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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Yanco's Chief Lack a Railway From Yanco Through Leeton to Griffith. Mr. C. W. Ziele's Letter

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

The settlers on the Murrmbidgee (N.S.W.) irrigation area are trying to induce the N.S.W. Government to honor its promise to build a railway…

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Land Settlement and Railway Development Wine-grape Growing for Soldiers the Hunter Valley Where a Twenty-acre Block Will Assure a Willing Worker. a Competence. Room for Hundreds of Settlers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

At the conclusion of the recent visit of inspection to the Hunter Valley vineyards by members of the Nationalist Country Committee, Mr. Ashford…

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A Motor-car Fatality. Terrible Street Accident In Victoria

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

While crossing the intersection of two streets at Brighton (Vic.) on Saturday night last, a woman named Maria Tussup, and her husband, were…

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Fall From a Tram. a Passenger Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

A tram accident occurred at Mosman (Sydney) od Friday night last, as a result of which Henry Hughes, a commercial traveller, was killed. He…

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Motor-Car Accidents Car Runs Down Five Persons at Broken Hill. Two Seriously Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

While returning from a picture show at Broken Hill (N.S.W.). Mr. and Mrs. Gear and three children, were run down by a motor-car driven by a…

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Live Stock for Shows Better Railway Arrangements R.A.S. CONFERENCE

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

Every, show there are always complaints about the handing of live stock on the railways. This is particularly so at the Royal. to which…

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Railway Workers Idle. Henty-billabong Trouble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

Mr. J. J. Lepherd, one of the district secretaries of the A.W.U., writes that at a large meeting of employees engaged on the Henty-Billabong railway construction and…

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Railway Alterations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

From to-day the 6.40 a.m. train Sydney to Taree on week days will be discontinued between Sydney and Newcastle. The [?] p.m. train Newcastle to Sydney will be…

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Few Masks on Tram

The Sun · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

This morning out of a full complement of passengers travelling in one of the trams from Bondi there were not more than a dozen people wearing…

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Motor Reliability Trial. Competitor Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 7

BATHURST, Monday.--In the 24 hours' Northern Cycling Club's motor reliability trial from Sydney to Bathurst, through Goulburn and return, one competitor, Finlay, sustained…

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The Tram Service. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

Sir.--The Tramway Department has several times recently stated in the press that the service is not over-crowded during the busy times of the day. Two instances have come…

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Travellers to North. Railway Restrictions. to Avoid Confusion

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

"There appears to be some misapprehension at Glen Innes as to the decision of the Government in regard to travellers to the north," said the Minister for Health last night. "As…

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Railway Deviation. Proposal From Junee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

JUNEE, Monday.--A largely attended meeting was held at Junee Reefs on Saturday night to urge upon the Commissioners for Railways the necessity of constructing a deviation line…

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"Go-slow" on Trams. Men Conceded Increase. Public to Pay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Monday.--The tramway company, after a conference with the Mayor of Auckland, agreed to the union's demands for increased wages, subject to ratification by the…

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First Bridge at Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 31

M. R.: The first bridge built across the Murrumbidgee at Wagga was opened for traffic on October 27, 1862. The Government having refused to build a bridge on…

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Armidale's Protest. Unrestricted Train Travelling

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 8

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.--The Acting-Premier has replied to the protest forwarded by Armidale against people being allowed to enter clean portions of the State from infected areas…

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Encroaching on a Road

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 4

The Grafton-Southgate road, which is one of the busiest in the district because it carries a lot of the ever-growing motor traffic between Grafton and the…

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Attempted Train-wrecking. Logs on North Shore Line. Train's Close Call. a Timely Warning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 8

A deliberate attempt to-wreek the 9 o'clock Passenger train from Chatswood to Hornsby by placing two large logs of wood across the line was made last night at a point about ten…

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The Western Road. Proposed Deviation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

The following are the merits of the proposed deviation or deviations of the Western-road at its intersection, with Church-street, Parramatta, as placed by the town…

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Train Spark Danger Evidence at Fire Inquest

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 7

There was ample evidence of the danger of fire from sparks from railway engines given at an inquiry into the fire that destroyed the Blacktown Timber…

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