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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

United States'trams What Mr. Doran Found

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 6

Mr. Doran (tramway traffic manager) reporting to the Railway Commissioners on his visit to the United States and Canada, said that the financial position of the various tramway…

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The Leisure Hour in the Home Circle a Book of the Day the Gipsy Road, and Other Fancies"; a Little Volume of Verse and Prose Selections by R. J. Cassidy. a Propaganda Book

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 8

R. J. Cassidy is one of the group of radieal journalist whose clever work is the mainstay of the Sydney Labor Press. He is an iconoclast in economics,…

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Concrete Roads North Sydney's Action

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

The Mayor of North Sydney (Alderman Whatmore) last night submitted a minute on the question of obtaining the services of an officer of the Public…

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Who Pays For America's Good Roads?

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 37

EVERY State in America has taken advantage of the revenue-producing possibilities of the automobile, requiring that all cars and trucks, and in many instances…

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Sydney-brisbane Mail. Attempt to Wreck Train

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 10

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Commissioner for Railways was advised to-day regarding an attempt to wreck the Sydney mail train near Summit, but the official report throws no…

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Mail Train's Escape. Points Tampered With. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 10

What appears to have been a deliberate attempt to wreck the mail train on its way to the border yesterday afternoon was perpetrated at Summit siding, midway between…

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Motor Tractor. a Six-ton Load for Melbourne. Less Than Railway Rates. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 10

This week an experiment is being continued to demonstrate the capacity of a motor tractor to compete with the train in economical running, Yest day a 36-horse power goods…

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Crossing the Spit Move for Pontoon Bridge Punt Would Cost £15,000

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

The question of a pontoon bridge for The Spit was mentioned at the mooting of the Mosman Council by the Mayor, Alderman Walker, last night, and it…

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Motor Transportation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

An important and informative article on the future of motor transportation is contributed to the New York "Outlook" by Mr. R. E, Pulton, vice-president of the…

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American Railways Detroit

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 1

[?] that 300,000 railway workers will come out on strike on February 17 unless the Bullroad [?] grants large increase in…

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Big Railway Union Latest Labor Combine

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

The Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association will commence its annual conference on Monday and representative from all paris of the State…

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Lorry and Tram Collide

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

A motor lorry belonging to the Defence Department collided with an outwardbound tram in Glenmore-road Paddington at the foot of Ormond-street last…

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Motoring Record From Inverell to Sydney Odlum's New Motor Cycle Records : Auto-Cycle Association to Promote

Referee · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 15

Keith McMaster, one of the keenest of motor cyclists, put up a fine ride on Wednesday last in establishing a new record between Inverell and Sydney, a…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 12

The report of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company for the half-year ended December 31 shows a profit of £6946, and interest on war loan amounted to £272. A…

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MOTORING. Trend of Design

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 37

NEITHER the uninitiated nor the majority of the initiated could possibly judge car design of the future by the exhibits at the recent Sydney Motor Show…

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Motor Traction Bending Copper and Brass Piping

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 7

Copper and brass pipe over about in diameter cannot bo successfully bent by the amateur unless it be first loaded with lead or sand. When so…

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Stillation Tests of Motor Spirits

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 7

Owing to the limited supply of motor, spirit now available, the designer of internal-combustion engines, the refiner of the spirit, and the…

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Motor Car Production in Australia. What Traders Say

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 7

One or two firms have endeavoured at various times to build motor cars in Australia, but mass production so necessary for cheapness could not…

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