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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Motor Ambulances. Appeal to Legal Profession

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 3

Messrs. G. F. Williamson, John Williamson, and P. L. Williamson make the following appeal:-- An appeal has been made by the Minister…

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Pedestrian Nuisance. Strain on Motorists' Nerves "Stop, Look, Listen." Those Who Walk Need Drilling

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 3

Sydney pedestrians are the slouchiest, don't-care-a-hang, casual, and reckless type of any in the world. This opinion embodies the views of one…

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Main Roads in New Zealand

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 3

Had it returned with a workable majority, the Massey Government (N.Z.) intended to introduce a new Local Government Bill. One of the clauses provided for the Government taking over the main…

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Making a City Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

An inquiry into the circumstances connected with the making of the new road from College-street to Woolloomooloo, which was begun over two years ago and is not…

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River Traffic Blocked. Gladesville Bridge Swing Refuses to Act

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 1

Owing to the awing span in the Gladeville Bridge refusing to act the steamer traffic on the Parrumatta River was held up for some time on Sunday afternoon. At close on…

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The Motor and the Tram

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 4

It was a Civil Ambulance waggon which struck and killed the girl, Eileen Guy, in the Lane Cove-road the other day, so that this motor fatality was not due to the scorching of some driver out to gratify in a reckless fashion his joyous love of speed. But that very fact gives point to the opinion of the City Coroner (Mr. Hawkins) that…

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Road to Hungary. Left Open by Austrians. London. Saturday Night

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 1

The Petrograd correspondent of Le Matin states that the Russians have entered. Tran Sylvania. and that the Austrians have hurriedly evacuated Bukovina. As a result of…

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Electric Railways

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 7

A scheme for the electrification of the Sydney suburban railways has been decided on. Experience has shown that the economy in the working and the safety in running, fully justify the expense…

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Motor Ambulance Wanted. Appeal to Legal Profession

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 1

Mr. G.F. Williamson, of [?] King-street, Sydney, writes:—An appeal has been made by the Minister for Defance for and additional 25 motor ambulances for the efficient equipment of the…

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Gift Motor Ambulance. London

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 1

The Bal[?] Minister has accepted, through Mr. P.M Bride, Victorian [?]-General, Mr. Lealle Sturt's gift of motor ambulance for the use of the Belglan [?]…

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Motor Accident in the City. Woman Killed; Man Injured

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 1

Through being knocked down by a motor [?] at the corner of George and Barlow streets, City, on Saturday night. Kate Madd[?], who lived at the Salvation Army Shelter in…

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Killed by Motor Cars

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 6

John Patrick Horan, aged 6, who was knocked down by a motor car in New Canterbury-road, Dulwich Hill, on Friday, died in the Marrickville Cottage Hospital early…

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Gift Motor Ambulance

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--The Belgian Minister has accepted, through Mr,. P. M'Bride, Victorian Agent-General, Mr. Leslie Stuart's gift of a motor ambulance for the use of…

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Motor-cyclist Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

PENRITH, Sunday.--This morning Albert Strike, age 21 late of 8 Thomas Street, Croydon a motor-cyclist; came into collision with a motor-car owned by Mr. Chas. Runge, of…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

While crossing the intersection of Barlow, and George streets, Haymarket, on Saturday evening an elderly, woman, Mrs. Wood. was accidentally knocked down by a motor car, and…

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Motor Ambulances. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 9

Sir,--An appeal has been made by the Minister for Defence for an Additional 25 motor ambulances for the efficient equipment of the Australian field hospital. Some have been…

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Motor Car Burned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

Fire badly damaged a Talbot motor car in Oxley-street. North Sydney, just before last midnight. The owner, Reginald Holmes, of Princes-street, North Sydney, and F. Moray…

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Motor Amrulances. Appeal to Legal Profession

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 7

An appeal has been made by the Minister for Defence for an additional 25 motor ambulances for the effective equipment of the Australian field hospital. Some have been…

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Motor Car Accident. a Woman Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

An elderly woman was killed and an old man seriously injured by a motor car, at the intersection of George and Barlow streets, city, about 8 o'clock on Saturday night…

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Fire at Tram Depot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

The short circuiting of an electric wire was responsible for a fire at the New South Wales Government Tramways car depot at Rozelle late last night, when tram car No. 133 was…

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