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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

South Africa Big Railway Deficit Far Largely Responsible [?], Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 1

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Passengers for Queensland Provision Made for 600 Tram and Steamer Next Week

Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

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Railway Inventions. Welding of Copper Plate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 13

Since the war began, owing to the very great difficulty in purchasing material from abroad, many new methods of providing materials previously obtainable only in foreign…

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Oyerlanding Judges. Motor From Victoria. Quarantine Requirements Fulfilled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 12

Justices Gordon and Ferguson, of the New South Wales Supreme Court Bench, who have had unusual vacation experiences, returned to Sydney on Thursday night, after an…

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Motoring. Hill-climbing Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 14

The Automobile Club of Australia will conduct a hill-climbing contest at Artillery Hill, National Park, next Saturday, commencing at 2 p.m. The competition will be open only to members of the club, and…

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Abnormal Snow Railway Blotted Out LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 1

There have been abnormal snowfalls in Britain, and the drifts in Derbyshire are 10ft. deep. The High Peak railway has been…

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Railways and Harbors South African Estimates Capetown, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 1

In the Assembly to-night Mr. Burton (Minister for Railways), submitting the Railway Budget, stated that, despite the effects of the recent epidemic, the…

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The Worst Tram a Popular Competition All Suburbs Badly Treated

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 6

Should an evening party prove a trifle dull, let some tactful being ask the simple question, "Whose tramline is the worst?"…

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Strnded in Melbourne Trams for Adelaide Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

[?] been made for [?] trains from [?] Adelaide on [?] South…

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Sequel to Collision. Railway Commissioners to Pay

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 7

WYALONG, Friday.--In the District Court to-dny, before Judge Boyan, Samuel Duncan Lamont sued the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales to recover £200 for damage…

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Motoring. Stolen Car Found

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 3

One, at least, of Sydney "Motor-car mysteries" is apparently about to be cleared up. The police have found the car which some weeks ago was stolen from Pitt Street, in the…

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The Tram-man Used His Head

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 8

Whilst discussing tramway grievances at Friday's meeting of Ryde Council, Alderman Anderson referred to the lack of elasticity in the Ryde to Ryde station…

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The Railway Dock

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

The secretary, Railway Commissioners, wrote to council this week respecting the question of the position of the loading dock at Guildford station, Intimating that…

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Railway Humbugging

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 6

Most Parramatta lieges go to bed, we understand, about 10 p.m. All the virtuous do. Some roam towards the city of an evening, and their lot is not a pleasant…

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New Aeroplane Provided with of Ninety-two Arm Chairs London

The Mirror · Sunday 23 February 1919 · page 2

[?] Bristow, of the Royal Air [?] that he recently inspected [?] provided with ninety-two [?] towns of four each…

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The Nightcap Lismore Wants Road to Bracing Locality on North Coast

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1919 · page 5

The Nightcap is the name of a fastness some distance north of Lismore from which a superb view of the surrounding country and the Pacific Ocean…

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Works Department Mr. Allard's Inquiry In Visit to North, Commissioner Gathers First-hand Evidence of Bad Road-making

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1919 · page 1

Mr. G. Mason Allard, Royal Commissioner inquiring into the Public Service, returned to Sydney yesterday after spending a fortnight on investigation…

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MOTORING Entries Wanted for Hill Climb

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1919 · page 18

Entries are wanted by Monday evening for the Automobile Club's Hill climb at National Park on Saturday afternoon next. This will be the first event the…

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Railway Losses in South Africa Largely Due to Influenza Epidemic-The Year's Deficit s Million CAPETOWN, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1919 · page 1

Introducing the Railway Budge: in the South African Assembly this afternoon, the Minister for Railways stated that the loss of revenue due to the…

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