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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Train Services

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 5

The Railway Department announced on Saturday that the 6.49 a.m. passenger train from Sydney to Taree, and the 5 p.m. passenger train from Newcastle to Sydney would resume…

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Sealed Train Dash Through Stricken State Back to Sunny New South Wales Specially Related for the "Evening News"

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 4

A "sealed train" left Adelgide for Albury on Saturday afternoon. It carried New South Wales folk who had been stranded in South Australia as a result…

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Bundanoon Railway Crossing

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 6

Mr. Edwin Geach, writing from Victoria Park, Bundanoon, says:— I read with pleasure last week-end "Tourist's" latter, referring to the in…

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Motor Tragedy Sequel Sailor Witness Gaoled

The Sun · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 5

Karl Wilhelm Reinhold Schultz, a sailor from the Swedish ship Siglan, and one of the witnesses in the recent motor-car tragedy, was charged at…

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Motor Fatality a "Welcome Home" Tragedy

The Sun · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 6

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Acting City Cordner (Mr. Fincham) to-day in an inquest on the body of a three-year-old child, Alice…

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Lost Diamond Ring Railway Guard Convicted Bathurst

The Sun · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

The whereabouts of a diamond ring that was left in a handbag in a Western mail train recently formed the subject of detectives' inquiries, the…

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Makes a Motor Trip. Mr. Hughes and Returned Soldiers. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 4

Mr. Hughes motored from Paris to Charleroi, and spent a night on the way with the 46th British Division, which, on the Australians' right flank, performed a great feat in crossing…

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State Revenue. Estimated Increase Exceeded. Big Loss on Rail and Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 4

During the eight months of the current financial year the increase in the State revenue exceeds that estimated for the whole year by over £100,000, But for the outbreak of influenza it…

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"John Bridge" Reports. WOOL

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 3

Pastoral Conditions.—The heavy rainfall during the week has been practically coastal; in many instances it has penetrated inland sufficiently to give…

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Industrial Courts. (Before Judge Rolin.) Railway and Tramway Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 5

The Railway and Tramway Officers' Association applied for an award for the salaried staff employed in the railway and tramway services. Originally the association made…

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Tram Overturned Accident at Sans Souci

Evening News · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 4

The engine of a from on the [?] from Kogarah to Sans Souci met with an accident last night. The tram which consisted of the…

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Land Settlement and Railway Development Land Fob Soldiers Macquarie River Farms in the Bathurst District. Sixteen Blocks Prepared

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 3

The Macquarie Vale soldiers' settlement, which is within two miles of the Montavella soldiers' settlement near Bathurst (N.S.W.), is neuritis…

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Pikedale Settlement. Proposed Railway Extension

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 3

Surveyors are at work upon the suggested routes of a line to proceed from Cotton Vale, Thulimaba, or the Summit (Q.) passing through the soldiers…

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Railway Deviation. Rival Southern Routes

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 3

A largely-attended meeting held at Junee Reefs (N.S.W.) week in connection with the suggested railway deviation, which it is…

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Railway Advance Inverell's Connection with Tableland &Nd Coast. a Meeting Dreaks Up

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 3

A conference wan held at Inverell on Wednesday afternoon last, of delegates representing public bodies, farmers' organisations and railway leagues…

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Thieves at Work an Alderman Charged with Stealing Chaff. Pilfering on the Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 4

At Cowra (N.S.W.) on Wednesday last. Aid. William Taylor was arrested and charged with staling chaff from the railway goods-sbed. He was…

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Live Stock Returns. Decrease in Horses. Influence of Motor Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 5

A progress return of the stock in New South Wales, compiled from the returns furnished by the stock inspectors for the various pastures protection districts, shows the…

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Proposed Railway Link. South Coast and Southern Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 7

In connection with the proposal to link up the Great Southern railway lina (via Holdsworthy) with the South Coast in the vicinity of Heathcote, Mr. J. C. Hunt, M.L.A., has…

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Railway Pass Found

The Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

A railway pass in the name of Miss Grant is at The Sun office awaiting a claimant. Publican Fined…

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