Brakes Held Railway Accident Averted ORANGE
Owing to the perfect action of the Westinghouse brake, a serious accident was narrowly averted to the passenger train between Orange and Sydney last…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1921
7,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250
Sydney's First Motors "Bikes, Trikes, and Quads"
Referring to Mr J. Spencer Nolan's remarks in Saturday's "Evening News" regarding the first motor car run to Sandringham (November, 19[?] a Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fall from Tram
Iris Russell, 22, a visitor from Newcastle, fell from a tram at the corner of Pitt and Goulburn streets, City, on Saturday night and was taken to the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Fares. Result of Steamer Competition. Curious Anomaly. Albury
Complaint has been made that the anomalous railway fares between Sydney and Albury are having the effect of driving the passenger business of the border away from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Casualties. Fall From a Tram
As the result of falling from a tram at the corner of Pitt and Goulburn streets, city, yesterday, Miss Iris Russell, aged 22, received concussion, and she was conveyed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two Big Unions. to Be Amalgamated. A.w.u. and the Railways
The Australian Railways Union, with which is aff[?]ated various interstate railway employees' organisations, proposes to amalgamate with the Australian Workers' Union…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Overdue Bonds. Ex-diggers Take Motor Car Story Disbelieved. London, Jan. 29
Per[?]ival Sydney Courtney, a motor mechanic, and James Robert Templeman, both Victorian ex-Diggers, and Frederick Edward Wilson, who were charged at Bow-street Police…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Deniliquin and Moama Railway
The report of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company shows a net prout of £5132 for the half-year ended December 30, 1920, compared with £7218 for the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Down-hill Career Motor Cyclist Fined
"He drove his motor cycle at a dangerous speed--about 35 miles an hour-- on Sunday, January 16, down the Alfred-street hill towards Mllson's Point…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Hospital Fund Annual Report
The annual report of the N.S. Wales Railway and Tramway Employees' Hospital and Consumptive Fund, the secretary of which is Mr. W. A. Cuneo,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Two Accidents Rider of Motor Cycle
Harry Wardrop, of Norton-street, Leichhardt, was riding a motor cycle in Cleveland-street, Redfern, on Saturday, when he ran into the kerbstone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Nose Motor Cyclist's Mishap
A motor cycle, owned and ridden by Marry Harding, of Henry-street, West Kogarah, collided with a horse and sulky owned and driven by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Killed by Motor Picnic Tragedy
The City Coroner (Mr. Jamleson) today held an inquiry concerning the death of Kenneth Taylor, a 15-year-old lad, who lived With his guardian,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Show. Concludes To-night
The Motor Show at the Agricultural Ground, which has attracted so much attention from all closely or remotely interested in motor power, will conclude to-night. Only one more…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Accident or Carelessness? Loss of Motor-car License
MUDGEE, Saturday.--A somewhat unusual defence was put up at the Mudgee Police Court by a defendant, who was proceeded against for having neglected to surrender his motor-car…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A.w.u. Conference. Proposed Expansion. Absorbing Railway Union
The principal business before the Australian Workers' Union Conference at 'Macdonell House on Saturday was the proposed expansion of the organisation, by linking up with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Tramways. Increase for Employees
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The Tramway Board has secured a forecast of the Federal Statistician's cost of living figures for the 12 months ended December 31 last, and has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Theft. Ex-diggers Committed. Awakening Australia House London, January 29
Percival Sydney C[?]rtney (motor mechanic), James Robert Templeman (occupation unknown), both Victorian ex-soldiers, and Frederick Edward Wilson (bookmaker's clerk)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italian Disorders. Railways Held Up. Resort to Firearms. London, January 28
A Milan message says that the Socialists have declared a general strike at Florence, interrupting the railways between Rome and northern Italy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Revenue Figures Train and Tram Earnings
Railway revenue in January this year, which amounted to £1,224,466, showed a decrease, compared with January, 1920; of £94,118. On the other…
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