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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

The Wakefield Exhibit at the Sydney Motor Show. Castrol Castroleum Gearease

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 7

"Castrol," the motor oil that holds all the world's records on sea, land and air, had its stand (No. 47) at the north-west corner of the building. The…

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Motor Traction Practical Hints. To Seal Up a Leaking Joint

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 7

The value of a touch of raw linseed oil to the washers of leaky plug seatings, or valve caps, is not so well known as it might be. If the oil be…

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Sardine Trams

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 4

G.L.M. takes a gloomy view:-- We in Paddington once considered ourselves lucky if we got a seat in the crowded trams. We now consider…

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Railing at Railways

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 4

"Loco's" puff:-- Referring to "Bexley's" letter in your issue of January 9, it is easily seen that "Bexley" knows very little…

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Motor-car Overturns

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 11

MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday.--A motor-car containing three adults and three children, and driven by G. Yates, of Murwillumbah, got as far as Burringbar on a trip to Sydney, when…

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One Dozen Rejects. Victorian Railway Commissionership. Search to Be Made Overseas

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The dozen Australian applicants for the position of Chief Rail way Commissioner for Victoria, at a maximum salary of £5000 per year have been definitely…

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Costly Railway. Experience. in Queensland. Heavy Wage Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 8

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Speaking on the railway estimates in the Legisletive Assembly today the Minister for Railways explained that the estimated increase of £30,000 was more…

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My Tramps Abroad. Italy

Watchman · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 3

I was told how some of the priests practised frauds upon the people in the matter of miraculous images, images that spoke or moved when offerings were…

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Needs of National Park Railway and River Channel

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 3

In the annual report of the National Park Trust, which has just been aubroltted to the Minister for Lands. Mr. Ashford, mention is made of representations…

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Twenty Years' Lease Motor Trades and Showground

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 6

A 20 years lease of the Showground at Moore Park for a month annually is being sought by the Motor Traders Association, as a redervous for its…

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To Cheapen Cost of Living. Rail and Tram Men's Decision

The Australian Worker · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 6

At a meeting held last week, representative of all branches of the railway and tramway services, it was decided to form a co-operative society as a means of…

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British Railways. Wages Settlement. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 7

Sir Eric Geddes (Minister of Transport), in the course of a speech delivered at Cambridge upon the railway settlement declared that if the men had not accepced the recent…

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Newcastle. Motor Launch Wrecked. Struggle in Surf. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 8

An exciting story of sea peril was told to-day by four Newcastle residents, who were cast ashore on the inhospitable coast a little south of Port Stephens, when their launch was…

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Queensland Railways. Wages Increase £1,000,000. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 7

Speaking on the railway estimates, in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Ballways, Mr. Fihelly, explained that, the estimated increase of £30,000 was more…

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Rail-motor Service

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 3

The general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, in response to numerous inquiries from members for information in regard to the new motor train service on the North…

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Britain's Railways. Increased Wages Bill. Need for Efficiency. London, January 20

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 5

Sir Eric Geddes, Minister for Transport, in a speech at Cambridge upon the railway settlement, declared that if the men had not accepted the recent tentative agreement they…

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George's River Bridge

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

"Fair Play" writes:--"I notice that a writer states that soundings are being taken at various places for the Georges River Bridge, and that a…

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The Road to Ruin

The Land · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 8

Mr. T. H. Mancy, Murrell Creek, Ardlethan, writes:— Sir,—Mr. Huie's comment is timely and perhaps it would be well for us to…

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Bullets Fired at Train Passenger's Escape

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 5

As a train was passing through Erskineville on the way to Sydney at half-past 5 this morning two bullets crashed through two of the windows…

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Responsibility of Railway

The Land · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 3

"Subscriber" writes: Please could you inform ine as to the best way of putting itv a claim against the Railway Department for 10 baps of flour which have never reached…

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