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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

"Socialistic People." Grafton Wants All It Can Get. Proposed Railway Connection

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

The project of constructing a line of railway to link up North and South Grafton came before the Public Works Committee for investigation…

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Fails From Trams

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

Joseph Simons, [?], a hawker of Campbell-street city fell from a tram at the intersection of Liverpool and Elizabeth streets on Thursday evening and sustained a fracture of…

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After a Motor Cycle Record

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

The well-known Newcastle motor cyclist J. E. Yee left the Sydney G.P.O. this afternoon on the stroke of in his attempt to lower the [?] cycle record between Sydney and…

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Rilfering No Railways

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

At ire half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Society, held last week in Bega, the matter of pilfering produce on discussed…

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A Motor-car Route. Germanton to Albury Suggested

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

A subcriber asked Uncle Wiseman the other day to tell him where a good line of motor-cars would be profitable. He has the cars, and is…

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The North Coast Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

The finishing touches are now being put to the length of railway line between Taree and Glouceester and Glouvested and Dungog, and it is expected…

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Railway to Rose Bay. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 7

Sir,—All parties are agreed that an eastern suburbs railway must be built at a near date. In fact, the preliminaries, I understand, have already been commenced. Whether it is…

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Mountain Railway Service. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

Sir,—Concerning the comfort of the travelling public on our railways, things seem to be on the down grade, and I would like to point out in your columns one of the greates…

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Motor Cycle Records

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

Mr. J. A. Fair, hon, secretary of the Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W., advises that Mr. E. Tyier has stated that he will attempt the Sydney-Melbourne motor cycle record. The starting time has not yet been decided…

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Cycling and Motoring. Eastern Suburbs Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

The fixtures for the E.S.B.C. up to the end oc March have been issued, and members will be kept busy attending the many funetions arranged. Next Saturday the annual cricket match will be held it…

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Oxford-street Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 10

John Vicars, while avoiding one tramcar in Oxford-treet, near College-street, yesterday, was knocked down by another car approaching in the opposite direction. He was…

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Proposed Tramway Route

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. F. Flowers, Assistant Chief Secretary, Mr. J. Kneeshaw, Tramway Traffic Superintendent, and Mr. S. W. Conyer, Supervising Engineer for Tramways, were met by Mr…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

To-morrow will be a free day for members of the Motor Cycle Club. Next Monday the club, will hold a team reliability trial form Sydney to Mount Victoria and back. The conditions are:—To ride at the rate of…

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Railway Time-tables. Scarcity Continues

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

Although months have passed since the summer railway timetables came into force, timetable books can only on rare occasions be procured either at Central Station or the…

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Railway Men

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

Complain about the irregularity of their meals -- they will appreciate a cup of "Milkmaid" Coffee and Milk, as they have no trouble in preparation. It contains the requisite quantity of Coffee, Sugar, and Milk and only…

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Three Tram Accidents. Two Men and a Woman Injured

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 8

Three tram accidents occurred in the city late last night and early this morning. The first was in Liverpool-street, near Nithsdale-street, at 10.15 p.m. yesterday. Joseph…

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Railway Shed Burnt Out. Wallangarra (Q.)

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

A fire broke out in a carriage shed here at about three o'clock this morning. Four carriages, including an old State car, were totally destroyed, and another was badly…

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Motor Bandits. Daring New York Ruffians. London, Thursday, 11 p.m

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 7

Motor bandits perpetrated a daring robbery in New York to-day. Rushing into a store, they drove all the employees into the yard, and then rifled the…

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Enlarged Powers Wanted. Railwaymen and Strikes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.--The advanced section of the recently amalgamated Railway Employees' Unions, will submit a proposal to the National Conference on February 10, empowering the…

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Rookwood-bankstown Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

At the monthly meeting of the Sefton Park Progress Association on Monday evening, the president (Mr. Clack) in the chair, Mr. W. Stanley Hall draw attention to the act that an official announcement had been made that…

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