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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Tram Mishaps. Collision at Glebe. Eastern Suburban Traffic. Disorganised

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 6

There was a chapter of tram mishaps on Wednesday night and although the storm was not directly responsible for any serious trouble it added to the unpleasantness of things…

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Motor Boat Race. Peerless to Start

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

Mr T. J. Moncks owner of the hydroplanes Peerless an Rainbow will rain the former in the Motor Yacks Club's hand cup race, over the Rose Bay course, on saturday. His idea…

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North Coast Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 8

There was considerable jubilation in the north country, between the Hunter and the Manning, on Tuesday. The area concerned is a great and fertile stretch of this…

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Another Motor Smash. Four People Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 10

Four persons were injured in a motor [?] accident at Macedon to-day. Their names are: Margaret Naylor, aged 15, daughter of Prof. Naylor, of Adelaide; Colin Harper, 15; Roy…

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New Railway. Honour to Pioneers. a Paying Proposition. (From Our Special Reporter). Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 5

Yesterday was a red letter day in Taree's calendar, and the town was en fete. From all the public buildings and many business houses flags were flying, and the whole countryside…

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Tram Collision. at Broadway Crossover

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 10

A tram collision occurred last night at Broadway, Glebe, two cars coming together with great force. None of the passengers or officials was seriously injured…

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The Railway on the North Coast. Opening of the Dungog-taree Section

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 5

MRS. HOPKINS, ONE OF THE OLDEST RESIDENTS, CUTTING THE SILKEN BARRIER AT THE STROUD STATION WITH 'A PAIR OF SCISSORS PRESENTED BY THE MINISTER FOR WORKS…

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Navvies Strike. East-west Railway. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 5

The secretary of the General Workers' Union, Perth, does not understand the reason for 60 men employed on the Trans-Australian Railway at Kalgoorlie going on strike, as some…

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Craboon-coolah Railway. Coolah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 6

The Public Works Committee visited here to-day to inquire into the Craboon-Coolah railway. A large amount of evidence was given as to the lucerne growing, dairying,…

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Motor Bandits. Paris Trial. Death of Blanchet. Paris, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 9

The trial of the 20 motor bandits was continued yesterday. The President of the Court examined Dieudonn[?], who is accused of an attack on a bank…

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Tramway Smoke Nuisance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

For the past five or six weeks people travelling or residing near the street through which the steam trams run have had to contend with a great deal of inconvenience. The…

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Motor- Car Accident. Charge Against Driver Fails

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

Benjamin Fabstein, a motorist, was charged at the Darlinghurst Sessions to- day with driving a motor- car at a pace faster than four miles an hour whilst turning a corner…

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Motor Cars Collide

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

A motor- car, owned by Dr. Clubbe, of 85 Darlinghurst- road, Darlinghurst, collided with another car owned and driven by William Wiggins, of Macleay- street. Potts Point,…

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Better Than Panama. Tehuantepec Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.--Negotiations are proceeding between S. Pearson and Son and the Mexican Government! for the sale of the former's interest in the Tehuantepee railway,…

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Proposed Coolah-craboon Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 4

COOLAH, Wednesday.--The Public Works Committee visited here to-day in reference to the proposed Coolah-Craboon railway. A large amount of evidence was given as to lucerne…

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The Motor Bandits. Interrogation of Accused

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

PARIS, Wednesday.--The trial of the French motor-bandits was resumed yesterday. During the interrogation of Dieudonne, who is accused of attacking a bank clerk on…

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A Tram to Five Dock

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 3

The Drummoyne Council has decided to arrange a deputation, representative of the local bodies' and the residents of Drummoyne and Five Dock to the Minister for Works, to urge…

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Transcontinental Railway. Strike of Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.--A strike has occurred amongst the transcontinental railway employees at Kalgoorlie, and it seems to puzzle the secretary of the General Workers' Union, at…

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Railway Accident. a Lucky Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The up passenger train from Beechworth and Bright was travelling at a fair speed when the rear axie of the tender snapped almost in the centre…

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The City Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 6

It is refreshing, in these days of pigeon holing, to find that the city railway has at last a chance of actually being started. The subject was inquired into so thoroughly by…

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