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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Railway Ambulance. Annual Demonstration

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

The members of the Penrith branch of the Railway Ambulance held their first annual demonstration in [?] Temperance Hill on Monday evening…

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The [?] on the Motor Car

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

M. William [?] the[?] [?] York American[?] [?] Contain [?] only [?] that [?]…

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What Railway Officials Say

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

The railway officials are very r[?] concerning the collision. Eventually, however, a prominent official was seen, who although be had received the full reports of all…

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Railway Collision. Exciting Ride on a Runaway Engine. Fireman's Graphic Story. (Continued from page. 8)

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

The two outstanding of the collison at the Central Railway Station early this morning between the two runaway engines and a number of stationary carriages, which resulted…

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Motor Cycling

The Arrow · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 10

The Kookaburra Motor Cycle club is to hold a reliability contest from Pearee's Corner to Kurrajong and back on Thursday next. The distance is s2 miles, and a…

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Railway Disaster. Platelayers K[?]ed by Express. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 15

An express train dashed into a gang of platelayers at Battersea. Three were killed and two injured…

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New Railways. Wagga Wagga to Tumbarumba. Evidence Before Works Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 13

Mr. J. Harper, Assistant Commissioner for Railways, was examined before" the Public Works Committee yesterday in regard to the question of extending railway…

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Motor Boating

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 16

The followers of motor boating will be interested in the motor boat races at the Lane Cove regatta this afternoon. The events are to be controlled by the officials of the Motor Boat Club of, N.S.W…

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Cycling and Motoring. To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 16

N.S.M. Cyclists' Union: Club race day, Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park. First race to start at 2.30 p.m. Union Clubs, "not otherwise engaged:" Run to…

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M.f.b. Motor Cars. Used for Election Purposes. the Charge of Extravagance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 15

The charge that a member of the board had hired two fire brigade motor-cars for political purposes was gone into before the Royal Commissioner (Mr. Acting Judge Edmunds)…

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Railway Strike. New Hands Secured. Vancouver, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 15

Mexican trainmen have been secured for the Southern Pacitic lines, where the men went on strike, and traffice has been resumed…

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Workmen's Trams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Willoughby council it was decided on the motion of Alderman Dickson to ask the Chief Railway Commissioner to allow the train leaving Chatswood at 6.50 a.m., and arriving at…

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Railway Superannuation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

The Railway Superannuation Board held its first meeting on Thursday, in tho boardroom at the Chief Commissioner's office. The board appointed Mr. P. T. Finegan,…

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Tramway Concessions. Cheap Fares for Juniors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

On Monday, the 30th inst., apprentices and others of both sexes, under the ago of 16 years, will be conveyed by trams arriving at the verious termini not later than 8.30 a.m…

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Railways and Defence. Decentralisation Commission's Inquiry. General Hoad to Give Evidence

The Sun · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 10

Major-General Hoad, Chief of the Australian Section of the Imperial General Staff, arrived in Sydney to-day from Melbourne. The General has come over at the request…

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Railway Smash. a Fireman Injured. Cars Wrecked and Engine Damaged

The Sun · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 1

The wreckage of a car piled up near the Sydney goods shed in the railway yard at the Central Station is the outward and visible sigh of a collision which occurred at…

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Motors, Botors, and Aeroplanes

The Sun · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

The Sydney Motor-cycle Club will hold a reliability run to Bathurst at Easter, Particulars as to the competition will be announced next month…

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Railway Smash. Carriage Telescoped at Central Station. Fireman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 13

Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning a serious railway smash occurred at the Central Station. Two locomotives, which had hauled a coal train into the yard, became unmanageable, and…

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Fire Brigades Board. Royal Commission's Inquiry. Motors Used for Elections. Perquisites and Travelling Expenses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 11

Good progress was made yesterday by the Royal Commission (Acting-Judge Edmunds) appointed to inquire into the expenditure of public funds by the Fire Brigades Board and the…

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Tramway Fares. Concession to Apprentices

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 20

The Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways has had under consideration the question of granting concession fares on the tramways to apprentices when travelling to…

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