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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

8,077 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Canada Menaced German Invasion From States Railway Bridge Dynamited a Crime of Hate. Railway Bridge Dynamited. German Ex-officer's Confession. Canadian Invasion Threatened. Montreal, Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 1

A sensation was caused by the destruction of a railway bridge over a line [?] Montreal with Halifax and other points on the Allastic Coast…

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Death From the Air: Dropping Bombs From an Aeroplane

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 9

THE airmen of the warring nations have been unusually busy of late. The raid upon the English coast, which was fully described in last week's "Mail," continues to draw forth bitter comments from the press of neutral countries. A prominent Italian journal, for instance, declares:—"Germany's action in the peaceful fields of Norfolk is not…

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Reduced Train Services. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 17

The people of West Wyalong are annoyed at the working of the reduced train service, as the same has proved itself totally inadec late for the requirements of the district. The…

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Aeroplane Attack. Dunkirk Again Raided. Sixty Bombs Dropped. Paris

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 1

Dunkirk, which bat been a point of continued attack from the enemy's airmen, has again suffered. Six German airmen appeared over the town…

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Ben Buckler Tram

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

[?] Council has been informed by [?] Department that, under [?] of tramway [?]…

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The Motor Inter-state Reliability Trial

Referee · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 10

There is to be no Inter-State motor reliability trial this year. What practically means a definite announcement to this effect was made at the meeting of the Automobile Club…

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Motor Lorries. Response to the Special Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 12

The hon. treasurers of the Red Cross Society, New South Wales branch (Mrs. Spencer Brunton and Mr. Willfrid Docker), Norwich-chambers, Hunter-street, 'Sydney, announce the…

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Tramp's Crew. All Rescued From the Rocks. Captain's Bad Luck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 14

Captain David Williams and the two members of the crew of the yvreeked scow Tramp, who were not picked up on Monday, were successfully lemoved from their unenviable…

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Stealing Railway Tickets. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 14

At the Criminal sittings of the District Point before Judge MacNaughton Paul Kruge and John Hen[?]y Cost., Pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen two railway tickets…

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Legal Profession Motor Ambulance Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 14

Messrs. John Williamson and Son[?] beg to acknowledge receipt of the following subscriptions:—Amount 5previously acknowledged, £505/12/; F. A. Thompson, £1/1/; Fred. E. Wood, £1/1/; Cecil Cowper, £2/2/;…

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Motor Cycling. Motor Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 8

The tenth annual meeting of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales will be held at the clubrooms, 379 George-street, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. Officers for the…

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The Trams. Reducing the Stopping Places

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 11

The Tramway Department intends to reduce the number of stopping-places, and amongst those to be done away with is the stop between Park and Market streets,…

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The Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 11

Mr. E. S. Twigg, Cowra, writes:—"On January 11 I engaged a special gang of men to press straw with one engine and cart with another traction engine; I rang up to order trucks…

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Tram Troubadours

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

Upon black-edged mourning paper came the following tale of sadness to me by post on Monday morning:—"Our old friend Brodle is heart-broken. As is…

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Sydney Tramway Cricket Association

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 7

The seventh orund of the above was played on Monday afternoon last. Waverley and Dowling-street clashed at Hampden Oval, and the former won by…

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Spies Near Bristol. Rooks on the Railway. London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 1

A National Reservist was patrolling the railway line near Avonmouth when he found big rocks bound to the rails. Being himself unable to remove them, he had the signals…

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Fell From a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 13

Winifred Swift (23) fell from a tram at Central Square last night, and sustained a severe scalp wound and concussion of the brain. The Civil Ambulance rendered first-aid, and took…

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Fatalities and Accidents Motor Cyclist Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 13

Athol Edward Bryan (23), of Gordon Crespent, Kensington, collided with a motor car while riding a motor cycle along Bunnerong Road, Kensington. He suffered a compound fracture…

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Picked Up. Seafarers From the Tramp

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 11

The three wrecked mariners who were left on Monday night at the foot of the North Head cliffs on which their schooner, Tramp, is lying, were picked up yesterday morning by a boat…

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North Coast Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 11

WOOLGOOLGA, Tuesday.--At a large and representative meeting of settlers at Sherwood, a resolution was carried viewing with surprise the action of the Minister in turning down the…

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