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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Unmasked More Prosecutions Offenders in City Trams

Evening News · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

In the Central Summons Court [?] prosecuted for [?] to wear face masks while rising to [?] Frank Brent was [?]…

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Rail and Tram Em­ployees Conference Held Out of Doors

Evening News · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 8

The twenty-ninth annual conference of the [?] Railway and Tramway Service Association was owing to the epidemic restrictions in Sydney held in…

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Railway Advance Communication Between [?] and the Tableland. a Meeting at [?] Innes

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

A [?] public meeting was held in the Club Innes Town Hall on Saturday afternoon last, to consider a letter from the Inverell Chambor of…

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Land Settlement and Railway Development Repatriation Work Strong Utterances About Montavella Group Settlement. the Men Being "Fleeced."

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

Some strong expressions were uttered at the meeting of the Bathurst Repatriation Committee on Monday night, when the subcommittee…

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East-west Railway

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 13

Traffic has not yet been resumed on the East-West railway. The difficulty of supplying 500 employees along the line with the necessities of life has been…

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Country News. Proposed Railway Deviation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 8

JUNEE.—In connection with the suggested railway deviation which it is proposed to make from either Cootamundra West or Yeo Yeo, a very largely attended meeting was held…

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Judge's Daughter Expert Motorist

The Sun · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

Mr. Justice Gordon and Mr. Justice Ferguson started from Melbourne for, Sydney 12 days ago, but they did not experience many disabilities…

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Railway Facilities

The Propeller · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 1

The following are replies given by the Chief Commissoner for Railways in response to a number of matters placed before him by…

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Logs on Railway Line. Wilton Remanded for Treatment

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

Frederick Wilton (18) was before the North Sydney Police Court yesterday in connection with certain logs found on the North Shore railway line, near Roseville, on the night of…

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The Maskless. Railway Prosecutions. Many Offenders Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

All classes were represented at the Newtown Police Court, before Mr. A. Blix, Acting-S.M., in the prosecutions by the Railway Department (through Inspector H. E. Morris) for…

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Motor Yacht Club. Commodore Cup Events

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

The Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales will begin its racing fixtures for this year tomorrow, when two events will be decided at Rose Bay…

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Goods by East-west Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.--The Health Commissioner (Mr. Atkinson) and the Commissioner for the Commonwealth Railways have arranged that goods may be brought by the…

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Rail and Tram Service. Voluntary Political Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

The annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was held on Monday. Mr. Buckley, M.L.A., presided. The failure of the Government to give an…

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Open Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 8

Two announcements are made to-day that must be fraught with tremendous significance for the promotion of peace. The narrow strait that leads from the Mediterranean to…

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The Road's End

The World's News · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 19

For three long years we trod the ols track. An what was mine was yours an yours was mine:…

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Liverpool's Roads. Commonwealth Government Blamed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 9

LIVERPOOL, Friday.--During the past four Years military waggons, cars, and oilier traffic have practically destroyed a number of the streets of Liverpool municipality, and the…

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A Bridge with Human Piers

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 1

Up to the very end of the fighting on the Western Front, before the armistice was signed, the British troops fought their way onward with dauntless determination. No obstacle or difficulty was allowed to delay the advance for an instant. Here is an example of their resource in overcoming a temporary hindrance. A stream had to be crossed, and in the absence of a bridge a number of men entered the water, and held up a…

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Motoring Hill-climbing Tests Past Performances Discourtesy on the Road

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

Now that the Automobile Club is about to re-establish the driving competitions for members, great interest is being manifested in the programme…

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The Road Smash. Who Promised to Pay ?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday a case arising out of a motor-sulky collision was heard by Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M…

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Generous (?) Railway Commissioners

Labor News · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 6

On December 23 last an armed and masked robber attempted to hold up the Western mail, and was beaten off after a desperate struggle by Driver James…

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