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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Borenoke Grapes Railway Trucks Wanted 400 Boxes a Day Orange

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 5

Vignerons in the Borenore district, whose properties escaped the Christmas Eve disastrous hailstorm, are about to commence gathering one of the linest…

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Undermining Roads Rabbits at Bathurst BATHURST

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Rigby, the rabbit inspector, reported to a meeting of the Bathurst Pastoralists' Protection Board yesterday, that during the past…

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Country Road Race. Goulburn

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 7

The Goulburn Bicycle [?] race was watched by a large number of spectators, Result: R. Thoroughgood (handicap 15sec), riding time 13min 35sec, 1 ; W. Grimson (10sec),…

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Motoring Hitting the Private Owner. How Customs Harass the Motorist

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 20

For some time past this paper has fought against the ridiculous edict of the Customs authorities that private owners—many of whom fought for the…

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Red Cross Motors 90,000 Men Carried Help That Car Owners Gave

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 13

"Whatever I make up my mind to do, I do it," declared Miss Claire Garvan. "And if 1 did not do it somebody else would."…

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Pickets Threatened A.M.A. and Silverton Tramway Broken Hill

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Australian Miners' Association was held yesterday. The business arose out of the decision of the Silverton Tramway Employees'…

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Wilson Says "No" U. S. Railwaymen's Threats VANCOUVER

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 3

Delegates representing 2,000,000 railwaymen who are threatening to strike interviewed President Wilson, who refused their demands for a 40 per cent…

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National Roads Association

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the National Roads Association (New South Wales) will be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Grosvenor-street, on…

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Aeroplane Wrecked. Spectator Killed. Disaster at Geelong. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 6

A fine aviation display given at Geelong on Saturday ended In a tragedy. One man lost his life, and the pilot narrowly escaped a. similar fate…

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Railway Officer Insulted

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 5

At Parramatta Police Court this morning, Daniel Pleasant, of Girraween, was convicted of using insulting words to Miss A. L. Arnold, in charge of…

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Revised Railway Rate

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 1

As a result of the representations of Mr. Hoskins, of the Lithgow Ironworks, the Railway Commissioners have reduced the rate for the carriage of are from…

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Fearful Smash Twenty-two Persons Killed Motor Bus Dive Rome, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 1

Owing to a landslip near San Remo, Northern Italy, a motor bus fell 200 feet into the bed of a river. Twenty-tow passenger were killed…

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New Railway Union Sixty Thousand Members a Federal Organisation

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 5

A single railway union for Australia has been created, under the name of the Australian Railway Union. The new organisation in composed of…

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Railway Ganger Killed

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 5

Ganger Thomas Heathcote was killed when crossing the line near Culcairn station on Saturday night. He was talking to the driver of an engine, and…

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East Coast Railway. Nowra to Orbost. Linking-up Canberra Defence and Trade interests

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 6

The railway construction proposals put forward by the recently formed Australian East Coast Railway construction League in so far as they have been outlined and…

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South Coast Railway Scheme

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 4

While the North Coast of this State asks for separation the South Coast ploads for decentralisation—and a railway to link Nowra with the border, and…

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Stolen Motor Cars Three Youths Charged Series of Robberies

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 4

At the Darlinghurst Sessions, William Henry Archer, 13, Charles Casey, 19, and Clarence Chambers, 17, were charged with having, on October 22, at North…

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Railway Bungles North Shore Adventures

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 4

The North Shore line breakdown is important, because it is symptomatic (writes "Traveller") Equally symptomatic was an incident…

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Motoring. Automobile Club of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 8

A communication was, recently forwarded to the Minister for Trade and Customs by the above club, pointing out that motorists are inconvenienced by a regulation prohibiting the importation of a car…

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Motor Cycling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 8

Following is the result of the Northern Suburbs Motor Cycle Club's second 24-hours reliability trial, which started from and finished at the club rooms, Crow'a Nest. The course took, in Mount Victoria, Bathurst,…

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