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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Right of a Public Road by User

The Land · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 9

J.F. writes:—A main public road through a t.s.r. has been in use for over 40 year—giving the most direct communication between two…

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Obstructing a Road. How is Secure Access

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Muswellbrook tells me that the neighbor, through whose property he has been travelling for the past six years, has now blocked all traffic across his land, and has compelled him…

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Right of a Public Road by User

The Land · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 9

J.F. writes:—A main public road through a t.s.r. has been in use for over 40 years-giving the most direct communication between two…

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Woman's Strange Story. Told to West Australian Police. Account of a Train Journey

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 10

FREMANTLE, Thursday. -- Minnie Thomas, a married woman, told an astounding tale to the Fremantle police early this morning. She said that she left Fremantle for Perth…

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Murder in Train. the Shoreditch Grime. Sensation at the Inquest. London. Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 1

An inquest was opened to-day into the death of William [?] aged 7. who on January a was found strangled in a compartment of a train at [?]. The dead child was the…

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The Motor

The Land · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 15

Auto-wheeling is becoming very popular in England, Prince George of Battenberg and Sir Arthur Conan. Doyle being among the latest…

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The Motor

The Land · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 16

The next reliability trial under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Australia will be held in April, and will extend over two days…

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The Motor

The Land · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 15

Auto-wheeling is becoming very popular in England, Prince George of Battenberg and Sir Arthur Conan, Doyle being among the latest…

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The Motor

The Land · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 16

The next reliability trial under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Australia will be held in April, and will extend over two days…

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Motor Driver's License; Minutes of Meetings

The Land · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

"Subscriber" asks:—(1) If I owned a motor oar, could I drive it without holding a motor driver's certificate? (2) If I paid the necessary license or…

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Hurrying Back. South African Workers. Railway Men's Position. Labor Leaders in Court. Capetown, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 1

The situation has improved at Pretoria and Durban, which are the only remaining railway strikes centres. Men are rushing back to Pretoria workshops,…

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Ben Buckler Tram. Promised by Minister

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 5

The Minister for Works was interviewed by a large deputation, representative of the Waverley Council and the residents of that district, to ash for the extension of the Belleshe…

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Cycling and Motoring. Double Express Speed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

That the craze for high speed petrol-driven vehicles is as acute as ever was demonstrated at the Brooklands (England) track on Wednesday last when…

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Millions in Motors

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

The wonderful utility of the motor car is becoming widely appreciated in New South Wales. They appear to be myriads in number in the city, and…

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Railway Management. Views of Mr. Hollis, M.L.A.

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 1

"Parliament should have the final say in railway matters," said. Mr. Hollis, who is one of the aspirants for office in the new Holman Ministry—…

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Runaway Railway Trucks. Guard Jumps to Save His Life

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

Early on Tuesday morning a train of coal waggons left Lawson, and had nearly reached Wentworth Falls when the couplings acame asunder, and…

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"Black" Wheat. the Trouble That May Crow. at Railway Station and Wharf

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 8

One of the questions of the hour is "Black" Wheat. In every agricultural district in New South Wales it is being talked about every day;…

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The Border Railway

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 10

The question of the border railways formed the subject of an interview which the Victorian Commissioners, now visiting Sydney, had with the Minister…

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Wagga-Huinula Railway. Reasons for the Delay

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 10

WAGGA.—In reference to recent comment on the delay in the construction of the Wagga to Tumbarumba railway line, the failure to utilise local…

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Railway Delays. 100,000 Bags of Wheat Held Up

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 10

A deputation representing the farming pa[?]orai, and business interests of the Stockin[?] to Oakvale section of the forbes-Stockin bingal line,…

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