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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

Flying P.m.g. Mr. Frazer in an Aeroplane, His Wife Also Goes Up. Mr. Hart Scores Again

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 11

The Australian aviator. Mr. W. E. Hart. added to his reputation this morning by taking Mr. C. G. Frazer. Postmaster-General, and Mrs. Frazer for nights in his aeroplane at…

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Round the Country: on the South Coast; New Bridge at Kyogle; Fire at Narrabri West. Narrabri West in Flames

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 32

Practically the whole of the business portion of the township of Narrabri West was destroyed by fire early on the morning of December 2S. The fire broke out in the…

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Death From the Sky. How the Aeroplane is Used in Tripoli, and What Bomb-Dropping Means. the Most Awful of War Terrors. The Next Great War

Globe · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 1

While enthusiasts are her[?]iding the advent of universal peace, the silent, non-sentimental sentinals of warfare are eagerly acquiring every device and…

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Cremorne Tram Charges. Public Indignation Meeting

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 13

The people of Mosman are determined to boycott the new Cremorne tram and ferry if the downright robbery fares continue to be charged." said Mr. H. M. Durand when…

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The Motor Industry. Berlin International Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 8

The international motor car exhibition, held at Berlin in October last offered some very interesting examples of the progress made during the last few years. The great majority of the…

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Trans-african Railway

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

The prospect of travelling from London to Johannesburg in 9 days, from Paris to Lake Chad in 4 days, and from Antwerp to Stanleyville in the Belgian Conge in 5 days, has been…

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Motor and Cycle. London's Big Automobile Show. the Trend of Design

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 12

It may safely be said that nothing is of so much interest to local motorists as the earliest possible news about the great automobile exhibit open to the world, which is held…

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The Spit. Trams That Do Not Meet. Inconvenience at Middle Harbor

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 13

The decision of the Minister for Public Works to instal a second ferry punt at the Spit, Middle Harbor, at week-ends and on holidays will remedy a growing inconvenience…

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Cut to Pieces. Moonbi Railway Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 7

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—The Acting Coroner, Mr. F. J. M'Mahon, held an inquiry at Moonbi concerning the death of Albert Ernest Burton, 40, who lived at Limbri…

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Cyclist and Motor Car. Fatal Collision Near Tamworth

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 9

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—The Acting Corner, Mr. T. J. MacMahon held on inquest [?]d the death of a young marked man named [?]charles Duff. 29 who dies on Saturday…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. British Labor Unrest. Mann and the Mercantile Marine. Minimum for Railway Workers. Lancashire Cotton Spinners

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—Mr. Tom Mann, the well-known Socialist, in a speech in London, declared that the time had come to demand a reduction of hours in the mercantile…

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Child Killed Near Railway Station. Cart Passes Over Her Head

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 7

The Acting City Coroner, Mr. H. S. Hawkins, this morning continued the hearing of the inquest concerning the death of Meri Joan Hill, [?]who resided with her parents at…

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Motor Boat Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 14

The three men, M'Donald, Richard, and Trigg, who were severely injured by the explosion of benzine on a motor launch at Portarlington on Sunday, are making good…

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Rev. E. F. Waddy Injured. Motor and Motor Cycle Collide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 12

At about 3.30 p.m. yesterday the Rev. E. F. Waddy, one of the musters of The King's School, and well known as a cricketer, was riding on his motor cycle along the…

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Riding on Footboard. a Crowded Tram. Death of a Conductor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 6

The Acting City Coroner, Mr. Hawkins, held an inquiry yesterday into the death of Hunter William John Burgess, 30, a tram conductor, who on December 22 fell from an…

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Motoring and Cycling. Holiday Touring

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 8

During the holidays until New Year's morning there was very little doing, except the club members on tour, and the riders training for the six days' carnival. The clubs on tour…

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Motorist's Trials. Night in the Rain. No Food for 44 Hours. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 11

Mr. Frederick Eastmead, an English motorist, has just returned to Melbourne from a tour of New South Wales. During his trip, which was made in an 18-24 h.p. touring ca[?]…

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Wyalong Wheat Belt. the Railway Extensions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 13

"Progress," Wagga Wagga, writes:—"The present Government has been in office for fifteen months, and so far has done nothing towards making possible the settlement of the…

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Tramway Cot Fund. To the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Tramway Employees' Cot Fund was held at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children on Wednesday morning, Dec. 27,…

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Tram Troubadours. Alf. Behest. a William-street Brake Waggler

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 5

A really free and easy chap. His cash he freely spends. And he's a don at spinning with His car around the bends…

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