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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Labour Troubles. Tramway Employees. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 24

A small dispute is threatening among the employecs of the Silverton Tramway Company. They recently asked the general manager for a rise in wages, to put them into line with…

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Cycling and Motoring. Union Club Race Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 21

The second club race meeting of the N. S. W. Cyclists' Union was held on the Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, on Saturday. The detail results are:- Balmain Club One Mile Handicap.—S. Edworthy,…

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Railway Collision. at Central Railway Station. Fireman Injured. Remarkable Runaway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 23

An extraordinary accident occurred at the Central Railway Station about 2 o'clock on Saturday morning. It was extraordinary in more aspoets than…

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Motor Boating

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 21

All competitors in the motor boat events at the Anniversary Regatta must obtain their racing numbers from the committee of their rooms, Pitt-street, on or before Wednesday…

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Railways for Defence. Present Strategical Weakness. Major-general Hoad's Views

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 6

The Decentralisation Commission sat again this morning at the Public Works Department, when the evidence of Major-General Hoad, chief of the Australian section of the…

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Writs Issued. Against Motor-car Importers

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 3

The prosecutions by the Customs authorities of importers of motor-cars for making alleged fraudulent entries have extended from Melbourne to Sydney, at least three…

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Managing Our Fire Fighters. the Financial Affairs of the Board. a Dealing in Railway Tickets. "Honest to a Degree."

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 5

The Royal Commission of inquiry into the administration of the Fire Brigaded Acts continued its sitting in the Chief Secretary's Department to-day. Mr. Acting-Judge…

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Artillery Practice. High Speed Motor Boat to Tow Targets

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 5

The Minister for Defence went to South Head to-day in order to see the motor launch invincible, which has recently been purchased by the Defence Department for service in…

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Motoring

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 14

At a meeting of the Melbourne City Council during the week the proprieties of the taxi cabs there formally intimated to the council that, as a result of the modification of the schedule of fares agreed to at a meeting…

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Victorian Railway Revenue. Big Increase for Half-year

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The aggregate railway revenue for the past six months, half of the financial year, is £2,568,981, an advance of £245,455. An interesting disclosure is the growth…

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Labor. Cycle and Motor Board. Union Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 12

The Cycle, Motor, and Electro-plating Employees' Union has drafted claims for submission to the Wages Board. The following are the principal provisions:--…

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Railway Institute

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 15

"While the year has not been marked, by any special feature, the institute has quietly held its own, and has continued to be a centre of interest and a source of gratification to its members." That was the keynote of…

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The Railway Smash. Bradshaw's Injuries Not Serious

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 9

In connection with the railway smash at the Central Station on Saturday morning. It is reported that the condition of William Bradshaw (21), the fireman who was thrown from his…

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Attempted Train Wrecking

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 9

MELBOURNE. Monday.--The train which left Melbourne at 7.15 p.m. on Saturday for Ballarat ran over att obstruct ion about two miles from Rockbank, and an investigation showed…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Another effort was made on Saturday to wreck a train. The driver of a train which left Spanner-street at 7.15 p.m. for [?] reported on arrival at…

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By Aeroplane Express. Passengers From Paris to Chalons. Paris, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 9

M. Weyman, the aviator, journeyed in an aeroplane from Paris to Chalons, a distance of 26½ miles, carrying three passengers…

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Runaway Coal Train. Engine in a Drain. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 9

An accident occurred at Adamstown railway station to-day, the circumstances of which were in some respects similar to that which occurred at the Central Station on Saturday…

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Lucky Sleeper. Train Passes Over His Toe. Web Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 9

A man named James Doyle was going out to his camp at Sandpit, near here, late Sunday night, when he became sleepy, and lay down betweon rails. This morning a water…

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Railways and Tramways Great Increase of Earnings. the Quarterly Statement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 10

The report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways for the quarter ended December 31 last shows, as compared with the corresponding quarter of the…

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New Railways and Tramways. Mr. Griffith Visits the Northern Suburbs. He Finds Manx Socialists

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

"We believe in Labor, but we don't believe in Socialism," was a remark made by the Mayor of Eastwood (Ald. Johnston) to the Minister for Works yesterday when advocating some…

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