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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Tiger Loose in a Train. Def[?] and Cowed by a Game Cockebel

The World's News · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

GREAT excitement was caused at the Calcutta terminus a few weeks ago, when, on the arrival of the Madras mail train, it became known that a full-grown Bengal tiger…

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Supply the Missing Line and Win a Prize. Road these Conditions:—

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

1. Answer, together with full name and address, to lie written clearly in ink on separate sheet of paper. Do not write on coupon…

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A Submarine Motor-car

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 13

One of the most curious vessels ever devised is being constructed for Mr. Simon Lake, the well-known American submarine engineer and inventor…

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Australia Buys Of Berlin Imports Motor Cars from Germany Despite Britain's Prohibition

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

Washington, Nov. 25.—Despite the fact that Great Britain has prohibited the purchase of any articles of enemy origin, statistics…

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American Motor Cars. Huge Output—Future Estimates

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 10

This is the time when statisticians of the automobile industry are busy preparing estimates of what next year's production will amount to. Since the…

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The Live Motor Page. Batteries and Accumulators

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 10

Quite a number of motor owners seem to be at a loss to understand the general working of this important piece of apparatus. Not being a…

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Proposed Railway. Artarmon to Field of Mars Cemetery

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

[?] read at the meeting of the Horopthy Council states that the Parliamentary [?] Committee on Public Works was inquiring into a proposal to construct a line of railway from…

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Not Paying Railway Fares

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

In the Newtown Summons Court, [?] has proceeded against by Railway Inspector Johnson for travelling ina train without [?] paying the fare with intent [?]…

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Tramway Employees' Union. Opposed to Daylight Saving

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

At a meeting of the executive of the New South Wales Government [?] Union the following [?]…

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Motor Cycling Who Won the Lithgow Club's Race?

Arrow · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

The official placings for the big 100 miles' road race decided on the Hartley circuit on Saturday last, forwarded by Mr. W. E. Phillips, the honorary secretary, are as…

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Motor Yacht Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 19

To-day the Motor Yacht. Club will hold its 27th outing for solidiers from Randwick Hospital. Automobile Club members will provide cars for the trip…

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Penrith Railway Depot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 9

The proposal to remove the Penrith railway depot to Enfield was the subject if a deputation which waited on the Minister for Railways (Mr. Ball) for the purpose of…

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Kogarah to Tom Ugly's Point Tramway

The St George Call · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 3

The agitation for this tramway has again been revived. The trouble at the present time is that the State Government are so short of funds that works…

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Sans Souci Tram

The St George Call · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

Ald. W. T. Anderson (Mayor of Kogarah) has received the following information from the Traffic Superintendent of Government Tramways:…

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Railway Exhibition. Art Union Drawing

The St George Call · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

The Railway Industrial and Models Exhibition at the Railway Institute concluded on Saturday night. The exhibition proved a big success, and was…

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Motoring Car of the Future Petro-electric Combination

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

With valuable data reaching them from certain authoritative testing centres English motor engineers are actively engaged in developing their ideas. Other countries have…

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The Extra Hour Tramway Men Protest

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

At a meeting of the executive of the New South Wales Government Tramway Employees' Union yesterday It was resolved to send, to the Prime Minister a letter protesting…

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Gifts for Defence Motor Ambulances and Cars

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

Four motor cars--two of them one-patient ambulances and two touring cars--were presented to the Defence Department at Victoria Barracks this morning. Sergeant G. E. Hall, of 1st Railway Section. A.I.F., was…

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Motoring. the 100-Mile Motor Cycle Race

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

The secretary of the, Lithgow Motor Cycle League (Mr. W. H. Phillips) informs us that incorrect information was given the press with regard to the 100-mile motor cycle race on the…

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