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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

4,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 244

Motor Smash Car Overturns Wounded Soldiers' Experience

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 2

A motor driver, while endeavoring to avoid a collision with a tram at tho corner of Ocean and Queen streets, Woollabra, last night, met with a sensational accident. The…

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Successful Motor-cyclist. Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 8

T. C. Priestley, riding a 3½ h.p. Ideal Jap motor cycle, with a handicap of 17sec., won the hill-climb at Wheeler's Hill. He has won this contest six times…

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Terrific Train Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 8

The Scotch express was running at full speed at dusk, when the driver noticed a huge bank dropping on to the line. The engine became embedded and derailed. The heavy…

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Train Smash. Accident to Scotch Express London

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

[?] express from London [?] landslide at La[?]nby. The engine [?] and the carriages telescoped. Six [?] were killed and about 20 injured…

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Trouble About Carriages. South Coast Miners' Train. Bulli

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

The Railway Commissioners during last week substituted long suburban [?] compartment carriages on the South Coast miners' train. The chang was [?] owing to…

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Train Accident Scotch Express Hits, Landslide LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

The express train from St. Praneas Station, London, collided with a landslide 15 miles from Carlisle on Saturday afternoon. Two carriages were smashed and three…

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The Coal Negotiations. Railway Preparations

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

[?] New South [?] in the [?] on in Melbourne [?] being [?] by the Railway Department…

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Excessive Speed. Three Motorists Pay Penalty

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

At the North Sydney [?] Thomas Bu[?] of 21 [?] was fined £2, in default a month [?] for having, on January 5, ri[?] a metor cycle at…

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Railway Robberies. Charges Against Employees

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 5

Joseph Edward Walton and Frederick James Me[?]stead young men described [?] railway employees, were charged at the Cantra[?] police Court this afternoon, with stealing on or about October [?] last a…

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Motor Car Capsized

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 8

A motor car capsized on Saturday evening in Ocean-street, Woollahra, injuring the occupants. The car was being driven along…

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Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 8

The Midland Scotch express from London ran into a landslide at Lazonby. The engine overturned and the carriages telescoped. Six people were killed and about 20 injured…

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Imports of Motor Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 9

The Minister for Trade and Customs has decided to permit the importation of motor cars ordered prior to August 10, 1917, and despatched from the factory to Australia on or…

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Missing From the Railways Two Employees' Houses Searched Many Thefts Alleged

The Sun · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 5

Two railway employees-- Frederick James Mepstead (31) and Joseph Edward Walton-- were charged at the Central Police Court this morning with stealing property belonging 'to…

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Tram Men and Unionism

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 6

The general secretary of the Tramway Traffic Association. Mr. H. Lawton. said yesterday that the Industrial Trades Union Registrars had approved of the union's amended rules. The…

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Motor Car Imports

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 7

The Minister for Trade and Customs has decided to permit the Importation of motor ears ordered prior to August 10, 1917, and despatched from the factory to Australia on or before…

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Motor Car Accident. Returned Soldiers Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 5

As a result of a motor accident, which occurred at the corner of Ocean and Queen Streets, Woollahra, on Saturday night, tour returned soldiers from Randwick Hospital…

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Railway Smash. Train Strikes Landslide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 7

The Midland Scotch express from London ran into a landslide at Lazonby. The engine overturned and the carriages telescoped. Six people were killed and about 20 injured…

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"John Bridge" Reports WOOL

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 3

New arrangements have been announced for the conduct of the appraisements up to and including February 15. This period has been divided into…

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Concrete Road-Making Experience of America and Canada, Immense Operations

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 3

The fame of America for its good roads is largely based upon the perfections of its concrete highways, to such appreciated by motorists…

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American Railways. Washington, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 1

Mr. [?] Controller has [?] opposed to the Government ownership of the railways He says that the United States must spend…

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