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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

7,678 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Mastery of Buck Sea German Suicides and "Foods" Terrible Train Smash the Black Sea Russia's Complete Mastery. Enemy Shipping Wiped Out

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 1

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Policeman's Perilous Ride. Motor Driver Charged. Alleged Assault with Bottle

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 6

At the Paddington Police Court [?] was charged with having at [?] January [?]…

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Motor Boating

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

Disappointment was associated with the race for the Australian speed championship off St. Kilda, Victoria, yesterday. In the first heat Kangaroo (N.S.W.) and Nautilus 11. (Victoria…

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Cars Leap Precipice. Motor Accidents in the Country

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

Mr. O. V. Johnson clerk of the Macintyre [?] Council and secretary of the In[?] Jockey Club, was admitted to the Glen [?] Hospital on Monday suffering from injuries to…

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Injured Soldier's Stoicism. Arm Smashed in a Railway Car

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

An accident of a peculiar kind occurred on Friday afternoon, when a young soldier named Norman L. M'Kenzie, living at Addison-road, Marrickville, and…

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Another Motor Cycle Record

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

Etwin G. Baker, the American motor cyclist made another attempt on Friday last to lower his [?] twenty-four hours' continuous riding. Some time ago…

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A Bumper Harvest Taxing the Railway Plant Railway Men Urged to Save Waste

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 7

Assistant-Commissioner Milne, at the annual meeting of the Railway Ambulance Corps at Barden, gave an interesting address in connection with co-operation in…

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Tramway Strike Averted

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

The ballot that was taken on Thursday and Friday last at all the Sydney tramway depots, to ascertain whether the men were in favor of a stoppage of work for…

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German Railway Disaster

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 1

Amsterdam and Copenhagen telegrams state that a hospital and a passenger train collided hear Cologne, in Germany. Both were wrecked…

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Motor Car Accident Four Men Injured Singleton

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 7

A motor car accident occurred last evening on the Maitland-road near Lochinvar. Thomas Easterbrook, of Singleton, had been engaged to take Mr. Bergen, a surveyor, from…

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Motor-boat Championship

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Tortoise (S.A.), won the motor-boat championship. Nautilus (Vic.) was second. Kangaroo, the New South Wales boat, broke down in the first heat…

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Motor Mishaps. Leap Into Ravine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 6

GLEN INNES, Monday,--A motor car accident occurred on the Waterloo Range, Glen Innes road, as a result of which Mr. O. V. Johnson, clerk of the Macintyre Shire Council, and…

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Inter-state Motor Boat Race. Won by South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The inter-State motor-boot speed race, postponed from Saturday, for the Australasian speed championship [?]…

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Sergeant and Motorman

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 6

Sergeant James Edward Enright was the prosecuting witness in a case at the Paddington Police Court, before Mr. King, S.M., the defendant being Henry John Cork (27), who…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms. Questions That Are Asked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

In view of the fact that the appointment of Mr. Madge as manager of railway refreshment rooms has not received the approval of the Minister--who, indeed, has declared that the…

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Help From Railway Workers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 10

The conference of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association yesterday voted £500 to the Broken Hill miners now on strike. The conference expressed, its…

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Motor Boating. Australasian Speed Championship. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 12

Through the disablement of two out of the three competitors in the Australasian Motor Boat Speed Championship Race, which was held off St. Kilda today, the Tortoise, an Adelaide boat, had an easy…

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Casualties. Fatal Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 10

A finding of accidental death was returned by the City Coroner, Mr. H. S. Hawkins, yesterday at an inquiry into the death of Peter Milly M'Auley, 79 years of age, a retired…

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Steel Rails. Serious Position. Federal Government's Action. Railway Works May Be Held Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 8

A serious position has arisen, the Minister for Public Works announced yesterday, owing to the action of the Commonwealth Government In commandeering the output of the…

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