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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

4,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 244

Henty-daysdale Railway. Construction Commenced. HENTY

Evening News · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 10

Work has at last commenced on the construction of the railway. New rails sleepers, and [?]are being forwarded in large numbers and construction sheds blacksmith, and…

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For Invalid Soldiers. Motor 'Bus at Middle Head

Evening News · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 10

For some time past the Mosman Council has been moving in the matter of tha conveyance of invalid and returned soldiers to and from the military camp at Middle Head and the…

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The Easter Crowd. Heavy Railway Traffic

Evening News · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 5

Some ides of the [?] of Easter railway [?] the fact that the [?] to [?]…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Evening News · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 6

Mr. Robert H. Lator writes—The N S W Government has control of railway ret[?] at rooms, which speaking generally emp[?] proves that the department now furnishes…

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Motor-cycle Records

Referee · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 13

At the Newcastle carnival on Saturday, J. Turner, on an Excelsior, broke the mile record for the track (1 min 214-5sec), held by the late Captain Cecil de Fraga, who was killed…

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The Australian Motoring World J. A. Fair Will Attack Inter-State Record To-day

Referee · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 13

John A. Fair, who has been preparing for the gruelling and self-imposed task for some time, will set out in the early hours of this morning in an endeavor to place the Sydney…

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Railway Thieves. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 15

Starting allegations regarding the extent of pillaging in the railway service, and the existence of an organised gang of thieves engaged in depredations, were made by Mr…

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Motor Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 8

As usual motor cars, lorries, and other motor conveyances, occupy a considerable space, but most of the stands were not completed yesterday. Almost all the principal…

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Casualties. Railway Fetler Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 9

NARRABRI.—A railway fettler named Anthony Brunner was killed on the line, near Turrawan. Deceased, in company with Reginald Phyffer, a farmer, residing at…

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"Fatal Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 9

Frank Hamilton, aged 8, lately residing at Howarth-road, Artarmon, was found lying beside a picket fence near the railway station on Monday morning, bleeding from a…

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The Motor Car Display Attractive individual Models Australian Bodywork

The Sun · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 8

It is difficult to judge the value of the motor show this year. For obvious reasons only America, of the manufacturing countries, can get cars to Australia. Despite the import…

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Dubbo-Merrygoen Railway. Line to Be Opened Shortly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 13

Work in connection with the Dubbo-Merry- goen railway is hearing completion, and the line will probably be opened on April 8. Messrs. Mars and Donnellan. railway officials, made a…

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Motoring Across Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 38

No motor cyclist has yet tackled a trip across the Australian continent, either from north to south of east to west. Scarcity of petrol supplies along these transcontinental routes has…

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Motor and Cycling Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 38

According to the latest returns some 2000 motor ploughs are now in operation in England, breaking up more than 30,000 acres per week. The use of these up-to-date tractors…

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Huge Boulder Smashes Train. Two Persons Killd: Twenty Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 4

While a passenger train was passing through the Allegheny Mountains, Peensylvania (U.S.A), last week, in huge boulder, weighing upwards of 300-tons,…

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A Fettler Killed. Run Down by a Mail Train

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 4

A railway fettler named Anthony Bruner was killed on the line near Turrawan (N.S.W.) on Saturday night. The deceased was returning from Narrabri on a…

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NO. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and jury.) Injured in a Tram. Moroney v. Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 4

The trial of the action in which Timothy Moroney sued the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, claiming £250 compensation for injuries received through the alleged…

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