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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Motor Tyre Temperature

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 42

At this time of the year when the temperature usually runs high, motorists should carefully check the air pressure in their ty[?]es. (Many car owners are under the impression…

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Robbery in a Train £120 Stolen

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

While travelling from Orange to Sydney by train early this morning Thomas O'Keefe, of Milroy-avenue, Kensington, was robbed of £120 in notes. The money was taken from…

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Involuntary Gassing Train and a Cylinder. a Remarkable Accident. London, [?]

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 1

A [?] been arrived from Paris Near [?] large [?]…

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New Use for Motorists

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 50

Ah the motor car dashed through a little country town, the driver pulled up with a frantic jerk. A man was standing right in front of his machine waving his arms…

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Motoring. the Motor Manual

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 8

The twenty first edition of "The Motor Manual[?] which has reached Australia, displays the customary careful revision. This is especially important as regards the chapters that deal with various types of…

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Motor Car Overturns. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 7

A sensational motor car accident occurred on the main Melbourne road near Pakenham on Tuesday night. A large touring car, containing eight adults and an infant, was…

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Another Federal Railway Adelaide

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

The State Government has ap[?]roved a suggestion made by Mr. Watt, Federal Minister for Works, when in Adelaide recently, that the Commonwealth should undertake the…

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Train Passengers Gassed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

A message from Paris states that an astonishing accident occurred near Lyons. A passenger train ran into a large cylinder of chlorine, which had fallen from a goods…

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Names of Roads Objectionable

The Land · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

When it comes to towns and roads there is, in spite of the proverb, a great deal in names. Ryde Council recently had a letter from a progress association,…

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Railway Disasters. Austrian Train on Fire. London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

A Vionna telegram, repeated from Amsterdam, states that a grave disaster occurred to a passenger train at Samber, Galiciu. It caught fire while going at full speed, The…

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A Boy's Tragic Death. Shockingly Mu[?] by a Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

A boy named William Leslie Childs, aged four years, was killed at Ayonmore station, on the Echuca (Vic.) line, on Monday night. When the train pulled up…

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Tragic Happenings Many Holiday Fatalities Queensland Member Under a Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred in Brisbane on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. John May. Labour member for Flinders in the Queensland Parliament, was killed at…

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Motor and Tram in Collision. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

The intersection of Mair and Lydlard streets at Ballarat was last night the scene of a sensational collision between a motor car and an electric tram car. The tram was knocked off…

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Motor Cycling Entries Due To-morrow for Speed Judging Test

Arrow · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

Members of that go-ahead concern, the Northern Suburbs Motor-cycle Club, are reminded of the fact that entries are due to-morrow for the speed-judging competition which is to be…

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Railway Extension. Dubbo Worris Greek

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

The Dubbo-Werris Greek line has been linked un with that this section will be open for traffic early in the New Year…

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Land Settlement and Railway Development. the Railways "Rapid" Conveyance in N.S.W. a Case for Departmental Investigation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

In these days the remark is often made that we are becoming habituated to a rapidly of movement that would have asphyxiated our ancestors of two or three…

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A School by Killed. Knocked Down by Motorcar

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

A schoolboy named Glenworth Granthged thirteen years,. residing in Puddington, Sydney, was knocked down by a motor car in Oxford-street, Paddington,…

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