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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

"The Gipsy Road."

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 13

A collection of bright verges and sketches is "The Gipsy Road and Other Fancies" by R.J. Cassidy. The author is well known to readers of THE WORKER, in…

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Nervy Ireland Anything May Happen Wiring Vice -Regal bridge LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 1

The Dublin correspondent of "The Times" states that, a'Military Court may investigate the Phoenix Park, affair but the verdict that Lieutenant…

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Passing Stationary Tram. Motorist Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 2

In fining Walter Thomas Kennerson, of 334 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, £5 for driving a motor-car past a stationary tram, Mr. Fitz- herdinge. S.M., commented upon this practice at…

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Bomaderry to Orbost New Railway Suggested Opening Up the Country WOLLONGON

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 4

The residents of the southern coastal districts of New South Wales and of the last Gippaiand districts of victoria have commenced an agitation for the…

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Railway Fares. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 6

Sir,—From an economic point of view a general all-round rise in tares of 20 per cent, simply means that land values and rents in the "close in" suburbs aro going to take a…

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Railway Workers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 6

Mr. Bodkin, secretary to the Railway Workers' branch of the A.W.U., stated yesterday that the members of the organisation had instructed the executive to make effort to…

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Motor Show. Exhibits in Place

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 4

The motor show in the Hall of Industries at the Agricultural Ground is practically ready for the opening at noon on Saturday. The last of the exhibits were in the Building last night…

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Aeroplane Insurance

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 3

Underwriters at Lloyd's are prepared to ensure travellers by aeroplane to Paris for £1,000 in case of death and £6 per week in case of injury for the…

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Sir Ross Smith. by Train to Ipswich. Repairs to Aeroplane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

CHARLEVILLE, Thursday. --Sir Ross Smith and party, accompanied by Lieutenant Hall, of the Defence Department, left by to-day's mail train for the Ipswich workshops, taking with…

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Record Traffic on New Year's Day Tram and Train Business

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 6

"Farce, please!" In the majority of instances tram travellers were prepared with the right amount of fare-Including the extra…

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Child Run Over by Train. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 8

Lilian Davis, aged 14 months, was run over by a train at Hexham this morning, and died in the Newcastle Hospital to-night. The child crawled out of a yard on to the railway line…

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Worst in the World Our Main Roads The Question of Control

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 8

"It ought to be possible, within the next five years, to remove the nine cast by some [?] who have returned from visits to…

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Express Stock Train 635 Miles in 35 Hours. Starvers From Moree to Cooma. Mr. Hugh Blomfield, Inspector of Stock, Cooma, writes:-

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 12

"Recently a special stock train, consisting of 16 sheep vans and 8 cattle waggons arrived at Cooma from Moree, a distance of 679 miles in 35 hours, and…

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The Motor Cycle Digger Dixon's 100-Miles Championship

Arrow · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 3

Digger J. Dixon journeyed all the way from Adelaide to take part in the carnival of the Motor Cycle Club of N.S. Wales at Goulburn during the Christmas…

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Albury Goods Yards Railway Improvements Needed

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 1

The New South Wales railway [?] ties are making [?] improvements to the Albury shunting-yards, where the traffic between New South…

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Fun with a Car Moree Motor Wouldn't Stop

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 9

When Mr. George Innes, of Castlereagh-street was in the inverell dis[?] on one of the fearful and wonderful motor [?] imported by…

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The Motor-Cycle Dream of Tee Future

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 9

A New Year's Eve dream:-"I saw that wonderfully mobile [?] thine the motor-cycle, come into its own. People no longer regarded it as…

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British Motor Show

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 9

When the latest English files left England considerable interest was being taken in the big motor car attraction the Olympia Automobile Show In…

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The Motor in the Bible Dad's Gleeful Discovery

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

Nahum the Elkcabite, wrote his tempestuous prophecy in three chapters-the shortest book in the Old Testament but one. Its brevity is squalled by its lurid…

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Bad City Transport Motor Bus the Remedy

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

Since motor [?] were introduced into London they have made such wonderful progress that it is doubtful now it they will not, in the near future…

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