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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Imported Motor-cars. Conspiracy Case Dismissed. Magistrate's Compliments. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 8

The police court hearing of the case against Ralph Millburn, Walter John Kemsley, Edward William Idle, and Bruce Anthony Cuthbertson, who appeared on summonses…

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Motor Cycle Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 11

Peter Thompson, commercial traveller, of Albion-street., Harris Park, while riding a motor cycle in Church-street, Parramatta, collided with a man named Joseph Whiting…

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Education for Railway Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

Mr. John Harper, Acting-Chief Commissioner, speaking at the annual meeting of the Railways and Tramways Institute last night, said that the work done during the past year had been…

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Trans-continental Railway. Workers Want More Wages

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.—As Minister responsible for the construction of the transcontinental railway. Mr. W. H. Kelly, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, finds himself called upon to…

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Sunday Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 10

At the quarterly meeting of the Drummoyno Methodist Church the following resolution was passed:-- That this meeting deplores the increasing use of tra[?]…

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"The Open Road."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 25

These sorry days for Highland gentlemen who fought for the Stuart cause, have been chosen by Halliwell Sutcliffe for the scenes of his novel. "The Open Road." published…

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Train Traveller Killed. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 14

This morning at about 6 o'clock officials on a goods train discovered a body of a man at Breadalbane, lying betweeen the up and down lines. The right leg was cut off, and the…

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Strike Losses. Position in Africa. Train Services Resuming

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 9

JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday.--It is estimated that apart from the cost of martial law the Rand is losing over £100,000 weekly as the result of the strike…

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Canobolas Shire Roads. Irish M.p.'s Opinion. Orange

Evening News · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 1

Mr. W. H. K. Redmond. M.P. of the Irish Nationalist party. In company with Mr. M. F. Dalton (President of the Canoblas Shire). and the shire councillors, have made a tour of the…

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The Motoring World AUTOMOBILES-MOTOR CyCLES - Power Launches the Car

Evening News · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 12

Vibration is the greatest enemy to complete comfort on a motor car; of that there is no doubt High speed prolonged for some hours in itself produces wear and tear of nerves, and…

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Motor Boats Australasian Speed Championship

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 8

Meteor—H., late Kangaroo, will be called upon to defend her title to the motor-boat speed championship of Australasia on 31st inst, when the annual race for it and the Griffith Shield…

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Motoring. Motors in New South Wales

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 10

According to figures just issued by the Traffic Department, there were 8072 motor-cars and 4800 motor-cycles registered in New South Wales during 1913, the new cars, exclusive of…

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Motor-cycling the Interesting 1914 B.s.a. Motor-cycle

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 10

One of [?] that received particularly favorable comment at the recent Olympia Show was the 1914 model B.S.A. motor-cycle, with three-speed counter-shaft gear and 550 c.c…

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Motor Car Cases. CUSTOiMS Prosecutions Dismissed. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 13

The hearing of the charges of alleged conspiracy in connoction with the importation of motor cars, cycles, tyres, [?]nd accessories into Australia by means of false Invoices and…

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Rand Strike. Country's Commercial Losses. Another Attempt on Railway Line. Capetown, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 13

General Beyers, Commandant of the Defence F[?]o, addressing the burghers, explained that the defence force was not called out during the July strike, because the force was then…

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Motoring. Pleasure Car Costs. a Motorist's Experience

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

With commendable exactitude, Mr. A. E. Hezlet, a Burwood motorist, has during the past two years kept a record of all expenses incurred in connection with the running of his…

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Motor Cycling. Northern Reliability Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 16

The following members of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales have entered for the Great Northern (Newcastle) Motor-cycle Club's open reliability trial, to be held over a distance of 117 miles in the…

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Motoring. Automobile Club of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 16

The roads and tours committee of the Automobile Club of Australia has arranged to convey the children of a benevolent institution for an afternoon's motoring excursion in February. The next club competition…

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Catherine River Railway. Plans Being Prepared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 8

The plans and specifications are being prepared for the construction of the line to Catherine River, in accordance with the Act passed last session," said the Minister for…

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Railway Smash. Truces Crash Down the Mountain. Lawson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 13

A railway smash occurred here early this morning. Since the opening of the Glenbrook deviation the push-up engine on most of the goods…

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