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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Engine Drivers' Pay. Claims for Railway Employees. Annual Meeting of Union

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Coast District of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's [?] was held in the [?] Hall Goulburn-street. Delegates were present from…

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Motor Car in River. Tinon[?]

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

An exciting affair happened to-day. A motor car containing five passengers was approaching the [?] and [?] the [?] sought, to apply the brakes to [?] to reduce the…

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Motor Driver Injured. Extraordinary Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

A motor driver, Leslie Tuckett, was lives in Alfred-street, [?] Point, met with an extremely painful accident at Redfern this morning. His left hand was jam[?] between a…

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Holiday Fatalities and Accidents. Motor Car Troubles

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 6

While viewing the sights at the mouth of the Blowhole, Kiama, Mary Donoghue, of Rose-street, Darlington, overbalanced and fell on to the rocks below. She was taken to the…

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Railway Connections. Main Western and Northern Lines

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

The Public Works Committee gave further consideration to the proposal for connecting the railway at Werris Creek with Wellington or with Dubbo…

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Runaway at Sydenham. Pony on Railway Line

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 6

A pony attached to a sulky was standing outside the General Gordon Hotel, Sydenham, this morning, about half-past [?] when the winkers came off. The pony took fright, and…

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North Coast Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

Arrangements have been made through the district member, Mr. Price, M.L.A., to celebrate the opening of two new sections of the North…

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Motoring Accident. Several Persons Injured. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 9

A motor car capsized over a bank on the Hill-road to Akaroa. Herbert Pearce, his wife, and child, and G. Pengally, his wife, and two children, were all pitched under the car…

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Tramway Employees. Conference at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 9

Messrs. D. E. M'Bryde and V. J. Saddler (directors) and Mr. M'Donald (secretary), of the Silverton Tramway Company, arrived at Broken Hill on Saturday to confer with a…

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Motoring Accident. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

A party, consisting of Messrs. Ewing, Curtis, Farquharson, and Potts. who were motoring to Brunswick Heads from Lismore, were going down an incline between Tyagarah and…

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Shortage of Trucks. Indignation in the Country. Extraordinary Railway Methods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

WAGGA.—There is great indignation in connection with the shortage of trucks. One of the most harshly treated centres this season is Uranquinty, which has become a…

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Mismanagement. Transcontinental Railway. Sir John Forrest Speaks. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 11

"There is an expressed determination to do our best for our party at the elections," remarked Sir John Forrest. "I am going back to Western Australia, and very shortly…

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Another Hagen. Big Motor Vessel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

A motor-tank vessel of 7700 tons carrying capacity (the first of three ordered) was launched at Kiel on the 28th November for the…

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Chased by the Enemy. Railways for Defence Purposes

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

While the Public Works Committee, was this morning giving consideration to the expediency of constructing a railway from Dubbo to Werris Creek, a witness, Mr. G…

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Railway Discomforts

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

You have recently given great publicity to the administration of the Railway Department and might well extend your articles to the manner in which passengers are treated…

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Linking Up Suburbs. Proposed Railway Extension

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

Giving evidence on the proposed railway from Chatswood to Eastwood before the Public Works Committee this morning Mr. H. J. Rumsey, seed merchant, of Dundas,…

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Motor Notes. Record-breaking Craze

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 10

In 1911 the present secretary of the Motor Cycle Club of this State rode his machine over the 572 miles that separate this city from the capital of Victoria. It was a bold…

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Another Railway Collision Engines Smash on South Coast

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

Two engines came into collision at Stanwell Park last night, but luckily the damage was only slight, and the general traffic was not interfered with…

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A Tramway Tatt's. How to Solve Many Problems

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 8

Mr. William Lewis (Warrawee) has a great scheme:-- Thousands of pounds of good New South Wales coin filter every month into the coffer…

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Irregularity of Railway Trains. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

Sir,--With reference to the letter in to-day's issue of your paper in regard to the unsatisfactory running or trains on the Illawarra line on Saturdays. I quite understand that the congestion on the line is responsible for…

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