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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

7,678 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

The N.s.w. Railways and Tramways Quarterly Report

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 8

During the quarter ended on December 31st, the railways earned £109,449 more than during the corresponding quarter of 1914, and the…

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Commissioner Milne on Staff Co-operation Traffic Management and Train Working

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 8

Speaking recently at an ambulance function at Harden Assistant—Commissioner Milne is reported as having said, in part:—…

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Free Railway Passes to Children. The Regulations

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 11

Free quarterly railway tickets to enable children to travel to and from school daily will be issued: 1.—To any child attending a public…

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Free Railway Tickets. Department of Education. Regulations for the Use of Free Railway Tickets to School Children

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 8

Free quarterly railway tickets to enable children to travel to and from school daily will be issued— (1) To any child attending a Public…

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Motor Car on Fire

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 1

While the patrol tank of a motor char-a-bane, owned by Mr. F. Andraws, of Giebe, was being [?]lenished in Begge-street, Liverpool, on Wednesday night the spirit r[?]ght fire, severely…

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Railway Fettler's Death

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 8

William O'Leary, a railway fettler, of Road-street, [?] who was knocked down by a train [?] the [?] on Wednesday afternoon, held from the effects of his…

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Ladies Score. Half Rates Oh Railways. Concession on Suburban Lines

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 8

It Is Such an extraordinary thing to ob[?]ts anything at a reduced cost [?] that the news that ladies season kickers on the railway are in future to be issued [?] had the…

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Motor Accident at Newtown

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

William Healey [?] Dawas Point was [?] King-street. New[?] morning, when the [?]…

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Conscription. Railway Workers Oppose It

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 18

The conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association (N.S.W.) now sitting has carried the following motion:—"That this conference…

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Against Conscription. Railway Workers' Opposition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 6

The Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association carried a motion at its annual conference opposing conscription. The motion read: "That this conference registers…

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Knocked Down by a Motor Lorry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 10

While walking across Oxford-street near Bondi Junction yesterday morning, Arthur Hancock, 50 years of age, a collector, living in Newland-street, Waverley, was knocked…

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Red Cross Motor Service. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

Sir,—I was surprised to read in this morning's "Herald" that no fewer than nine Red Cross motor cars, which had been asked to meet the transport arriving yesterday with…

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Motor Corps. Success of Australian Officer. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 8

Lieutenant R. Cussen, of Melbourne, is a passenger by the R.M.S. Medina. When the war broke out he was spending a holiday in England, but he immediately joined an…

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Russia's Ports. Kola and Archangel. New Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 10

The blocking of her western frontiers and the closing of the Dardanelles has placed Russin in a position of isolation that fortuniitcly none of the other members of the…

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Ford Motor Car Company. Previous Direction Cancelled. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 10

Senator Pearce, Acting Prime Minister, stated to-day that, as a result of further information received from Canada, it had been decided to cancel the direction given to the…

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Railway Disaster. French Express Derailed. Paris, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 10

The Cala[?]s-Paris express was detailed at Saint Denis. Seven carriages caught alight. Ten persons were killed, most of them being incinerated. Twenty-five were injured…

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French Railway Smash Total of 16 Killed London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 7

Four more bodies have been discovered in the debris of the wreck of the Paris- Calais express at St. Dennis. This makes a total of 16 killed and 45 injured…

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Support From Railwaymen

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 9

The executive of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association granted a hearing last night to a delegation from Broken Hill…

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Free Tram Fares

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 10

X.Y.Z. has the strange idea that a man who lays down his life for his country is as important as one who talks for it:-- It seems glorious to return home again…

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