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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Run Over by Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 5

William Pero (19). a dairy hand, sustained shocking injuries to both his legs through being run over by n train close to the Killara Railway Station last night. He was a…

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Accident at Killara Man Falls Under Train

Evening News · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 4

William Pero 19 a dairyman of St. Peters who was employed at a dairy at killers was severely injured at Killara Railway Station last night He had…

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Macquarie Pass Road Improvements WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 4

A sum of upwards of £1100 in at present being [?] on the road that leeds from [?]…

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The Old South Head Road: More Ramblings with an Old Directory. Part I.

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 28

In a former article I gave the description of the road to Parramatta from the first Post Office Directory published in 1832. I now turn to the…

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The Federal Capital and Promised Railway Line

The Australian Worker · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 18

Dear Worker,— The Federal Labor Government demonstrated its claim to far-seeing statesmanship when it selected Yass-Canberra the site of the Federal capital. Careless waste…

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Coachmakers' Reregistration Railway Employees to Be Excluded

The Australian Worker · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 7

Judge Curlewis, in the Industrial Court at Sydney, gave his decision on the application of the Amalgamated Coachmakers' Society of New South Wales for…

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World-wide Strikes. Pretoria Tram Trouble. Capetown, March 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 7

The Pretoria tram strike is apparently entering upon a serious phase. The Engineors' Society has sent an ultimatum to the Town Council, that unless the dismissal notices to the…

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Injured by Motor Car Driver on Trial

The Sun · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 4

At the Quarter Sessions to-day a young man, John Fleming Leake, was charged with having caused bodily harm to Thomas Henry Davis. There…

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The D -- D Public "Wait in the Street" New Railway Methods

The Sun · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 7

In pursuance of the cardinal policy of railway management, as understood in this State, to extract the last possible penny from the public, and give…

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Trans-continental Railway. No Resumption at Present

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--No resumption of the traffic on the Transcontinental Railway line is to be expected at present. The West Australian Government has suggested certain…

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Upkeep of Main Roads

The Propeller · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

A letter was received at the last meeting of Kogarah Council from the Local Government Department stating that £250 had…

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John Bridge & Co. Ltd

The Land · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 16

A. Hick's, Henty, 6 xe 33/4, 22 27/1, 21 22/10, 1 xh 23/3, 21 22/1, 13 xr 18/10…

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Fall From a Train. a Lad'a Legs Badly Crushed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

While travelling on a train near Killara (Sydney) railway station on Wednesday night last, William Pero, aged nineteen years, a dairy hand,…

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Cutting Timber Along Railway Line

The Land · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 7

F. Bros. write:—We are owners of certain C.P. lands through which a railway passes. A railway telephone line in erected along the side of the railway line. The…

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Motor Car for Engineer

The Land · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

Severn Shire Council has decided that a motor ear be purchased for the use of the engineer in his work of inspecting the roads, etc., throughout the shire…

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Motor Cycle Probable Course for 24 Hours' Trial

Arrow · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

The following course will probably be decided upon for the M.C.C.s 24 hours' trial Sydney, Woollongong, Kiama, Berry, Nowra, Conjola, Uliadulla,…

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Motor Cycle Club

Arrow · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

The 16th annual meeting of the Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W. is to take place on Monday evening at the club rooms, 47 Market-street, at 7.45. The enthusiasm…

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Motor Cycling

Arrow · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 3

The heavy [?] last Saturday did not permit the [?] Motor Cycling Club to hold the consistency last. It has since been decided to post[?] the 440 yards flutter set down for…

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