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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Labor and Progress Railway Strike Probable London

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 1

In the course of a speech at Kettering, Mr. J. H. Thomas, secretary of the National Union of Railway Men, declared that the Liberals used to…

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Motors and Motorists A Hard-Working Vauxhall

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

Residents near Frenchman's and St. mark's roads intersection, Randwick, have come to recognise, as do all who attend A.C.A bill-climbing contests, that…

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A Border Railway the Proposal Rejected in Victoria. a Broad Gauge Line

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

A report by the Victorian Railway Standing Committee on the proposal to construct a broad-guage railway from kerang to Go[?] Crossing was tabled…

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Railway Advance Completion of Humulatumbarumba Line. Stook Traffic Facilities

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

The N.S.W. Graziers Association is pressing for the early completion of the Humula-Tumbarumba railway line. In a letter to the railway commissioners…

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Land Settlement and Railways Soldier-settlers More Than Four Thousand Provided for in N.s.w. Mr. Ashford's Statement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

The N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) stated last, week that of the 5000 living areas originally promised for returned soldiers, over 4000, or 80…

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The Skidding Motor-car. a Girl Killed near Cooma

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

While a party of seven persons was re[?] to Cooma (N.S.W.) in a motor-car early on Wednesday morning they met with an accident when about…

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Sydney Motor Show Improvements in Farm Power. Tractors for Rural Use

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

The motor show in the big [?] on the Sydney Royal show ground has formed a great att[?] for city people during the past few days, and…

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Struck by a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

While crossing George-street West on Wednesday, Mrs. Emma Green, 40, living in Berwick-street, Coogee was struck by an outward bound tram and flung in front of another…

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Railway Crisis. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P. (secretary of the National Union of Railway Men), speaking at Kettering, said that the Press had expressed an opinion adverse to the railwayman on the…

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Country Teachers v Tramway Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 9

A twelve-a-side match, eleven fielding, was played at Waverley Oval yesterday, between the Country Teachers and a combined team from the Tramway Club, which resulted in a win for the tramway side…

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Motor Car Smash Charge Against Youth Fails

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

The sequel to a motor-car smash in Orange-street, Randwick, in the early morning of December 21, was the appearance at the Paddington Police…

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Railing at Railways Cut Out the Gold Pass

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

E.J.S. threatens to sleep in the Domain in order to save fares:-- I wish to utter my growl. If the Railway Commissioners are unable to…

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Dumbleton Tramway. To the Editor of "The Propeller.''

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

Sir,--In answer to 'Resident's' letter in the last issue of the 'Propeller' I would like to enlighten the writer as to our motor…

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Railway Men's Wages

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. Bagnall, M.L.A., played an important part in helping the railway employees to secure the benefit of the Board of Trade's basic wage…

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Increased Railway Charges

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

Last month we casually remarked that the railways of this Slate would soon be for the use of wealthy people only. Little…

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The Dumbleton Tram. To the Editor of "The Propeller.''

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

Sir,--A correspondent writing under the non-de-plume of 'Resident' takes me to task for insisting upon the immediate…

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Rail and Tram Passes. Privileges for Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

Major Shillington, M.L.A., has received a communication from the A.I.F. (Furlough Privileges) Bureau, stating that the privilege of free rail and tram passes already granted to…

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The Last Resort. British Railwaymen and Strike. London, January 7

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. Thomas (railway men's secretary), speaking at Kettering (Northamptonshire), said that the press bad expressed an opinion adverse to the railway men on the wages proposal. The…

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Crushed Between Railway Trucks

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

GOULBURN, Thursday. --A shocking fatality occurred shortly before one o'clock to-day at the wheat stacks South Goulburn, the victim being Thomas Bryant, a gout 30 years of age…

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Road Works

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

The overseer (Mr. E. Mitchell) reported to the council re works in the municipality during the fortnight. West Ward Completion of 3½ chains of roadway on…

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