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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

9,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Asiatic Problems Kato Postpones Departure Shantung Question Railway Issue in Abeyance WASHINGTON, January 11

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

The frank announcement in high American quarters of reinstating the Asiatic agenda at its full value is partly responsible for Admiral…

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Past Stationary Tram

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 8

At the Newtown Summons Court today, Albert Henry Gannon, of Forbes-street, Darlinghurst, was fined 50s on a charge of having driven a motor…

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Railway Employees Question of Back Pay

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

Members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers employed at Eveleigh workshops to-day discussed the recent decision of the court regarding back…

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Motorship Arrives

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

With a cargo of 2,000,000 feet of timber, the motorship Canada arrived at Sydney to-day from Puget Sound. She is now lying off Longnose Point…

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Rail and Tram Men Co-operative Society Turnover of £360,000

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

The New South Wales Railway and Tramway Co-operative Society, Limited, reports successful trading operations for the year ended December 31. The turnover for the…

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Motor Boating. the St. George Club

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

The St. George Motor Boat Club held two races over the club's triangular course, Sans Souci, on Saturday afternoon last. The first event was the…

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Railway Reserve

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners aud Kogarah Council have for some time past been discussing the condition of the small park reserve on the Kogarah side…

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The Penshurst Fatality. Motor Cyclist Committed for Trial

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 1

At the Coroner's Court last Friday Kenneth Ritchie, aged 18 years, was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. The Coroner was…

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Railway Guard Killed

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

Thomas Edward Marden, aged 30, who resided at Bestic Street, Rockdale, was run over and killed by a train at the Petersham railway station on…

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Free Railway Travelling. Wanted For Compulsory Cadets

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

The following are extracts from a letter received by Mr. Gosling, M.L.A., from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners concerning a request that…

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Motor 'Bus Time-tables

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

For some time past complaints have been made in the suburbs that some motor 'bus drivers did not always adhere to the time-table arranged for the…

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Another Motor Bus Route

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

At the last meeting of Rockdale Council a letter was received from the Traffic Department asking the council's Opinion about granting a license for a…

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Motor Cycle Number Plate

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Joseph J. Parry was proceeded against for riding a motor cycle on which was attached a number plate which had been issued for another…

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Negligent Motor Driving

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 9

At Glebe Court. Frederick William Nunn, picture show proprietor, of Liverpool, was lined £15 or two months' imprisonment for having driven a motor car negligently in Parramatta…

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Higher Freights New Railway Rates Forage and Wool Increases

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 9

The revised scale of railway rates which came into force this week have an interest to the farmer and grazier. In some directions there are increases, and in others slight…

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Roads and Footpaths

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 8

The customary letters, seeking relief from bad footpaths and roads, were received at last meeting of Hornsby Shire Council. In all instances it was decided…

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Train on Time

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 8

The South Coast business train, which is supposed to land the Illawarraites at Central Railway Station at 8.51 a.m., arrived on time this…

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Motor Haulage Lorries Win Through Bad Roads and Storms

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 3

The freight haulage test conducted by Messrs. Jackson, Thomson and Co. with International lorrie's and a Peters trailer has been successful…

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The Little Stranger. Arrives per Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 11

There was some commotion on board the Sunday afternoon train out from Parramatta at 4.30 when it was travelling between Flemington and Homebush. A lady…

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No Sewerage Gardener's-road School

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 7

"Though the daily attendance at Gardener's-road Public School, Waterloo averages' about 1700, the building is not linked up with the sewerage…

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