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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

7,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

The Cost of a Ten Days' Camping Tour. with a Motor Cycle and Sid Car

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 7

Mr. Malcolm Gibb, of Mimosa Road Bankstown, N.S.W., has forwarded a the following details of a ten day trip covering 747 miles embracing…

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Motoring & Motor Cycling

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 10

Mr. Alfred Edwards (superintendent of the traffic police), who recently toured Europe and America, studying traffic conditions, is a great believer in the…

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Trampfast and Green Stripe Beat Their Records

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 7

Odds of 2 to 1 were laid on Suspender in the Tramway Handicap, first division Trampfast and Yvonne were most fancied of the others. Trampfast got a big…

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Motor Boats Effect of New Regulation

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 9

Members of the Motor Boats Association of N.S.W. are much perturbed over a regulation arising from the Navigation Act, which provides that…

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Sydney Motorist's Accident ALBURY

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 7

Mr. J P. Twomey, of Coolong road, Vaucluse, Sydney, who made the trip overland in a motor car, was driving in Dean-street last night, when the…

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Revolver Goes Off Melbourne Tram Incident MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 7

Joseph Alfred Webb, a one armed returned soldier, employed by the Repatriation Department as night watchman, forgot to return his revolver on…

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Binnaway-werris Creek Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 5

MUDGEE, Tuesday.--Mr. Rhodes, engineer-in-charge of the Binnaway-Werris Creek railway line, has established his headquarters at Binnaway. Only a small gang of…

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Eastern Suburbs Railway. Plan to Raise Money Locally

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 8

A plan to raise locally the money necessary for the construction of the Eastern Suburbs railway--roughly estimated at £500,000--has been brought under the notice of the…

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Fell From a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 12

George H[?]m (64), a resident of Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, fell from a tram at the top of William Street, last night, and sustained concussion of the brain and scalp wounds. He…

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Furious Motor-driving. a Fine of £10

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 6

From 35 to 40 miles an hour was the approximate pace at which John George White drove a motor vehicle furiously at Bondi on December 23, according to a statement made…

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Girl Spirited Away Aerodrome Thief's Career

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 10

The story of a girl's downfall owing to a chance meeting in a tube train with a man was related at Bow-street, London, when Hilda K. Harrison, 22, who had…

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Tarred Gravel Roads

The Sun · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 10
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At the Invitation of Mr. L. Litton, the Mayor of the Globe and several aldermen inspected Longueville-road, Uurnn Bay-road, and Greenwich-road, In the Lane Gove…

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Three Killed Tram Strikes Motor Car the Smash at Parramatta Evidence at Inquest

The Sun · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 7

Mr, Richardson Clark, District Coroner, opened an Inquiry today at the Paryamatta courthouse into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of…

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Train Ambushed. Civilian Passengers Killed. Sinn Fein Outrage. London, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 9

A large party of Republicans ambushed a train at Inishannon (County Cork). Forty military were aboard the train, and replied to the fire. A fierce battle was fought, with…

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Pitched Battle. Attack on Train. a Sinn Fein Ambush. Lawlessness in Ireland. London. February 15

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 5

A large party of Republicans ambushed a train at Innishannon. There were 40 soldiers aboard the train, who replied to the ambushers fire. A fierce battle was fought, six soldiers…

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Side Tracked! Tram Men Beat Unemployed No Free Passengers

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 7

[?] of unemployed went to Ma[?] this morning, to start work clearing a [?] an arrangement made by the Treasurer Mr. Lang…

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Boy Injured by Tram

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 11

Romerad Gregson (11) who lives at Beach-road Tennyson was knocked down by a tram near Gladesville terminus His skull was fractured, and…

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Claim for £250 Kn[?]ked Down by Motor Car

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 4

A [?] £.30 damages, in respe[?] of [?] through being knocked dowd by a motor-car, [?] the [?] on Judge Sc[?]oles in the Distr[?]…

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Art Union Winners Mr. W. Beck Secures Motor

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. W. Beck, of Elizabeth-street, Artaimun, won the first prize, a chevrolet motor car, in the art union promoted by the Chatswood School of Arts. Other…

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