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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

THE Motoring World Automobiles-motor Cycles - Power Launches the Car

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 12

The interstate sector trial is to commence to-day in Melbourne, and it is expected that there will be so starters. Very few of those who have handed in their [?] have…

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Double Registration of Motor Vehicles

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

A motor car driver in one of the country towns, was recently used for not being licensed under the Police Department, as a driver of a motor vehicle within the State. as required by…

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North Ryde Wants a Tram

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

A meeting of the Tramway League was held at the North Ryde School of Arts. In the absence of the president (Mr. S. Benson) Alderman Whitefield presided. The…

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Storing. Inter-state Motor Car Trial

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 12

To-day the second annual Interstate Rellability Trial for motor cars, jointly prompted by the Automobile Club of Australia and Victoria will start from Melbourne, and it will…

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Motor-cycling. Continental Trial Twenty-three Riders Tie

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

The annual Continental Inter-State Reliability, Trial for motor-cycles took place last week, starting from Sydney and finishing at Melbourne, 54 riders competing…

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Motor Boats Victorian Championship

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

The N.S. Wales champion, Mr. C. H. Relph's Meteor H., confortably won the motor-boat speed championship of Victoria, at Melbourne, on New Years's Day. The distance was 5 3/4 miles…

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Motoring. Motor Cycle Reliability Contest. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 16

The joint committee of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales and the Victorian Motor Cycle Club, under whose auspices the Continental Tyre Company promoted the interstate motor cycle reliability contest…

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Trades and Labour. Railway Workers' Conference. D

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 11

The annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association, is still sitting at the Trades Hall. It was stated that the number of members on the roll at…

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Enmore Motor Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 11

The city coroner recorded yesterday that Colin Bennett, 4 years, of Marion-street, Enmore, was run down and killed by a motorcar in Enmore-road on December 31…

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Conductor Falls From Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 11

Edward Withers, 29, a tram conductor, of Willlam-street, Darlinghurst, fell off a Coogee tram yesterday afternoon, and sustained concussion of the brain and injury to his left…

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Motor Cycling. Continental Interstate Contest. Notes on the Run

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

At the time of writing these notes the joint committee of the Motor Cycle Club, of New South Wales and the, Victorian Motor Cycle Club, under whose auspices the…

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Motor Tour. Melbourne to Sydney Stark To-day. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 14

The interstate motor touring contest from Melbourne to Sydney, which has been promoted jointly by the Automobile Club of Australia (Sydney) and the Automobile Club…

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Railway Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 12

One of the outstanding features of the new year will be the retirement of the Chlef Commissioner for Railways. Mr. Johnson came as an experienced railway…

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Interstate Motor Cycling : Sydney to Melbourne

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 28

THE fourth annual interstate motor-cycle reliability contest from Sydney to Melbourne was concluded at the Victorian capital on Thursday afternoon, when 38 out of a field of 64 competitors who left the Sydney…

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Tram Troubadours

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The stupidity of some women is only excelled by their agility, otherwise many more of them would stand upon their heads as they endeavored to mount the trams and…

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Tram to Wallsend

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Northern racegoers will learn with much pleasure that there is a possibility of tramway communication being established between the Wallsend railway station and…

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Big Motor Fire. Six Cars Burnt. £4000Damage. Kempsey

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 1

A big Are occurred at Messrs. Robinson Bros. motor garage this morning about 4 o'clock. Six cars belonging to the Arm were, considerably damaged, as well as a mail car…

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African Railway Strike. Whole Union Threatened. Men Resent Retrenchment. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 7

The South-African Government has not withdrawn its retrenchment order affecting railway, employees. A mass meeting at Pretoria yesterday…

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Lost in the Bush. 60 Hours Without Food. Motor Party's .Trying Time. Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 7

A motoring party of five has returned to Melbourne shaken by exciting experiences. The party tried to motor along the ranges in parts where motors have never been before…

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Racing Trams

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 12

In view of the accident at Rushcutters Bay which nearly had fatal results, permit me to draw attention to the negligent way the drivers in general…

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