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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

7,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

German Railway Dispute Ends. London, January 7

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

A Berlin message says that the Berlin railway trouble has been adjusted. The men have accepted, the Government compromise. It is believed that the settlement was hastened by…

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Dismal Melbourne No Trains or Trams. City Parts Popular

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday-- Melbourne to-day has been a city of desolation. Not a passenger-carrying tram or train has moved along its' miles of rails. The people have simply…

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Trapped by Train. Woy Woy Bridge Disaster. Coroner Exonerates Railwaymen. Urgent Need for Footway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

In wind and storm In the falling dusk of the evening of January 3 last, an appalling tragedy took place on a short iron railway bridge near Woy Woy, resulting in four…

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"The Road to Heaven" Difference of Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

At a crowded meeting at the Salvation Army Headquarters, at Barrow, Mrs. Booth, wife of General Booth, delivered an address on present- day problems. The meeting was attended by…

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To the Editor Railway Fares

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

"Ectur[?] Soldier" writes:—A lad [?] a weekly [?] to Sydney had must [?] the last [?] train, and had to [?] the nest, live [?]…

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Railway Under Water

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

Information was received by the Railway Department that late yesterday afternoon flood waters were two fast six inches over the ralls at Burrumbuttock…

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Fatal Motor Accident [?]Rn

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

Mrs. Erro[?] injured in the [?]dent nest the junction of [?] Windellams on Sunday night [?]…

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"Australian Six" Motors Cabinet Visits Factory

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

"We as a Government, are in sympathy with you and wish you every success. Anything the Government can be for you it will do. We cannot…

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Up With The World Sydney's Trams and "Trammies"

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

The Sydney tramway men wear better uniforms, they are more attentive to their work, and more courteous to passengers than in any…

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Summons After Six Weeks Railway Officer's Excuse

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

"I think it is hardly fair to ask a men to remember where he was at a certain time big weeks before," said Mr. Longfield, D.S.M. at Burwood…

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Railway to Darwin. a Man Who Knows the Country

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

Mr. Herbert Kenny, Blacktown, writes: Noticing by a paragraph in "The Daily Telegraph," of the 31st ult., that…

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Tram Service Stopped

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

Blasting operations in connection with the cables between the Ultimo and White Bay power-houses caused a temporary stoppage in the electric tramway current shortly after 9.30 a.m. yesterday, and most of the…

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Motor Car in Flames. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

A motor car, owned by Mr. Samuel Holloway, a well-known produce broker, burst into flames in the street. The fire was extinguished after damage had been done to…

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Eddy Railway Scholarships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

The trustees of the Eddy Memorial Orphanage Fund are making available scholarships to children of deceased employees of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners, tenable…

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Strike Possibility. Queensland Railways. Maryborough

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

Interviewed, in reference to the dissatisfaction existing among loco, men owing to exclusion from the advantages of overtime pay for night work, Mr. Beatson (general…

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Ten Drowned. Warrnambool Tragedy. Sinking of Motor Launch. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

The boating disaster which, occurred on the Hopkins River, near Warrnambool, on Sunday afternoon, when a motor launch sank with 80 passengers on board, has caused widespread…

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De Valera's Demands Resistance to Last Ditch Attack on Motorists Point Blank Shots at Woman London, January 10

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Dublin states that De Valera's forthcoming announcement is expected to demand resistance to the last…

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Motor-cycle Accident Death of a Victim GOULBURN

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 8

Mrs. Errol Blackett, one of the victims in Sunday night's motor-cycle accident, died early this morning. Miss Donnelly's condition is still critical…

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Tram Services Sydney Good As Best Conductors Abroad

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 8

Sydney has certainly no cause to fear comparison with the tram services in any part of the world (says Mr. Alf Edward, Superintendent of Traffic)…

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Dim Motor Car Light Emanuel Myerson in Court

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 8

Emanuel Myerson, property owner, was the defendant in a case at the Central Summons Court to-day, when he was charged with driving a motor…

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