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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Stolen Motor A507's Adventures Boy Cyclist Knocked Down

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 1

A motor-car stolen from Pertersh[?] on Saturday was found abac[?] Marrickville, after the thief has knocked a cyclist down…

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Tram Traffic American Methods Mr. Doran Reports on His Trip High Fares and Crowded Cars

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway manager, who recently visited the United States has reported to the Railway Commissioners upon the American tremway systems…

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Three Men Injured Motor Collision Oar and Bicycles MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

A seci[?] collision between a motor car and two bicycles occured on Kellor road Essendan, at midninght, as a result of which three men were severely…

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Motoring. Automobile Club of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 8

It is proposed to held a club run to Pennant Hills on Saturday afternoon, February 28. A speed judging contest will be included, for which entries will be invited within the next few days. In this…

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City Railway. Significant Letter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 7

A number of properties in the city have been resumed by the Government for the proposed city railway. Many of these are new in a semi-derelict condition. As it may be some…

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The Big Motor Ship Afrika for Australia

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

Messrs. Henry Olsen &. Co. Pty., Ltd., have received cable advice that the East Asiatic Company's new motor ship Afrika (13,000 tons),…

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Railway Pensioners

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

A correspondent, "Rium," writes complaining of the delay in paying pensioners of the Railway Department a gratuity of £1 per year, as promised…

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Motor Smash Ten Men Injured Car Somersaults MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

A serious collision between a motor car, containing ought men, and two bicycles occurred on Kellor-road, Essendon, late last night, and as a result…

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Double Somersault. Two Motor Cyclists Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

BATHURST, Sunday.--Travelling at a fast puce a motor-cycle and sidecar ridden by John Miles and Phillip Lenthall, of Sydney, two youthful competitors in the northern suburbs…

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Motoring Accident. Several Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

BALLARAT Sunday.--A collision occurred this afternoon at the intersection of Sturt and Doveton Streets, between a motor car, belonging to Dr. C. T. Abbott, of Clunes, and a…

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Self Help. Kenthurst Orchardists as Road-Makers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 4

During January about a dozen fruit growers in the Kenthurst (N.S.W.) district, after vain appeals to the local shiro council for assistance, formed a…

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Good Roads an Association Formed in N.S.W. Conference in Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 4

At a meeting convened by the Chamber of Commerce in Sydney on Wednesday, and which was attended by delegates from all parts of New…

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Land Settlement and Railways Bush Week Advertising the Country in the Streets of Sydney. an Imposing Pageant

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 3

The country comes to town this week, and yesterday (Monday) Sydney's thoroughfares were crowded with tens of thousands of spectators to witness…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters Misadventures. a Drover Injured When Trucking Horses at Railway Yards. Crushed Against a Fence

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 4

A well-known drover in the Riverina (N.S.W.) district, Richard P. Jones, met with a serious accident while trucking some horses at the Wagga…

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A Motor-cycle Smash. Two Riders "Loop the Loop."

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 4

While travelling at a fast pace in the northern suburbs motor-cycle reliability test on Saturday last a machine and side car, ridden by two…

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Motor Traction a Demonstration on a Large Scale. the Automotive Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

Widespread interest has been aroused in the automotive industry by the performance of a fleet of eighteen trucks and eighty men that recently reached…

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America's Trams. a Gl001iy Picture. Overcrowding Worse Than Sydney. Bankrupt Codantes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Doran, Tramway Traffic Manager, who has Just returned from a tour of Amerlca and Canada, gives a gloomy picture of the tramway conditions in those countries…

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Railway Disaster. Paris, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 7

An express train travelling at 63 miles an hour collided with a stationary goods train near Dijon. Eighteen were killed and 60 injured, some…

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Stopped the Trams Dealer's Zig-zag Drive

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 7

Charles Wahlstrom, aged 39, was fined £3, in default 21 days hard labor, by Mr. Edwards, S.M., at the Central Court to-day on a charge of driving a…

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Motor Car and Cycle. Collision at Essendon

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Nine persons were injured--two seriously--as the result of a motor car accident about two miles 'from Essendon late last night. The names of the Injured…

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