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Railways, roads & transport, 1917

6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Motors and Motoring What Makers and Motorists are Doing. Ford Notes

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 8

There are still same people who are obsessed with the idea that a Ford is a "temporary love", to be discarded alter a short life, and still be cheap motoring,…

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Motor Car Registrations

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 8

The following return of motor cars and motor lorries registered in N.S.W. during She week ended January 2 has been furnished by the Traffic Department:—…

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Why Not Motor Racing? U.s. Motor Trucks. the Fiat and the War — Trade Notes — Club Doings. Why Not Motor Racing

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 8

I referred in these columns a couple of weeks ago to the apathy which was creeping over motorists owing to the lack of competitions of any kind to…

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Our Consulting Column. Information for Motorists. Correspondence Invited

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 8

It is our desire to make this column of real use to motorists. Every car owner or driver has occasional troubles with his car, and is puzzled to diagnose the cause…

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Moulders' Strike Railway Agreement

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 2

The moulders' trouble, so far as the railways is concerned, is now definitely settled. The men returned to work on the 2nd, and yesterday were given a hearing before the…

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The Climb Down Ferries and Trams Normal Running Again

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

A special meeting of the directors of the Sydney Ferries, Ltd., was held this morning, and it was decided to restore the ferry services of Mosman, Cremorne, M'Mahon's Point…

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"Go Slow." Railway Commissioner's Condemnation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 7

At the Railway Institute, Mr. James Fraser (Chief Commissioner of Railways) gave au address, entitled, "Go Slow." Mr. Fraser quoted the following figures:--…

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Fast and Slow -- British Motor Cars and Camels in Asia Minor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 25

Executing the final repairs to armored cars before going into battle. A camel supply train resting on the way to the fighting zone…

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Fast and Slow -- British Motor Cars and Camels in Asia Minor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 26

Happy Tommies in their winter coats. Officers digging a dug-out. German observation post up a tree on which British artillery has had a direct hit. Gordons in a reserve trench. (Official photographs issued by the Press Bureau and supplied by the L. N. A., London.) Trying on their trench boots before going into the front line. A British armored petrol engine…

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Railway Commissioners' Duties

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 18

The new Railway Commissioners -- Messrs. Fraser, Milne, Cann, and Fox -- have taken up duty. The allocation of their tasks falls to the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Fraser, and after…

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Melbourne Tram Capsizes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 18

A tram-car travelling to Melbourne from Burwood terminus on Sunday afternoon, January 7, when coming down an incline in the Norwood-road, Camberwell, left the rails, and…

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Local Jottings. Displaced by Motor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 11

Another old-time institution disappeared in the Bathurst district with the advent of the New York. The Royal mail coach, which opened its service between Bathurst and Hill…

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Disastrous Railway Collision

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 47

Eleven persons were killed and forty injured in an accident to a crowded passenger train. It crashed into a light engine near Ratho Station, between Edinburgh and Glasgow…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 2

Joseph Hanlon, son of Mr. Hanlon, of Bilpin, and his uncle, Thomas Hanlon, were descending an incline on a motor cycle with side-car, when the nephew lost…

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Field of Mars Railway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 2

At this week's meeting of the Lane Cove Council a communication was read from the Works Department stating that the proposal to construct a line of railway…

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Railway Block. Train Held Up Out[?] Guildford

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

[?] train which appa[?] breaking down on the [?] between Fairfield and G[?]dford railway stations this morning, passengers by the [?]…

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Road to Victory London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 1

"The Times" publishes an inspired statement, concerning the Rome conference, which it says was unanimous in its determination to secure peace by victory. It…

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Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Benefit Company Limited. Notice to Members

Co-operator · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 7

The Directorate of the above Fund has, owing to various causes, been faced with an unsatisfactory financial position…

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Fighting in the Air: How the French Train their Bird Soldiers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 19

Every day the war bulletins record an increasing number of air combats over the battle lines in France, and the loss of many aeroplanes and their pilots. In the early…

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The New Method. Friends to Train Together Monthly Quotas From Districts. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 6

Circulars were issued by the Defence Department to-day to all district commandants in the Commonwealth, giving particulars of the methods to be followed in encouraging…

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