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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

A Lamentable Road. Agitation for Improvement. Strong and Determined League

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 8

A new league has been formed to direct attention and to galvanise the authorities into tangible activity for the improvement of the Parramatta Road…

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Railway Hunger South Coast Agitation WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 1

At a large gathering of Local Government representatives embracing the area from Built to the Shoalhaven held at Kiama, the following resolutions were…

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Stale Motor Cars Another Challenge to Mr. Storey BATHURST

Evening News · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

The State Treasurer, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick in the course of an address at Perthville, touched on Mr. J. Storey's offer to forfelt £50 if it could be proved…

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Motoring News Big Programmes for Easter

Referee · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 9

Motor cylists in this State are to be liberally catered for ut Easter. The Motor Cycle Club of N.S. Wales will promote a big programme on t[?] newly-found track at Narellan, while the…

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State Motor Cars. Mr. Storey's Challenge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 12

The challenge issued by the leader of the State Labour party (Mr. John Storey) to the Premier, to prove the assertion that he (Mr. Storey) had accompanied a Minister to the…

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Law Report. Banco Jury Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., and Jury.) Railway Supplies Contract. Butcher and another v Matthews

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 9

The plaintiffs, Arthur Charles Butcher and Charles Bowen, trading as Charles Bowen and Co., sued Arthur Smale Matthews, trading as the Austral Import and Export Company…

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Motoring: a Story with a Point

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 31

DURING the usual after-luncheon discussion at the same Little Ole Club, previous to my article of last week, a rather amusing incident occurred. In fact…

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Motor Traction Useful Vulcanized Fibre

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 7

Vulcanised fibre is such in valuable material for all sorts of mechanical operations that some pieces of it should be always at hand. For…

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Struck by Motor Bus Claim for £300 Fails

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 6

Bernard Brady, a motor bus proprietor, living in Esk-street, Marrick-ville, was sued in the District Court yesterday by Bertram William…

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State Elections Politics and Sanded Sugar Labor in Motor Cars Young

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

(Mr. P. F. Loughlin, addressing a sympathetic audience hero, goaded Labor supporters for apathy in exercising the franchise…

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State Motor Cars Another Challenge Mr. Fitzpatrick to Mr. Storey BATHURST

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

Speaking at Perthville, Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Treasurer, who is contesting Bathurst, referred to Mr. John Storey's challenge to the Government…

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Lost Roads

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 13

I passed two lovers on a country road the other evening; and the girl said to the boy, as they strolled by, "Isn't this a perfectly lovely road? I love it so…

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Dark Train

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 8

"Constant Traveller"' seeks the light:-- What about a bit of light in the 6.20 p.m. Sydney to Bankstown? Is it…

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Local Government. Main Roads and Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 8

Councillor Angus, of Blacktown Shire, recently referred to a main road as a misfortune to a council. At the last meeting of the Meroo Shire Councillor Jennings drew…

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Lonely Without Aussies Horseferry-road a Desert Australia Day in London The Prince and the "Misters" LONDON, January 29

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

"If you happen to see a Digger along the Strand this afternoon, bring him in as an absentee," is the way Colonel Jackson, the new A.I.F. Commandant…

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Motor Yachting

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 2

Handicaps for the Motor Yacht Club Race to be held over a six miles course (three laps) at Ross Bay on Saturday are:—Baby Revonah, starting time allowance, [?]…

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Motor Tyres Worth £800 Alleged Theft

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 4

Francis Augustus, 42, stevedore, and George WIlliam Jones, 45, Harbor Trust patrolman, were charged, on remand, at the Central Police Court, with having, on…

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Motor Cycle Smashed Claim Against car Owner

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 8

A collision occurred between a motor car and motor cycle at the bottom of Taverner's Hill, Parramatta-road, early on the morning of November 18…

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Verdict of £2000 Ice Carter Hit by Tram

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

The case in which the Deputy-Master in Lunacy, on behalf of Alfred Stanley Michael, an ice-carter, sued the Railway Commissioners to recover £2000…

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Motor Waggon Drivers

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 18

Both the Cumberland and Retail Stores awards of motor waggon drivers' employees were varied, in accordance with the Board of Trade's living wage…

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