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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Mr. Percy Field, president of the Illabo Progress Association, called at the "Sun" office to ventilate some grievances from which his rural district, which is on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--A fatal motor accident occurred some time after 10 o'clock last night at Aspendale. A motor-car going towards Melbourne crashed into a party of three ladies…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the North Sydney Court, Arthur Kitchener (24) and Louis Kitchener (21) appeared to answer a charge of stealing at St. Leonards on January 21 a quantity of firewood, valued at 5, the properly of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to recent cables and articles appearing in the leading English journals, the shortage of petrol supplies and the excessive cost threatens a serious setback to the motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor (Alderman Gliderthorp) presented a special minute to last meeting of Randwick Council, stating that he has given instructions for Waverley Council to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The question of repairing the boundary roads between Waverley and Randwick was referred to at Tuesday night's meeting of the Randwick Council, when the Mayor (Alderman Gilderthorp)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work on the foundations of what when completed will be by far the greatest arch bridge in existence is being actively prosecuted at Hell Gate, in the East River. U.S.A…
Continued on Trove, page 50 →In the development of our agricultural districts, the part played by roads is too often lost sight of. We have, railway leagues on all sides, but where are the good roads leagues?…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Definite action is at last to be taken to remedy the condition of Byron- street, Coogee, a thoroughfare which has become a positive nightmare to drivers of vehicles. It was in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Contrary to expectations, there was no mention made at the meeting of the North Sydney Council last night of the proposal by the directors of the Sydney Ferries, Limited, to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →THE earliest mention of our great southern highway is found in a general order issued by Macquarie, bearing date February 22, 1814, in which the "new road from Sydney to Liverpool" is referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The report of the Railway and Tramway Institute of New South Wales for the year 1913 shows that the period of work was a satisfactory and steadily progressive one. Several new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Once we are past January in Australia the commencement of the road season is within very measur[?]able distance, for usually the road man, never absolutely out of sight, though…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The escape and recapture of a python, several other snakes, and an alligator added to the excitement of a collision last month between two trains at Ettingshall Station,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At its last meeting the Drummoyne Council agreed to a motion by Alderman Byrne that the member for the district be requested to arrange a deputation from the council and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A lad Joseph G[?] who lives in Great Buckingham-street, Redfern, had a narrow escape from being seriously injured at Paddington late on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mascot Council has for a long time part been ag[?]ating for a tramway to connect Gardener's-road to King-street, along [?] street, and a week or week or two ago again wrote to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A London medical in a lecture delivered beore learned society last month made the somewhat startling but interesting statement that all motor cyclists are developing nerves…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The tram service to Annandale and Leichhardt is not considered satisfactory, according to statement occasionally made at the Municipal Council meetings. The Annandale…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mr. J. S. Spurway, secretary to the Railway Department, in a letter to the North Sydney Council, road on Tuesday night, replied to a request to reinstate the tramway indicator…
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