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Railways, roads & transport, 1917

6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Our Consulting Column. Information for Motorists. Correspondence Invited

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 31 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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Driver Sent for Trial Darlinghurst Motor Fatality

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Arthur Patrick Murray, 28, a member of the A.I.F., who died from injuries received in a motor car accident in Flinders-street early on the…

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Motor Cycling. Non- Stop Run to Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 10

On Friday next Mr. H. Bartlett will leave Sydney on n 7-h. p. Indian motor- cycle in an attempt to reach Melbourne without stopping his engine. The mechine will be titted with a…

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Trade and Finance. Financial. State Railway Working Costs

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 9

Yesterday we gave the result of working the Now South Wales railways during the past half year. those results being unfavorable. It is interesting to compare the receipts and cost…

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Motor and Cycle Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 43

Germany is already making extensive preparations for peace, says the "Motor Age" (Chicago). This holds good for every department of national life, but it is the motor car industry that is of…

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Country News. Proposed New Train Service. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 8

The agitation has been renewed in Southern Riverina to secure a through train service between Melbourne and Sydney via Tocumwal. The service was promised, but owing to the…

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Maintaining Parramatta-road. Councils and the Government

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Ashburn Council a letter was received from the Concord Council requesting co-operation in an appeal to the Government for an increased subsidy to place…

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Tried to Board Moving Train. Hairdresser Fined at Newtown

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

On the [?] Coast [?] by Railway [?] to heard a [?]…

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Award. Railway and Tramway Boards. No. 2 (Electrical Branch) Tramway Award

Co-operator · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

The award of No. 2 (Electrical Branch), Tramway, is published in “Gazette” No. 10, January 25th, and is as follows: —…

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Coff's Harbour Engineering and Motor Works

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 39

P. Burke is proprietor of one of the most important business firms in northern parts. He runs the well-known Coff's Harbour Engineering and Motor Works, and is…

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Praise for N.s.w. Railways

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 1

[?] of the [?] entertained at [?] Moore-street, City, Mr. [?] Commissioner for…

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N.s.w. Wheat. Stacked and Despatched. Reports From Railway Stations. Despatched

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 5

Following is the number of bags of wheat despatched [?] on all lines in New South Wales for the week ended January 27 JUNEE…

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Notice. Railway Workers' Industry Branch

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 21

As the majority of members have sent in their Worker slips, the practice of sending bundles of papers to reps, will be discontinued, except where provision has…

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Fatal Motor Drive. Driver Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

An inquest in connection with the death of Arthur Patrick Murray, 28, a member of the A.I.F., who died from injuries received in a motor car accident in Flinders-street…

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Silverton Tramway Company. Dividend and Bonus. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 9

[?] dividend of 1/ and a bonus of 1/ [?] share have been declared by thge silverton Tramway Company, payable on March 1…

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Railway Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 5

YOUNG.—At last meeting of the Young. branch of the T. and S. Association it was deelded to enter an emphatic protest against the railway charges under A scale on…

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Bush Dangers. Motor Car Party Bogged. Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 8

Mr. Andrew Glenn, of North Yathoug station, Jerilderie, with three others, had a fearful experience last week on the plains between Oxley township, on the Lachian…

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Motor Lorry Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 8

On Tuesday evening Archie William Prentice, 26, living at Allandale, Wentworth-street, Homebush, was driving a motor lorry along Parramatta-road, Ashfield, when something…

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Railway Navvies' Strike Trouble at Coff's Harbor I.W.W. Agent Thrown Into River

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 2

There has been serious trouble on the railway works at Coff's Harbor, and 800 men have been idle for over a week. It is believed that the difficulties have been…

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North Shore Tram Troubles

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 6

Attention was recently drawn to the inconvenience of the present system of running the Taronga Park tram from Mosman on the arrival of the 6.10 p.m. boat from Circular Quay…

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