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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Through Riverina an Aeroplane Tour (Sydney to Goulburn in 90 min

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 1

An Avro aeroplane, piloted by Flight-Commander N. B. Love, of the Australia Aircraft and Engineering Com­pany. commenced a tour of the Riverina…

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Prince's Road. Melbourne to Sydney. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 7

Great enthusiasm was shown to-day when 13 shires were represented on a deputation, which waited on Mr. Clarke, M.L.C., the Minister for Public Works, to urge the…

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Good Roads. National Movement Started. Branch Association Formed in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 7

The movement towards securing better roads throughout Australia has been advanced by the formation of a New South Wales branch of the National Roads Association and the…

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Motor Turns Turtle Four Passengers Imprisoned Drive From La Perouse

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 1

A motor car which turned turtle at Long Hay early this morning. pinned four passengers underneath it. but they escaped serious injury…

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Before Two Magistrates Discharged and Convicted Missing Railway Tools

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 4

Daniel Daley. was charged before Mr. Fitzhardinge in No 1 Central Police Court this morning with having stolen between October 1. 1919 and January 3…

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Motor Rail Services. Scheme to Be Extended

The Australian Worker · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 8

For some time past the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners have been endeavoring to do away with the mixed goods and passenger services on the various branch…

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Victorian Railway Workers' Basic Wage. Fixed at 11/9 Per Day

The Australian Worker · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 20

A determination has been arrived at by the Victorian Railway Classification Board respecting the basic wage for railway employees, which has been fixed at…

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Alleged Spying. Railway Methods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 7

Messrs. V. A. Freeman Meeks, A. G. Potter, Charles Davis (officers of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors', Imperial League), with General Herring, waited on the Minister of…

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500-Mile Motor Cycle Ride

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 7

By riding an American Excelsior motorcycle from Inverell to Sydney, a distance of nearly 500 miles, in 17 hours 32 minutes, Mr. Keith M'Master, the well-known motor cyclist,…

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Magic Motor Does Everything But Talk "Pet Lamb and Tornado"

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 6

A small girl was taken to the Zoo for the first time. She stood in front of the giraffe's cage for a very long time in a kind of trance. Then she…

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Snatched the Notes Chase at Railway Station

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 3

An incident that occurred in the lavatory at the Central Railway Station on Friday last, was related to Mr. Edwards, S.M., at the Central Police…

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Speed of a Tram Man's Fatal Fall Others Thrown Off

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 3

Several witnesses gave evidence at the Coroner's Court yesterday regarding the speed at which a city-bound Crown-street tram was travelling…

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Railway Robbers Attempt on a Safe DENMAN

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 4

An attempt was made to burgle the local railway station last night. The office door was smashed open, and an unsuccessful attempt made on…

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Motor Car Overturns Four Passengers Underneath No Serious Injuries

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

A motor car overturned about 12.30 this morning in Bunnerong-road, Long Bay, with the driver, Fred Stackelberg, Pile-street, Marrickville, and four…

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Motors and Motorists The Prince's Road

Evening News · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 8

The suggestion has been made that the Prince of Wales should travel by motor car from Melbourne to Sydney. But unless the road be repaired it is felt that…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters Misadventures. a Motor-car Accident on the Urana Road. a Narrow Escape From Death

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 4

A serious motor-car accident occured on the Urnna-road, near Wagga (N.S.W), on Monday last, resulting in painful injuries to the occupants…

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Make Your Backache Quickly Disappear. "Hampton," Milson Road, Gremorne

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 4

Dear Sirs, Many year's ago in a Woman's Hospital, I saw Dr.[?] Gin Fills need, and heard them well spoken of. Afterwards when I got ill with backache,…

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Making Artisans of Returned Men. Senator Millen's Appeal. Scheme to Train 20,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 6

The Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen), in addressing a representative gathering of employers in King's Hall last night, appealed for the co-operation with the…

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Railway from Finley to Deniliquin

The Land · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 7

"Subscriber" writes:—I would be much obliged if you could tell me if there is any likelihood of a railway line being built from Finley to Deniliqnin, and if so, when?…

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