Railways and Settlement. Labor Leader's Statement
Mr. J. Storey, leader of the Labor party, made another supplementary statement of policy on Saturday. "The Labor party," he said, "has always…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
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Recruiting. Motorists' Help Sought
The State Recruiting Committee is now issuing to proprietors of motor cars some "stickers," to be fixed to the glass wind-screens of their cars. There is a variety to choose from…
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Early on Saturday morning thieves burst open the back door of the premises known as "The Motor House," on the rumor or Wellington Street and Waterloo Place, city, and stole nine…
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THE Federal Government has at last taken the right turning. It was obvious from the very start of the movement to prolong the life of the Parliament that the experiment…
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The Mayor (Alderman J. Kelly) moved, at the last meeting of Ryde Council, that in all new sub-divisions, as well as those at present under consideration, the council require the vendors to metal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Beaten By Goods Train. Stock Train from Coota. Ten Miles an Hour
M. F. R. Sparre, Cootamundra, writes: — A few years ago when complaints were made by stock owners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"John Bridge" Reports. Wool. Appraisements Resumed
Official arrangements have now been made to carry out two series of appraisements, to commence on Monday, 5th March, and continue till…
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The adoption of this name—"The Best on the Road"—by Messrs, Allan and Elliott for their long or short tray sulky was a happy inspiration, and the firm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dragged by Train. Remarkable Accident at Newtown
John William Hamilton, a night officer at the Newtown Railway Station, had a narrow escape from being crushed by a train on Monday afternoon. The train, which arrived at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Child Killed in Sydney. Run over by a Motor-lorry
On Thursday morning last a little boy six years of age, Allen Trelor, was killed at the corner of Elizabeth and Devonshire streets. Sydney. He was knocked down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Go-SLOW" NAVVYING. on the North Coast Railway
Mr. Eugene F. Rudder writes from Orara to say the some of the farmers on the coast complain bitterly of the class of labor employed on the North Coast…
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While walking across the road in front of the Waverley Tram Depot this morning, Frederick Cook, a tram conductor, of [?], Paddington, was run over by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Splashed the Mud. Tramway Prosecutions at North Sydney
Ambrose Goodyer, a tramway inspector, proceeded at the North Sydney Police Court against D. O'Connor, of Holterman-street, North Sydney, for interfering with the…
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Mr. I. B. Evans writes:—I wish to protest against the excessive freight fixed by the Railway Commissioners on the carriage ot artificial fertilisais. All other countries…
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A gaia, arranged in aid of the funds to provide a motor ambulance for use by the Rockdale C[?]s of St. John Ambulance Brigade, was held at Brightonle-Sands on Saturday. The fete was opended by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Ships for Elder, Dempster and Co., Ltd
Three ships for Messrs. Elder, Dempster and Co., Ltd., in which Diesel motors will be installed, are being bulit in the United Kingdom…
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"Retepayer" writes:— Re your report to Tuesday's issue of the subject mentioned above, as a resident of mars vears stanting in the Ryde Municipality. I maintain to impose…
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The lure of the open road is daily becoming stronger with the public, for everyone appreciates a pleasant run in the country, which constitutes most attractive forms of popular…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Motors and Motoring What Makers and Motorists are Doing. the Off=side Tram Passenger. The Cost of Mud — U.S. Army Trucks. Trade Notes — Club Doings. the Off-side Team Passenger
A new terror has been added to motoring owing to the uncertain interpretation of the rule which regulates the duty of motor cars when passing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Game Awakening at Cobar Motor Atkins and Bill Stines : Others Matched
I have a letter from old-timer Jack Mackay, who long since left the boxing booth field to Snowy Flynn, Jimmy Sharman, Dave Meekin, and Co., to run a profitable moving picture…
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