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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Motoring Big Anniversary Events on Hartley Circuit Fifty Miles Handicap is the Star Event: Mortdale Carnival

Referee · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 11

On Saturday and Monday next some fine racing is likely to be seen on the Course de Circuit, at Hartley. The Lithgow club's annual open handicap, over a…

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Railway Thieves. Heavy Fine Imposed. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 13

A man employed in the goods yard at the local railway station was fined £10 and costs for the theft of potatoes from a consignment at the station. Mr. Haslam,…

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Motorist's Remarkable Escape. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 13

Councillor Birks was crossing the railway line at the central gates, Junee, this afternoon, when a light engine, running towards Sydney, struck his car, and turned it head on…

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"Land of Promise." Gulf Country. Mr. Theodore Enthusiastic. What a Railway Would Do

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 12

Thousands of square miles of territory practically unoccupied—rich, doep, black soil—a network of rivers that are never without water —wide, lovel plains, capable of irrigation with…

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Restricted Imports. Whisky, Sweets, and Motor Cars

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

In the relaxation of control of imports to Australia luxuries are likely to be considered last. The determining principle appears to…

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Tram Smash at Newcastle

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 11

A steam tram ran off the line at Young Wallsend one day last week, and capsized over an embankment. The tram, consisting of an engine and two cars, was bound from West Wallsend. When crossing the bridge at Brush Creek the engine left the rails, overturned, and fell down the embankment, pulling the foremost carriage with it. The driver (T. Mordue) was injured, and removed to the Wallsend Hospital…

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Railway Workers Idle. Waiting for Construction Works

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 6

Mr. G. C. Bodkin (secretary of the railway workers' branch of the A.W.U.) stated yesterday that since the New Year there had been a considerable amount of unemployment amongst…

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Coolah-craboon Railway

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

The construction of the long-wanted Coolah to Craboon railway line has been started. The town of Craboon, from which the line will start, has been…

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Tableland Railway

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

At a meeting of the Glen Innes Council, Alderman Boxham referred to the Inverell-Glen Innes railway, stating that he understood large areas were to be opened…

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Goolah Railway Station

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

The construction of the railway station and yards at Coolah has begun. A quantity of earth work is completed at the Craboon end of the line. Men are…

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Culcairn Railway Yards

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

It is stated that the improvements to the Culcairn railway yards and station, and the erection of new engine sheds and workshop, will be carried out this…

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Tooraweenah. Railway League

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 15

At a meeting of the Tooraweenah Railway League, Messrs. H. Waterford (president), A. W. Yeo (hon. secretary), and Harold Speight (Coonamble) were…

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City and Suburban Railways

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 30

A large deputation, representing the city of Sydney, and more than twenty suburban municipalities, interviewed the Minister for Works. Mr. John Lackey to…

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Tramway Officers' Roll of Honor

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

The tramway officers Roll of Honor was recently unveiled at the head office in Elizabeth-street, by Mr. E. J. Doran, Tramway Traffic Manager, in the…

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Railway Picnic

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

The employees on the Kelso-Blayney section held their annual picnic at Carcoar, over 2009 attending. The sports conducted under the supervision of…

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Aeroplane at Khartoum

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 1

The correspondent, of "The Times" at Khartoum reports that an aeroplane, surveying the Cairo to the Cape aerial route, arrived there on Sunday.--…

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On the Roof. Successful Aeroplane Landing. London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

Vedrines, the well-known French airman, effected a sensational aeroplane landing on a roof 30 yards long a few feet wider than the Spread of the aeroplane's wings. With…

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Maddened Bullock Holds Up Train Excitement at Summer Hill

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

[?] traffic for some time…

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Killed on the Railway

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 7

[?] was killed by the [?] at Ballarat it is not known [?] he got beneath the…

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