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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

District Court. (Before Judge Scholes.) Motor and Sulky Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 5

Charles Cun[?], of Alexander street, Hunter's Hill, butcher, claimed £50 from Allen S. Weaver, of Martin-place Sydney. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant negligently and…

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Arbitration or Strike? Adelaide Tram Men to Decide ADELAIDE

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 5

The Tramway Union has decided to [?] a raveling for an early date to [?] whether they will adhere to [?] or adopt direct action. It…

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Railway Workers' Wages

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 7

Mr. Bodkin, secretary of the Railway Workers' Industry Branch of the A.W.U., has arranged with the Railway Commissioners to have the award…

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Railways and Harbors South African Estimates CAPETOWN, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 8

The railway and harbor estimates tabled in the Assembly to-day show that the estimated expenditure for 1919 and 1920 is £20,324,000, as compared…

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Expired Railway Ticket

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 7

Gladys Gammon, of Denmark Street, Merry lands was charged at the Newtown Court with having travelled on the railway without previously having paid her fare…

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For Returned Soldiers. Several Proposed Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 7

GEURIE.--At the first meeting of the Cobbora Shire Repatriation local committee and extractive Mr. J. M. Whiteley was elected president and Mr. F. E. Morgan secretary. The…

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Found on Railway Line

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 7

LITHGOW, Wednesday. -- A middle-aged woman, Annie Hobson, was found by a fattier on the railway line near Lithgow station yesterday in a semi-conscious condition. The…

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Trains and Trams. Overcrowding Question. Statement by Commissioner

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 4

The Chief Railway Commissioner yesterday referred to the constant complaints made in the press in regard to the overcrowding of trains and trams…

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The Roseville Railway Bridge

The Sun · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

According to the president of the Kuring-gai Shire, this bridge, at Boundary-street, Roseville, is so unsafe that all trains slow down in crossing it. The Railway Department replies that it is not unsafe, and that trains slow down on many bridges…

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Special Train From South Australia [?]

Evening News · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

[?] meeting this morning [?] a special here [?] for Albury with [?] New South Wales residents…

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German Internees' Wanted As Road-menders

The Sun · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

Four years of heavy military traffic on the streets of Liverpool municipality have played havoc with their condition, and in addition the council have lost…

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Stranded Sydney People Isolated Train From Adelaide ADELAIDE

The Sun · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

At a meeting of stranded Sydneyites this morning, it was stated that the New South Wales Government had advised that a special isolated train…

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Railway and Tramway Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. R. Corish, assistant general secretary to the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Acsociation, writes stating that at the annual conference of the association…

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Misdemeanors Amateur Train-wrecker Working in a Sydney Suburb. Logs on the Line

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

Frederick Wilton, aged nineteen years, held up the 8 p.m. train to Hornsby {Sydney} on Tuesday night last, by waving a small pocket torch…

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Comfort Campaign Mr. Rumsey Makes a Good Suggestion for Road Improvement. Import American Models

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 8

Mr. Herbert J. Rumsey has read Dr. Arthur's proposal for increasing the comfort and pleasure of bush life, and he has a suggestion to make, a very…

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Motor Cycle Club

Arrow · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

The members of the Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W. are uncomplainingly taking the holding up of everything, and looking forward to the good things in store…

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Motor Cycle Eight Without Loss in 24 Hours' Trial

Arrow · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

The hard-working officials of the Northern Suburbs Club are to be congratulated upon the success of their first annual 24 hours' reliability trial contested…

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Motor Cycling

Arrow · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

The social run is to be held to Swansea on Sunday rooming next. The list run proved such a success that a large muster is expected. All motor cyclists…

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Motor Yachting

Evening News · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2

Two races will be held tomorrow by the Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales at Rose Bay. The handicaps are: —Class A (boats 8 miles per hour and…

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