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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

Ghastly Death Run Over and Mutilated by Tram Woman's Awful End

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 2

Within a few steps of the Cromer Flats, in Phillip-street, where she had been living for three months or so, Adele Christen, 47, was dashed to her…

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News in Brief Railway Washaway

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 4

The Railway Department has been advised that an extensive washaway at Warrobil, between Gulgong and Mudgee, has Interrupted traffic…

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Motor Marvels Cars for Everybody Partly Australian Made Engines in the Nude

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 4

The arrival of the motor car has made us a nation of engineers At the wonderful show of the latest designs in all kinds of cars and lorries held…

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Smashing Motors Latest Irish Outrage Objections to Permit Order LONDON, January 2

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 5

A score of armed men ransacked the Limerick Post Office, threatened the staff with revolvers, and stole £3000. The correspondent of the "Evening…

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Mangled by Tram

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 4

The most ghastly tram fatality that has occurred in Sydney for some years took place in Hunter-street, near the end of Elizabeth-street, yesterday…

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Aeroplane Smash

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. Phillip Nunn, who was injured in the aeroplane smash at Mornington. Victoria, on Friday, died as a result of the injuries received yesterday morning…

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Aeroplane Disaster. Death of Mr. Nunn

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Mr. Phillip Nunn, one of the two victims of the aeroplane disaster at Mornington on Friday, died from his injuries at a private hospital at Mornington to-day. He…

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Aeroplane Fatality. Machine Turns Somersault Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

The Melbourne "Herald" aeroplane met with disaster at Mornington on Friday evening, and this morning one of the occupants, Mr. Phillip Nunn, died as the result of injuries…

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Huge Increases Wages in England the Railway Men London

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 1

The newspapers unofficially report the result of the negotiations for standardising railway men's wages, which have been proceeding since…

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Boots Stolen from Railway

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 8

A case of boots, valued at £66, was stolen from a shed at the Central Railway Station last night. The case and the empty boxes were found this morning…

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Motor Fatality Remarkable Country Smash Woman Killed. Goulburn

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

A motor car, driven by Robert Sheppard, and containing Mrs. Irons Diana Stewart as passenger, plunged into a hole caused by a wash away in…

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Railway Traffic. Congestion at Border. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 6

With the stoppage of the coastal shipping trade owing to the marine engineers' strike there is again an abnormal rush of goods over the border at Albury. Up till 1 o'clock…

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Tram Smash. Two Persons Killed. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

A sensational tram smash occurred on the tramline between Lyall Bay and Wellington on Saturday evening. The motorman, named Small, in charge of a car travelling down a…

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Power for Motor Cars. Methylated Spirit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 9

Will power alcohol, otherwise methylated spirit, act as an adequate substitute for petrol as the motive power for automobiles? To answer this question, a demonstration…

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Motor Show. an Attractive Display

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 9

Anyone who watched the crowds of visitors to the motor show on Saturday could have no doubt of the interest it possesses for a big section of the community. In the afternoon…

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Tram Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

A tram fatality, in whleh the victim was cut to pieces, occurred at a recognised danger spot on Saturday. Shortly after 11 a.m., Miss Adele Christen,…

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£3 Minimum British Railway Wages Government's New Offer VANCOUVER, January 3

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 1

A message from London states that the British Government has agreed to pay the lowest grade of railway workers a minimum of £3 weekly, with…

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Killed by Tram. Woman's Sudden End. Hunter Street Curve

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

In Hunter Street, City, at about 11.10 on Saturday morning, Miss Adele Christen (47) was knocked down by a tram and killed only a short distance from hor home, "Cromer" Flats, in…

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Serious Tram Accident. One Person Killed and 16 Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Sunday.--A serious tram accident occurred at Wellington on Saturday evening. The motor man on the tram from Lyall Bay…

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Motor Show. Large Saturday Attendance. Brilliant Night Display. Among the Exhibits

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

Only one question seriously troubled the exhibitors at the Motor Traders' show. in the Hall of industries on Friday night. The organisation was complete, each man had done…

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