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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Motor Cycle M.c.c. Is Still Going Strong

Arrow · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

The energetic officials of the M.C.C. have now settled down after disposing of the Interstate trial. They have made a start on the Goodyear Victoria Park…

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Improving Our Railways

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

With deviations and duplications a lot of important work on the railways of New South Wales has been done Much country has been opened up by extending…

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Railway Prosecutions Careless North Shore Passengers Way of Avoiding Full Fare

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Railway [?]…

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Motor-car Bargains Lassey's Auction Rooms the Mecca of Buyers. to Snap Up a Motor

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

In one respect, certainly, the city mas bas the advantage over the country resident—he has frequent opportunities of picking up a good bargain…

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Railway Guard Killed. Knocked Down by an Engine

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

While crossing the lines in the West Melbourne (Vic.) railway yards on Tuesday morning last, Laurence Minogue, a railway guard, living at at…

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A Gallant Husband Hurts Feelings of Wife Having Caught the Tram, He No Longer Runs After It

The Mirror · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 11

It is on the records that a husband of years, naked by his Rood wife why he did not pay her the attentions he did when they were courting, replied with…

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Strikers' Proposal. to Take Over Tram Service. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 6

A proposal of a citizens' committee, including the Mayor and Archbishop Riley, to end the tram strike was put before the tram employees to-day and scornfully rejected…

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Waiting for Trams. Public Must Not Stand in Roadway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 6

The following statement was made yesterday by Mr. Edward, Superintendent of the Traffic:—"The introduction of 'one-way traffic,' particularly in Pitt-street, has led to a very…

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Doctor's Motor-car. Constable Shams Drunk. Youth Caught in the Act

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

The circumstances under which a motor car, valued at £350, the property of Dr. Percy Leslie Hipsley, was stolen from the doctor's, garage attached to his residence at 58 Old…

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Archaic Methods. Railway Administration Attacked. Discontent in Service. Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 6

BATHURST, Thursday.--"Many members of the National party have admitted that the Chief Commissioner for Railways is tyrannical and pompously autocratic."…

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Hurstville Overhead Bridge

The St George Call · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

In response to representations for expedition made by Mr. Ley, the. Divisional Engineer now states that the work of erecting a lamp for the overhead…

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Proposed Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 11

Mr. J. Cecil Bowman, administrator of the estate of the late James Bowman, wrote to Blacktown Council re the proposed new road Schofields to Blacktown,…

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Motor Cars on the Mulgoa Road

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

At the last meeting of Nepean Shire Council communication wan read from the Inspector-General of Police re Council's complaint of over-crowding and reckless driving of motor vehicles…

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The Road Plant

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Auburn's new road plant arrived at the end of last week. One of its first jobs will be the consolidating of the metal spread on Macquarie-road. At the…

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A Hawkesbury Road

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 8

Mr. Thompson, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for works with a request that the old convict-made road between Hornsby and Brooklyn,…

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Train on Fire. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 13

Sparks from lo[?]motives burning Collie coal caused fires on two trains. In one case a long second-class corridor car full of passengers, forming part of the Perth-Albany…

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Auburn. New Road Tractor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

At the last meeting of the council applications for the position of driver of the now road tractor, purchased by the council, were considered. They were…

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