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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Tied Up. South African Railways. Strike in Full Swing. All Services Disorganised. Armed Forces Called Out. London

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

The South African railway strike is now in full swing, and the Transvaal and Orange Free State services are,completely disorganised…

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Pig Run Over. Tram Service Delayed

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

It is a fairly common occurrence for trams in Abattoir road, Pyrmont, to be blocked by mobs of pigs and sheep. But it is very rarely that the animals are run over by the…

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Young Boy Strangled. Body in Railway Carriage. Baffling Mystery. Blue Mark on Throat. London

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

The police are completely baffled by the, murder, of a boy whose body was found under a seat in a railway carriage at Shoreditch yesterday…

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Forsaken Girl Sequel to Motor Smash. Court Comedy

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 10

Amusing evidence Vas given, in the King's Bench Division. in an action brought by Miss Olive Newton, a school girl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Newton, formerly of the…

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Melbourne to Sydney. Motor Car Reliability Test

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 7

The Melbourne to Sydney Motor car Reliability Contest was continued today. The competitors left Moss Vale this morning for the lost stage of the run. The first one to Arrive this afternoon, at Challis House,…

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Killed by a Motor Car

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

The coroner yesterday held an inquiry into the death of Henry Arthur Hull (58), which occurred at Sydney Hospital on January 2. It was stated that deceased was crossing the road…

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Motor Reliability. Trial Nearing the End. Third Stage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 14

MOSS VALE. Friday.--The third stage run to-day of the Melbourne to Sydney reliability trial has to date proved the most enjoyable of the whole run. It was from Gundagai to…

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Motor Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 18

Mr. T. W. Green has been elected hon. sec. of the Sydney Bicycle and Motor Cycle Club, The club's fixture for Anniversary Day is to be a tour to Yetholme on the Saturday, where several…

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More Men Out. Railways Disorganised

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

PRETORIA, Friday Afternoon.--Drivers, shunters, and guards have struck. The Transvaal railways are disorganised, and in Orangia conditions are much the same. The railways…

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The Railways. Chief Commissionership. Mr. Harper to Act

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

The Minister for Railways, Mr. Cann, has sent forward a minute to Cabinet, which will meet early next week, recommending that Mr. John Harper. Assistant-Commissioner for…

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Serious Motor Accident. Brakes Fail to Act. a Crash Into Rock. Number of People Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

BRISBANE, Friday.--A motor accident took place at Mount Coot-tha, otherwise known as One Tree Hill, a suburb of Brisbane, the afternoon…

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Need of Railways. Judge Bevan in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

Judge Bevan, of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, which position he has occupied for the best part of two years, arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Houtman, on his way…

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Railway Guard Killed

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

William Paris Lang, a railway guard, engaged in shunting operations at Fassifern, was knocked down by a truck and had his right leg badly…

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Clay's Bridge Theatre

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 13

Clay's Theatre, at Newtown Bridge, is experiencing satisfactory patronage. There are continuous changes mode in the programmes. The artists appearing this week are the…

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Strikes and Riots. Reign of Chaos. Nine Natives Killed. Attempted Blowing up of Mail Train LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 5

The South African railway strike has become more serious, and the situation is worse than during the Rand strikes last July. The developments of the next 24 hours are…

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Railway Accidents. Serious Block at Rockdale. Another Broken Axle. Department's Phenomenal Fortune

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 9

A railway mishap occurred at Rockdale yesterday morning. There was no great damage, done to the rolling stock or permanent way, though the untoward incident caused very…

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Sly Grog in Camps. Condemned by Railway Workers' Conference

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 14

The conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association of New South Wales, which has been sitting at the Trades Hall during the week, has got through a large…

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The Last Day. From Melbourne to Sydney Inter-state Motor Car Reliability Trial. Closing Scenes of the Contest

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 14

A stream of motor cars or varied sizes and descriptions attracted greats attention yesterday afternoon as they flitted through the city and made their way to the public weighbridge on…

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Sydney's Brooklands. Project to Build Motor Race Track Advanced, a Stage

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 15

A further stage in the movement inaugurated by Mr. A. Smith to construct a motor race track and aviation centre near Sydney has been advanced by the publication of a pamphlet…

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A New Thrill for Bathers. Water-planing on a Plank. Towed by Motor-boat Going 35 Miles an Hour

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 16

Water-planing on a plank towed by a speedy motor-boat, is one of the most exciting water-sports, that became very popular last swimming…

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