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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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A Fine Sporting Number Brightly Illustrated the Motor Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 1

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The Motor Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 14

The Motor Show has an interest that is sure to expand year by year. It is one thing to see handsome light cars gliding about the city streets; it is quile shomer sight when heavy motor lorries loom into viets loaded with wool, wheat, and merchandise, or farm tractors are seen doing swiftly the hum-drum hard practical worl that formerly fell to teams of horses or bullocks. Still another picture flashes upon us with…

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Motoring & Motor Cycling

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 7

The second annual show of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales opened at the Skating Rink, Moore Park, on Saturday afternoon at 1.30 p.m…

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Motor Show. Interest Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 10

The keen interest still evinced in the second annual show of the Motor Traders' Association at the Skating Rink, Moore Park, is proof of its popularity, for it has now been…

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The " Sydney Mail." Review of the Motor Show. Fine Pictorial Records of Sporting Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 8

If it were necessary to prove that Australians are a sport-loving people, perusal of this week's "Mail" would supply ample evidence of the fact. Here we have excellent pictures…

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North-south Railway. Three Reports to Be Furnished. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 10

When the Commonwealth Parliament is asked to decide on the building of the North-South railway and the route it should take, it will have before it three separate reports…

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Motor-cycle Record 385 Miles in 13hr. 50m. QUEANBEYAN

The Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 8

A new motor cyclo and side-car road record for the ride from Queanboyan to Sydney and return. was established by Mr. W. B. Freebody. He covered…

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Centennial Park Making It Safe Motor Cars at Night

The Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 8

In order to moke Centennial Park safe for night visitors, Alderman Roy Hendy, who referred to the fatal shooting of Constable Wolgast, asked the…

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Railway Men's Hall

The Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 9

The Australian Ralliway[?] Union has, says Mr. Corish, the New South Wales' branch secretary, [?]holding fund with the object erecting its…

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Motors De Luxe Building Good Bodies Promising Local Industry

The Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 10

Everything solid silver, mahogany and satinwoad, inlaid with mother of pearl; shot silks and satins, settees and cabinets, Oriental carpets,…

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Drowned at Bronte Motor-Driver Carried Out Gallant Attempt at Rescue

The Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 7

Vivian Davin Cummings, aged 23, motor driver, of Brougrhton-street, Globe, was drowned in the surf at Bronte this afternoon…

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Railway Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--At a special meeting of the Maitland branch of the New South Wales Railways and Tramways Officers' Association the following motion was carried…

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Prickly Pear on Railway Lines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

A correspondent draws attention to "the great quantities of prickly pear growing on the railway property along the Bankstown line. Especially is this noticeable from Marrickville…

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Motor Show . Well Sustained Interest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 8

The attendance at the motor show at the Agricultural Ground was well maintained yesterday. This was a slowly-moving (because Interested) crowd up and down the aisles…

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Territory Railways. Investigation of Routes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. F. Birtles, Mho is at Alice Springs, S.A., has received a commission from the Prime Minister to make an extensive survey of country likely to be served…

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Victimisation Alleged. Railway Commissioner Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 8

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A charge of victimisation was laid against the Commissioner for Railways in the industrial Magistrate's Court to-day. The complainant was Frederick…

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Accident to Aeroplane. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 6

A mishap occurred to-day to the aeroplane in which Captain Huxley flew recently from Melbourne to Tasmania. The aviator arrived in Hobart from Launceston yesterday…

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North Shore Bridge World-wide Tenders

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 11

The Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Estell) has directed the Chief Mechanical Engineer (Mr. Bradfield) to call for tenders as soon as…

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North Shore Bridge the Latest Bulletin

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 1

The latest about the North Shore Bridge is that Mr. Bradfield, Chief Mechanical Eng[?] of the Railways, has received instructions from the Minister…

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Too Old for the Bench But Not to Catch Train

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 7

A well-known ex-stipendiary magistrate arrived at a suburban railway station recently, to see the train just beginning to move. He was accompanied…

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