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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Regulating Motor Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 15

At last night's meeting of the City Council, the Lord Mayor promised Ald. Meagher that his would arrange for a deputation to wait upon the Chief Secretary to make representations…

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Motor-cyclist Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 15
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

PENRITH, Tuesday.--The Coroner concluded the inquest to-day on the body of Bertle Edwin Strike, who died here as the result of a collision with a motor-car whilst he…

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Appeal for Motor Ambulances

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 16

Motor ambulances would be of considerable (service at the front, and a few weeks ago the Minister for Defence appealed for an additional 23 fou the efficient equipment of the…

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How De Wet Was Captured. Pursuit by Motor Cars

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 10

The "Rand Daily Mail" of December 5, just to hand, publishes a graphic account of the manner in which the rebel General Christian de Wet was forced into surrender by the tireless…

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The Motor in War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 42

It would be difficult to over-estimate the part automobiles are playing In the greatest of all wars that is at present In operation. A bare list of the various types of motor vehicles that…

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A New South Wales Railway Supply Detachment for the Front

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 29

These men were recruited from the N.S.W. Railway Service, and are commanded by Lieutenant E. O. Milne (late Traffic Inspector Railways, Harden). This is the first time in Australia that a railway unit has been organised for active service. The non-commissioned officers are:--Company Sergeant-Major Antill, of Locomotive Department, Harden; Sergeant W. Tough, guard, Wellington; Sergeant Borland, metropolitan guard; Sergeant H. Wentworth, of the Railway Secretary's Office, Sydney; and Sergeant L. Newman, Goulburn Traffic Staff. (Photo. by Tesla Studios. Q.V. Markets, Sydney.)…

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Randwick Roads

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

A Randwick Ratepayer complains:-- I would like to draw the attention of the Randwick Council to the deplorable condition of one or two streets, main avenues of…

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Motor Cycling. American Road Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 10

Details have [?]ust come to hand by mall of the great American motor cycle road race, held at [?]vannah on November 26, over a dis[?]ance of 300 miles There were 33 starters, and the race resulted in a…

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Meddled with the Air Brake. Mountain Train Delated

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 3

Fredrick William Shellback, a carriage builder, living at Keith-street. D[?] Hill, was charged before Mr. [?] at the Parramatta Police Court, with having…

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Railway Retrenchment. Mr. Harper Reticent. Scheme Ready in a Week

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

The N.S.W. Raiway [?] decided to reduce train [?] expenditure as the result of the [?] of traffic due to the war and [?]…

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Motor Boat Regulations. Country Owner's Difficulty Tar[?]

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

[?] has been caused in the motor [?] traffic on the Manning, owing to the regulations of the Na[?] which have [?] been enforced. There…

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Wheat. Stacked and Dispatched. Reports From Country Railway Stations

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 3

The following reports show the number of base of wheat dispatched from [?] on the [?] of New South Wales during the week coded January 9:—[?]…

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Burglars in Motor Garage

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

A motor garage attacked to the residence of Mr. Arthur J. Brown, in Carrington-read, Randwick, was broken into between half-past 10 on wednesday night and a quarter to a this…

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Electrification of Railways

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 23

The State of New South Wales is subject­ed to very heavy developmental expenses, quite disproportionate to its population, not only because of its vast and thinly-populated…

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Railway Disaster. Four Men Killed on Trans. Continental Line

The Australian Worker · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 7

Four men were killed on the Trans-Australian railway line about 102 miles from Kalgoorlie on Tuesday, January 5. The train was running on the down…

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West Australian Railway Workers. To-amalgamate with the A.w.u. Large Majority Favorable

The Australian Worker · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 19

The General Workers Union of Western Australia, embracing the railway construction workers of the State, has decided by a substantial majority to…

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The Labor Daily Levy. Railway Workers' Appeal Case. an Executive Statement

The Australian Worker · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 14

The annual report of the Executive of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association of New South Wales contains an interesting statement…

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Fire at Motor Garage. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 10

A fire which occurred in the Wogga Motor Garage Company's premises did damage estimated at £150. The property was insured in the Sun office…

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Railway Workers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

The whole of the notices of motion respecting reorganisation submitted by branches failed to secure endorsement at Tuesday's session of the Railway Workers and General…

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