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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

7,678 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Air Raid. Aeroplane and Seaplanes. on the East Coast. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 9

The War Office announces that an aeroplane on the East Coast of Kent at 1 o'clock in the morning dropped nine bombs and fled seawards. There was some…

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Accident to a Soldier. Leg crushed by a Train

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

As the Sydney mail train was about to leave the Junce railway station on Saturday, a returned soldier, wounded at Gallipoli, named James M'Donald, was…

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Railways and Tramways Revenue Still Increasing Progress of Duplications

The Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

The report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways for the quarter ended December 31 was made available today. The revenue for the quarter amounted…

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The Russians. Several More Successes. Black Sea Vessels Destroyed. Military Train Wrecked London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 1

Advices from [?] particulars of further offensive operations [?] out by the Russians on sea and land Torpedo boats and [?] man a for…

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Women Who York. Concession on Railways

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

The Railway Commissioner meeting announced an important[?] who travel regularly to [?] Hitherto season [?]…

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Who Owns the Railways? Some Facts on the Subject

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 6

"Business Sentinel" writes:—Are our [?]burban railway run on systematic lines or by sheet good lucky. If by the corner, than it is might hard to understand the sydney and…

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N.s.w. Railways. Quarterly Report. Increase of Revenue and Expenditure

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

Mr.Fraser [?]eputy Chief Commissioner for Railways this morning made available the railway [?] for the quarter ended December 21 1918…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms Manager

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

[?] upon in fast against [?] New [?]…

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Tramway Service Discontent

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

Owing tot he delay in getting their claims before the court, there is much unrest among the members of the N.S.W. Tramway union, it has been arranged…

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Railway Carriage Seats. Not for the Feet

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

Keep your feet off the railway carriage seats, or it will be worse for you. The Minister (Mr. Hoyle) stated this week that he was…

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Germans Preparation. 3000 Motor Cars. Rome

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

The Athens correspondent of the "Tribuna" states that the Germans are concentrating 300 motor cars at Constantinople, which it is supposed will…

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Rail and Tram Men to Confer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 11

A conference of unions connected with the railway and tramway services will be held on Thursday next to discuss the question of wages and its relation to the financial…

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Uniform Motor Horns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 11

The Lord Mayor's minute concerning the question of a uniform horn for use on motor cars in the city was considered by the health and bylaws committee of the City Council…

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Managerial Appointment Railway Refreshment Rooms Methods Criticised

The Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

Some astonishment is expressed by entering and hotel managers at the appointment of Mr. Madge (manager of the Joyston Smith Hotels) as manager of the railway…

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Tramway Men's Discontent

The Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 8

A special general meeting of the Tramway Employees' Union, convened at the request of the electrical branch, to- day decided to take a ballot on the question of holding an…

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Railway Conference

The Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

Much of the business that would otherwise have engaged the conference of delegates of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association, which begins on…

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Misconduct on Tramcar

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 9

Theodore Smith (19), who stated that he was a member of the Expeditionary Forces, and that he was going away on February 6, was, at Haddington Court., fined 14, with the option of a…

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Motor-car Struck by Goods Train

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Early yesterday morning, on the railway, crossing near Meredith station, a motor-car proprietor, Moses Walpolo was driving Mr. M'Callum, a resident of the…

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Unjust Weigh-bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 15

At the Glebe Police Court yesterday, James Slovens was proceeded against for using an unjust weighbridge in Bridge Road, Glebe. It was stated that defendant was the manager of…

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German Train Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 9

PETROGRAD, Tuesday. -- A detachment of Lettish volunteers crawled up to the Libau-Romny railway in daylight, cut the sentry's throat, and removed the rails…

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