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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

9,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Balmoral Tram

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 7

Mr C Murphy. M.L.A. has been advis-ed by the Public Words Department that the Balmoral tramway should be com-pleted by the end of Yarch…

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The Motorist Acceleration Test for Week-end

Referee · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 15

The only motoring event for the week-end to the 60 yds consideration toot by the Northern suburbs motor [?] club, open…

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Mail Motor. Destroyed by Fire. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 13

Another motor car fire occurred in this district, resulting in the total destruction of a motor mail car, which carries mails and parcels between Wagga and Palmerston, a distance of…

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Motor Cycling. Motor Cycle Club of N.s.w

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 14

Several road-racing events, open to members of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales, will be held at Lithgow to-morrow. The following handicaps have been declared:-…

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1917 Railway Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 9

Mr. Justice Edmunds, who was appointed a Royal Commissioner in October, 1920, to inquire into certain matters relating to the 1917 railway strike and railway…

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Farmers' Excursion Trains. Railway Commissioners Thanked

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 11

At the meeting of the council of the Chamber of Agriculture, held in the rooms of the Royal Society yesterday, and presided over by Mr. R. [?] Black, M.L.C., Dr. George Watt drew…

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City Council Motor Car. a Visit to Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 14

The Lord Mayor (Alderman W. P. M'Elhone), in an official reply to a question by Alderman Milner Stephen, stated at the City Council last night that the City Council…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 14

Hereward Goodwin Cummings, who sustained severe injuries to his head in an accident on the Sydney-road whilst being driven to the Hume reservoir on Sunday…

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Railway Guard's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 14

At Parramatta Court-house yesterday Mr. A. W. N. Judges, Coroner for the Penrith district, concluded an inquest regarding the death from injuries sustained in a railway accident st…

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Motoring & Motor Cycling

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

Petrol is the stumbling block to [?] motoring industry in Australia. By petrol one of course, means the price of petrol in Australia. The Yanks, of…

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How to Drive a Motor Car—III

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 37

BEFORE we push off for our run over a bit of give-and-take country, let us make sure that the coast is well and truly clear. On the occasion of my last…

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Fell From Tram Unknown Man's Injuries

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 6

A man whose identity has not yet been established fell from a tram in Anzac-parade, Kensington, yesterday. His head struck the ground, and he…

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Traffic Facilities North Sydney Motors

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 7

An application, has been made by Mr. Frederick W. Wrench to the Traffic Department, asking for a license to run a motor omnibus service between…

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When the Government Really Begins The, City Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 9

WILL IT LAY WASTE THIS BEAUTIFUL END OF HYDE PARK, AS IT HAS DONE WITH THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE AREA, AND THEN "REST OFF FOR A FEW YEARS. THE SITE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STATION IS TO EXTEND IN A SOUTHERLY. DIRHCTJON FROM WHERE THE STATUE OF ALBERT THE GOOD IS SHOWN IN ILLUSPRATION…

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Battle Bridge Proposal to Widen

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 3

Parramatta road, now that it is tarpaved, takes practically the whole of the vehicular traffic proceeding westward. Not so long ago it was an…

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Run Over by a Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 8

At an inquiry regarding the death of Hanvey Julius Nutting, 27, whose body was found on the railway line near Milson's Point station, on January 8 last, the City Coroner…

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"Get Good Roads !" American's Advice the Gauge Problem

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 7

The vital necessity of efficient railroads and good roads was emphasised by Mr. Albert Y. Gowen, vice-president of the Lehigh Portland Cement…

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National Needs. Uniform Gauge and Good Roads. America's Example

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 6

Mr. A. [?] Gowen, of Chicago, U.S.A., the owner of the motor yacht Speejacks, speaking at the Millions Club luncheon at the Wentworth Hotel yesterday, gave interesting in…

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Train Signalling. Electric System at Flemington. First Installation in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 8

One of the most interesting features of the now railway deviation from Rozelle Bay to Darling Island, which came into use on Monday last, is the electrical interlocking box,…

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