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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

7,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Road Making. Shortage of Material. Machinery for State Quarries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 12

Melbourne, with its good roads, enjoys an advantage over Sydney in possessing a superabundance of basaltic formation well suited for the construction of highways. In the…

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Westmead Railway Extension

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 2

In reference to the above MIr. A. Bruntnell, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Railway Commissioners:— "With reference to your…

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Railway Cases

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 5

Edward L. Alexander, a young man, pleaded guilty; to a charge of travelling on the railway between Granville and Parramatta on a ticket Sydney to…

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Railway Pilferers and First Offenders' Act Judge Thinks It Over BATHURST

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 6

Thomas Edward Carpenter and Leonard H[?] railway employees, were charged before Judge Armstrong yesterday with stealing goods from a railway…

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MOTORING H. A. Parsons Wins State Motor Cycle Title Frank McClure Killed: Carnival's big Success: Motor Show Attracts Big Crowds

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 15

The Anniversary Day carnival on the Gilgandra racecourse was a huge success from a racing standpoint, and also financially, as over £300 was taken at the…

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More About the Motor Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 35

In my notes of last week I described my first impressions formed on the opening night of the show. On a subsequent evening I found myself well and truly ensconsed amidst the motor lorry section on behalf of those "Mail" readers who are interested in the problem of motor transport…

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Anniversary Regatta.—more About the Motor Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 1

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Motor Cycle Design

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 7

A plea is not infrequently raised for the introduction of new and more scientifically designed motor cycles, possessing features more akin to car…

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Lessons of the Motor Show

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 7

"So far as the management and the response of the motor dealers are concerned," said Mr. M. G. Witham, a well-known man in motordom in this…

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Motor Traction the Big Motor Cycle Engine

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 7

There has been talk in Britain of engines rated at 10, and even 12 h.p. for this year's motor cycle models. They would not create anything in the…

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Motoring & Motor Cycling

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 10

The St. George's Motor Club races which were postponed from Anniversary held over the Sans Souc[?] course on Saturday. Delaney trophy…

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Brisbane Trams. Proposed Resumption. Premier Says Price Too High. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 13

The Premier, Mr. Theodore, announced to-day that the Brisbane Tramways Company had submitted the minimum sum they would accept for the Government's acquisition of…

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North Coast. Parliamentary Tour. to See Railway Routes. (By Our Special Reporter.) Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 14

A party of members of Parliament, including three Ministers and about 25 others, which left Sydney on the Brisbane Limited last night for a comprehensive tour of the upper part…

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Kalgoorlie Trams. Men Cease Work. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 13

The employees of the Kalgoorlie Tramway Company ceased work to-day. Although the men were working under an agreement which does not expire until June, 1922, the…

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North-south Railway. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 14

Before the Federal Public Works Committee to-day Mr. Samuel Dyke, railway engineer, gave evidence on the north-south transcontinental railway. He thought the route…

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Motor Parade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 14

Many people who had not an opportunity of visiting the Motor Show, which, after a very successful run for more than a week, concluded yesterday, were greatly interested…

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Railway Employees and Hospitals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 14

The annual report of the N. S. Wales Railway Employees' Hospital Fund states that during the past 31 years £42,582 had been distributed. "This year we gathered £3139/13/11,"…

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Porter Eilled. Railway Tricycle Run Down. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 13

It is reported that a shocking accident occurred near Torbane, on the Mudgee line, this afternoon. A junior porter named George Shaipe, stationed at Capertee was instructing…

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Strike Ballot. Queensland Railways. Progress Affirmative Vote. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 13

The result of the Queensland Railway Union strike ballot may be known on Saturday. Should the ballot favour a strike, a conference will be held between the executive of…

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Trams and Trains Effect of Increases More Travel Second-class Increase in Passengers

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 8

If many people made a resolve to walk whenever possible instead of using the trams as a protest against the last increase in fares, they apparenty…

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