Tram Cars Sydney and American
The following statement was this morning issued by the Railway Department:— "It is not generally recognised by the every-day tram traveller of Sydney that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250
Motoring Fred Berry Lowers the Inter-state Record
Fred Berry once again holds the Sydney to Melbourne motor cycle record. Last week he rede the 505 miles separating the two capitals in 20 hours 38 minutes, clipping 20 minutes off…
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BUSINESS called me to Melbourne last week, and one must say it was far more enjoyable to lie snugly curled up in a sleeper than it was to be one of the pilots…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Motor Traction to Re-cut a Worn Slot in a Screw
A problem which often presents itself, particularly in handling used cars and accessories, is the removal of a light screw of which the slot has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coolah Railway Opened
MUDGEE, Tuesday.--An important event in the district's progress was the opening to-day of the Coolah railway. Since the railway to Coonabarabran was…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →£15,000 for Motor Schooner. Tacoma Sold at Auction
The Norwegian motor schooner Tacoma, which is at present moored in Neutral Bay, was sold at auction yesterday by Mr. F. R. Strange, at his rooms, Castlereagh Street…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Aeroplane Joy Rides
There is nothing so exhilarating or so restful for a tired business man after a week of strenuous work than an aeroplane joy ride. The element…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Government. Main Roads
After much bargaining and with much dissatisfaction the Blacktown Shire has at last como to an agreement with the Local Government Department on the upkeep of the main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Labor Dockers' New Award Tram and Busmen's Dispute LONDON, March 30
A minimum of [?] a day for all workers has been recommended by the Dockers' Court of Inquiry it also recommends that a central [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bag Snatching Case Motor Driver Acquitted Sonter Sent for Trial
Herbert Albert Stevenson, 29, taxicab driver, and Eric Williams Sonter, 23, laborer, were charged on remand at the Central Police Court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electric Railways Which Line First?
The question of which line is to be the first served by electric trains was touched on in a letter read by the Canterbury Council from the Secretary for Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Northern Territory. North-south Railway an Essential. Speech by Staniforth Smith
Reported from Darwin that Administrator Staniforth Smith, speaking there last Friday night, was emphatic in declaring that neither the Government nor the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tram Men's Grievances. London, March 30
The industrial council failed to solve the tram and 'bus dispute, the men rejecting an offer of 4/ weekly Increase. The Ministry of Labour has now Intervened…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Supreme Court. Banco Jury Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., and jury.) Motor Vehicles in Collision. Salter and others v Delandro
Cross actions were brought for damages in connection with a motor car collision at Gillies-avenue, near Annandale, on Sunday, August 24 last. In the one action Archie Salter,…
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At a meeting of the Redfern branch of the Now South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, a resolution was carried urging that in the event of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Inadequate Railways. London, March 27
Influential shipowners have signed a memorial protesting against the failure of the railways to handle the country's traffic, and asserting that this is resulting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Tram Dispute. London, March 30
The Industrial Council failed to solve the tram and bus dispute. An offer of 4s a week increase in wages was rejected by the men, and the Ministry for Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Exhibitions
A feature of the Programme is the daily exhibitions of aeroplaning over the ground. They are carried out by the Australian Aircraft and Engineering Company, Flight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Legal Opinions. Rating Railway Lands
Q.—(1) In this Shire the railway lands are intersected by villages about ten miles apart, and at these villages the railway enclosures have variable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court. Banco Jury Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., and jury.) Motor Vehicles in Collision. Salter and others v Delandro
Cross actions were brought for damages sustained in a motor car collision at Gilliesavenue, near Annandale, on Sunday, August 24 last. In the one action Archie Salter,…
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