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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

9,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Irish Disorders. Motor Bandits at Work. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 9

The commandant of the I.R.A. in East Limerick has proclaimed martial law in the Kilmallock area, in consequence of bay burning and other disorders…

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Tram Fares. Double Sunday Rates. Employees Blame Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 10

The members of the Tramways Union are annoyed at the protests which are being made against the double fares on Sunday, and last evening Mr. Warton, the secretary of the…

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Motor Car on Fire. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 9

A party of motorists had an exciting experience early on Sunday morning whilst motoring about 15 miles north of Wagga. They were in a car owned by Mr. R…

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Randwick Tram Smash Departmental Inquiry

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

The inquiry by the Tramway Department into the collision in Cowper-street, Randwick, on Friday night last, has not yet been completed. When…

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City Railway Trades Hall View "Good Election Stunt"

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

The statement that the City Railway is to be proceeded with at a very early date, and that it will give work in the first instance to about 500 men,…

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Courting "Trammies" Eastern Suburbs Selection

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

Eastern Suburbs Labor candidates are pouring honeyed words into the ears of the tramway men, whose votes will be a big factor in deciding who…

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Motor Car Burnt

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 1

A motor car owned by William Brown, Mount-street, Hunter's Hill, and driven by Leonard Lay[?]k, caught fire in Blackwell-road, Eastwood,…

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Slept in Motor Car Overcrowded Bathurst BATHURST

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

At a public meeting held last night for the purpose of "boosting" Bathurst the stationmaster (Mr. H. Melville) stated that he had frequently seen…

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1917 Railway Strike Mr. Justice Edmunds's Report

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

The time limit in which Mr. Justice Edmunds, the Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into the 1917 railway strike and other railway and…

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Route of Proposed City Railway

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 8

The proposed route of the City Rail way, showing the connection intended later with the Eastern Suburbs scheme. Thick broken line indicates underground construction; heavy black line indicates above-ground; and dot-and-dash shows the North Sydney tramway connection. The filling-in of portion of Darling Harbor is also shown…

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The City Traffic Problem to the Editor. Useful Motor 'Bus

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Sir,--I have been rather astonished to read that the Government contemplates spending 412 millions--with more to follow--on underground railways,, for Sydney. Having seen a…

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Sovietism and the State Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

The twenty-three points in the election manifesto setting forth the railway policy of the A.R.U. boil down to the abolition of State-control for the people and handing…

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Sunday Tram Fares No Blame to Union

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 6

The Tramway Union considers that, the extra penny on ordinary fares charged by the Tramway Department for Sunday travelling is akin to…

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Parramatta Road

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

Many of the suburban councils in the western suburbs are not at all satisfied with the work government on Parramatta Road, and are urging upon the authorities the…

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The North Shore Bridge and Circular Quay Railway Station

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 1

Seven years [?]…

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"ALL-AUSTRALIA" National Aeroplane Sydney May Be Birthplace

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 6

"It is most desirable that Australia should develop an aeroplane type of her own, and I am told that Sydney will be the birth-place of…

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Scorching on Woodville-road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

The scorching nuisance on the Woodville-road has grown rapidly since the completion of the re-conditioning. Any day motorists can be seen spinning along…

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Better Roads Mr. Gowen's Hint to Millions Club an American Example

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 5

There was a big gathering in the [?] court of the weatworth [?]…

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Wanted—at Once Unification of Railway Gauges The Unemployed

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 7

It is taking our battered old world a long time to get rid of its war "black eye." To-day there are 1,750,000 unemployed in Great Britain and 700,000…

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Holiday Tram Service

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 7

The tramway authority notify that in connection with Anniversary Day [?] and at the same times as week days…

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