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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Trams in Sussex-street. Eggs Further Advanced. Insufficient Supplies

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

The principal feature in the wholesale trade of the Sussex-street markets this morning was the solid support for both hen and duck eggs. Numerous orders came from the city…

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Motors in Queensland. Disappearing Teams. Shifting the Wool Clip. One Hundred and Forty Miles a Day

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 11

The motor tractor has come to stay on out-back Queensland runs. Many of the stations in the Hughendan district are now using them in preference to horse teams, and…

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Strangled Boy. Railway Carriage Murder. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 8

John Starchfield, the news vendor who stands charged with the murder of his seven year-old son, who was found strangled under the seat of a railway carriage at Shoreditch,…

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Railway to Potts'-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 12

Among the correspondence read at the weekly mooting of the Metropolitan Water Hoard yesterday was a reply to n letter from the board by the Railway Department in…

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Motor Cycling. Korner's World's Record. Mileage Reduced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

A careful measurement of the course selected by C.W. Korner, of South Australia, to his recept world's record for an all day motor cycle ride, has revealed the fact that the circuit over which he rude is only…

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Motoring. 1000 Miles Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 12

The proposed WW miles reliability trial of the Auto mobile Club oof Australia, in September next although the first event of its kind to be promoted by the club, will not be the first thousand miles tobe held in the…

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Central Africa. German Railway Influence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.--The German railway from Dares Salanam (a seaport military station and chief town of German East Africa) to Lake Tanganyika has been completed…

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Fall From a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 12

Martha Forester, 91 years of age, who resides at Chureh-street, Balmain, was injured yesterday morning while alighting from a tram car at the corner of Church and Darling streets…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Railway Laborer's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 12

Tito City Coroner held an inquiry yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the accident which resulted in the death of George Ford, 34 years of age, who was run down by a…

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Tram Improvements at Manly

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 14

The Spit to Manly tram has now been opened just about three years, and though the argument was raised that the line would not pay events have proved that these estimates and…

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Railway Club’ Match

Co-operator · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 3

A railway rifle match shot on the Orange range was won by Wallerawang, with 479 points. The other scorcs were: Bathurst 463, Orange…

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Territory's Wants Railway Amd Freezing Works

Co-operator · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 1

“The first necessity is railways,” says a contributor to a Melbourne paper in discussing Northern Territory problems. “What is really…

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Victorian Railways

Co-operator · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 1

Among the question put in the Victorian Legislative Assembly the other day was one by Mr. G. Elmslie (Leader . of the Opposition), who…

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Railway Men Foregather. Honor Stationmaster and Guard

Co-operator · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 7

The largest gathering of railway men seen in Albury took place on Saturday. It was an assemblage at Trelar’s Cafe to do honor to Guard…

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Appeals Board. the Board.mr. Lucy (Chairman) Mr. J. S. SPURWAY. Secrcta[?] for Railways (Chief Commissioner’s Representative.) MR. E. D Campbell. (Elected representative of whole staff.)

Co-operator · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 7

JOHN KIELY, Conductor, Rozelle, 9/ per day. Charge: (1) Para missed; (2) standing at front of car of which…

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23rd. Annual Conference. Circular to Branches New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Traavay Service Association. January 29, 1914

Co-operator · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

Dear Sir,— Re Conference. Herewith I am forwarding clipping from the “Co-Operator,” of…

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New South Wales Government Railways

Co-operator · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office, [Wilson-street, Redfern, January 2-7 1914. Mr. Claude Thompson,…

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Train Smash. Seventeen Runaway Trucks. Crash Into Goods Train. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 9

The railway traffic was considerably disorganised this morning by runaway trucks crashing into a goods train on the line near Adamstown…

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John Bridge and Co., Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 8

We have succeeded in placing a fair quantity of wool privately since the auctions, in many instances at prices in advance of those previously offered. The market rules very…

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The Rule of the Road

The Land · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 9

A complaint came before the Dorrigo Shire Council at a recent special meeting, relative to teamsters ignoring the rule of the road. Those…

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