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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

An Australian Uncle. Railwayman's Windfall. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 7

William Allison, a timekeeper in the North-western Company's locomotive sheds at Rugby, states that he has inherited £50,000 from a pastoralist uncle, who died in Australia…

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Money Missing From Railway Station

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 4

The sum of £[?] has been reported as missing from the booking office on the down-side of Liverpool railway station. The money was taken from the drawer of the office,…

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Aeroplane Post. England to Versailles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 7

The first aeroplane post flight carried despatches from Hendon to Versailles in 160 minutes, and returned in under two hours…

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"John Bridge" WOOL

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

The Drought.—A few very widely scattered but practically negligible, showers have fallen in some parts or the State. Whatever good may have…

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Big Aeroplane Post. a Fast Flight. London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 5

The first aeroplane post flight on a big scale had been undertaken. It carried despatches from Hendon (Middlesex) to Versailles (about 200 miles) in 160 minutes. The return journey…

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Land Settlement and Railway Development Repatriation Work Mr. Ashford's Reply to the Montayella Criticisms. Greatly Misrepresented

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

Replying to statements made at a meeting of the Bathurst (N.S.W.) repatriation committee recently to the effect that the amount of interest that…

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Railway Trains on Fire. a Race to Nearest Watering Place

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

A sensational trip in a burning railway carriage was experienced by the passengers in the Perth-Albany (W.A.) express on Thursday last. Sparks…

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A Motor-car Fatality. Young Man Crushed to Death

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

A fatal motor-car accident occurred at Uki (N.S.W.) on Saturday night last, when Jack Fitzhenry. aged twenty-three years, was returning after…

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CONFLAGRATIONS. Motor-car Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

An outbreak of fire at Mr. James Jenning's homestead at Toolamang (N.S.W.) resulsed in the destruction of a shed containing a motor car, with tools and fittings…

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Sydney to Darwin. the North and South Railway. Ii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 6

Now, as to the Sydney route, which I have already described, reference to the map will show that this would be practically a direct line from Sydney to Port…

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High-speed Railway. Under the Thames. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 7

There is every likelihood that Mr. Kearney, an Australian engineer, will secure permission to construct a high-speed railway under the Thames at Woolwich on the lines of his…

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Didn't Know the Law Belgian Motor Driver

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 8

"I am a Belgian; I do not know the law of the country," said Charles Prinze, who was brought before Mr. Macfarlane. C.S.M., in the Central…

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Perth Tramway Strike Perth

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 7

As a result of yesterday's happenings the settlement of the tramway strike, which at the week-end seemed almost accomplished, is now as far off as ever…

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Always in the Way Traffic Police and Motorists "Ought to Run Over You"

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 8

Many motorists were brought before the Central Summons Court to-day for committing breaches of the Traffic Act…

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Maitland Bridge

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

The condition of Belmore Bridge, Maitland, has been a source of complaint from travellers for some time. A start has been made to prepare the bridge,…

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From Australia to England by Aeroplane

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 15

THIS map shows various air-routes which are now being, or are about to be, surveyed. Regular services to London from South Africa through Egypt, and from India through Asia Minor, will shortly be established, and it is hoped that before very long they will be extended to China and Japan and across the East Indies to Australia. Quite recently, after a good deal of delay caused by the necessity of communicating with the Imperial authorities, the Commonwealth Government granted permission for the registration of…

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A Week-end Train

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

A growing agitation is reported from the near west concerning the provision of a week-end holiday train from the hotter parts to the cooler climes on the…

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The Railways & Tramways Sydney Tramway System. No. 2

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 23

The evidence which had been given in lavor of tramways at the inquiries and the discussions that had followed, served to reconcile the public to the…

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Too Many Passengers Motor Launch Owner Fined NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

At the Newcastle Police Court this morning, John Richardson was [?] with having [?] on his motor [?] than were allowed…

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