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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

7,678 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Novel & Interesting Inventions Motor-car Chemical Fire-fighter

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 24

Intended particularly to meet the needs in suburban districts and small towns where the village fire-fighting paraphernalia is more or less inadequate, an emergency apparatus,…

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Soldier From Oversea Killed on Railway. London, Saturday, Morning. '

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 1

An unfortunate accident is reported on the Great Central Railway. Violet Reynolds (18) was returning home at midnight by train from Marylebone…

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Motor Notes Automobile Club of Australia

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 28

The final of the club's second snooker tournament, which was played off on Tuesday and won by Mr. H. G. Broughton, with Mr. Wm. McNeill as runner-up, was followed by a smoke…

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Civil Ambulance Brigade Presented with Modern Motor

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 5

The Randwick division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade yesterday morning presented a fully-equipped ambulance motor car, costing about £800, to the Civil Ambulance Corps of…

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On the Bagdad Railway British Force Too Late Suez Is Enemy's Objective

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 1

In another article the traveller says that the most dangerous art of his work was when travelling on the Bagdad Railway in pursuance of the Daily Mail's instructions to…

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Ignoring Non-unionists Railway Men's Conference

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 7

The agenda-paper has been completed for the annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association which will open next month…

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New Zoo May Open in May Tramline Being Constructed

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 5

By the end of the present year it is considered that the whole of the animals at the Zoological Gardens, Moore Park, will have been transferred to Tarronga Park, Mosman…

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Endurance Motoring Baker Lowers Own Record Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 5

Edwin G. Baker, the American motor cyclist, set out at 6 o'clock on Friday evening to lower his own record of 930 miles continuous riding in 24 hours. At 2.40 p.m…

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German Aeroplane Base

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 7

ROTTERDAM, Sunday.-- The Germans have established a new base at Zeebrugge for seaplanes and Fokkers,…

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Train Tragedy. Soldier's Sensational Death

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--A strange affair has occurred on the Great Central Railway. Violet Roynolds (18) was returning home in a midnight train from Marylebone, when a soldier…

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Freiburg Air Raid Military Train Smashed London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 1

A report from Zurich says that in the French air raid on Freiburg, in south- western Germany, a military train that was leaving the railway station was blown up, and…

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Road Through Roumania Italy and Montenegro Notes on the War

The Sun · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 5

We have heard very little of late regarding the attitude of Roumanian or of the doings of the Roumanian army. Nor has there been any intimation for some time of the…

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Motor Cycling

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

Dader trying weather condition— bitterly cold southerly and intermittent who were—krwia G. Baker, the American established a world's record at Mortlake Victoria on Saturday, when…

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Traffic on Railways in Construction

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 5

The Works Department is at present [?] passenger and traffic[?] on [?] constructed [?] The Minister [?] Works is however [?] that when a [?]…

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Street Digging. in City and Suburbs. Localities to Be Torn Up. City Council, Tramways and P.m.g

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 3

M a [?] to-day of the representative of the [?] in discuss the work [?] with the spring of the [?] of sydney the following were present Messrs…

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Stolen and Recovered. Motor Owner's Experience

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 4

A motor car valued at £[?] belonging to Mr. Cyril Burne, who lives at Eversley Flats, Double Ray, was stolen and recovered within an hour on Sunday night…

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Railway Sensation. Soldier's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 9

A strange affair is reported at the Great Central Railway. A girl named Violet Reynolds, 18 years of age, was returning home by the midnight train from…

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Produce. Railway Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 11

The usual small yarding was offered, and met with a fair welcome for Saturday. The quality of all chaff was much the same. One consignment, ex J. Moy, was of a fine green…

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Motor Boating. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 12

On account of the rongh state of the water the interstate motor boat championship, which was to have been decided at St. Kilda on Saturday afternoon, was postponed until Monday…

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New Motor Ambulance. a Nodle Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 5

"As a member of parliament I am surprised to learn that there is no Government support given to this great voluntary work. I hope that the marvellous work which the St…

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