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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Beard and His Bride. Story of a Might Melee, "He Bumped My Head on the Floor," Says She "She Split My Head Open," says He Was the Tram Tram Troub a Naughty Troub? Stones, Stoush, Shikker, and Shes

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 7

Some decidedly picturesque evidence was given at the Paddington P.C. on Tuesday, before Beak Barnett. during the hearing of a case in which a…

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The Aeroplane. Its Effect Upon Architecture

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 9

The transit problem has always had a big effect upon the building of a city. The coming of the aeroplane and the aero-taxi, which are within a couple of decades of…

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Fell Under the Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 13

IPSWICH, Sunday.--A fatal accident occurred at Bundamba railway station late on Saturday night. A collier, Patrick Murray, single, residing at Bundamba, was run over by a passenger…

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Killed by a Train. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 9

John Bentley, aged 68 years, was run over and killed by a train at Geelong late on Friday night. The body was horribly mutilated. Bentley trained "Paddy" Slavin for some of…

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Aeroplane Mishap. Mr. Hart and Passenger. Thrown From Their Seats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 9

Mr. W. E. Hart, the well-known young Australian aviator, sustained a slight accident at Penrith on Saturday. Mr. Hart, who intended later to fly to…

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Bold, Bad Train Robber. Boards Oregon Express

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 10

REDDING (California), Friday Evening.-- Train robbers are again operating in the country. Two unmasked men held up end robbed the north-bound Oregon express on the…

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Daring Train Robbery. Large Booty Secured. Redding (Cal.). Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 9

Two unmasked men robbed the Oregon express while bound north, on the Southern Pacific Company's line. The men forced an entrance near Red Bluff…

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Railway and Tramway Society

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 4

The shove society are producing Gilbert and Sullivan's popular comic opera. "The Mikado," at the Railway Institute, on the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 20th instant. Included in the particularly…

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Pearl Necklet Left in Tram

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 3

An employee of Messrs. Hardy Brothers. Hunter-street. Limited City, was conveying a pearl necklet containing [?] pearls with turquoise and diamond clasp from the firm's…

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The Railway "Boss." No Strained Relations. What Mr. Bee[?]y Says

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 7

"I wish to remove any impression that may exist," said Mr. Be[?]by Acting Premier, this afternoon "that there are any strained relationships between the Government and the Chief…

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Fatal Tram Collision

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 8

PARIS, Sunday Evening.—A collision occurred between two trams at Bondy, suburb of Parts. Nine people were killed, and 17 were injured…

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Notes. the Control of the Railways

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

Mr. D[?], while claiming the [?] to a [?] over the Railway Commissioners, specially [?] himself from "political [?]…

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Motor Boating

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 10

The championship of Australia is to be raced by on Saturday, under the auspices of the Meter Boat Club of N.S.W., and it promises to be an exciting trial. Four entries have been…

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Voice of the People. Cremorne Tram and Ferry

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 10

Mr. C. H. Lloyd writes:—Under the above heading in your issue of January 6, appears a report of an indignation meeting which was held in the M[?] Town Hall last night, to…

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Railway Control. Mr. Dacey's View. Sir Henry Parkes Quoted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 9

Lest his comments upon the great powers exercised by the Chief Railway Commissioner should be misunderstood, the Treasurer (Mr. Dacey) said on Saturday that nothing was…

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Railway Workers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

At the last meeting of the railway workers' conference the action of Senior Constable Month, in the prompt manner in which he rendered assistance to Mr. Kennedy, the delegate who met with a fatal accident in…

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Border Railways. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 10

Proposals for the construction of further railways to link up the Victorian railway system with that of New South Wales were discussed by the Premier. Mr. Murray, yesterday,…

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Casualties. Fatal Fall From a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 10

At about 11.30 on Saturday night a man whose name is thought to be Dvaid Paxley, was a pasenger on a tram going to Leichhardt. He was riding on the footboard. When the…

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Children on Trams

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

"Citizen" writes: -- "Notwithstanding that the tramway authorities stipulate "Only children in arms may be carried free on the trams, one may…

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Chief Railway Commissioner Interview with the Acting Premier

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 7

Mr. Johnson (Chief Commissioner for Railways and Railways) had an interview with the Acting-Premier this afternoon. Later Mr. Beeby, in the course of a…

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