bills authorising the construction of light railways to serve selectors in the wheat belt along the East Albany line…

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Federated Tram Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

The Tramway Unions of Australia have completed the formation of their federation, and have registered under the Federal Arbitration Act. The Australian Tramway Employees…

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Railway Workers and General Laborers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

A mooting of the executive of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association was hold at Clarence Tunnel on Saturday. Mr. Hugh Gallagher presided…

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Railway Clerks. Claims for Wages Board

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

A conference consisting of 23 delegate from the different branches of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association was hold at the Trades-hall, and formulated the claims which will be presented to the…

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Train Kills Plate Layers

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—An express [?] (London) to-day dashed into [?] were killed…

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Big Aeroplane Flight. Destroyers Ordered Out. Washington

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

An important aerial race is to take place next week from Key West to Havana. In order to minimise the danger of disaster the U.S. authorities have ordered three…

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After the Storm. Condition of South Coast Roads. Bega

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

Now that the flood waters at Bega have well-nigh subsided, the extent of the damage la apparent. Although the loss to many of the farmers will he heavy, the great loss…

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Trams Fail. Motor Omnibuses to Be Tried. to Remedy Congested Traffic. State Government Experiment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

In order to give some relief to Sydney's overcrowded tram lines, motor omnibuses are to be tried. Mr. Griffith, the Minister for Works, was…

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