Rail Motors
I beg to correct "L" ("S.W." 71'22), who writes: "The Queensland Government railways pioneered the rail motor."…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1922
9,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250
Motoring -- Motor Cars and Fords Still Furious
He had motored to a town sixty miles away to attend a race…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The Plague Railway Precautions
The Secretary for Railways stated yesterday that from the time of the first case of plague being discovered in Sydney the efforts of both the railway and tramway departments for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Day by Day the Railway Department's Riddle
The Railway Commissioner's report for the December quarter stresses some expected features. The rise in fares is reflected in an increase in second class…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Back of the Sunset Where the Railway Ends
"We begin where the railway ends," is the slogan of the Bush Church Aid Society. This Anglican organisation has been working for two years, in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Cycle Club 19Th Annual Meeting
Next Wednesday night, the 19th annual meeting of the Motor-cycle Club of N.S.W. will be held at the I.O.O.F. Temple, Elizabeth Street, Considerable interest is being taken in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Railways Extension of the Strike Berlin, February 2
The authorities have arrested two of the railway strike leaders, and have confiscated union strike funds amuonting to several million marks…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stones on Line Attempt to Wreck Train Plot That Failed JOHANNESBURG
A deliberate attempt was made today to wreck a train near The Springs station. Stones were piled two feet hight on the lines, but, fortunately, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dashed to Death Guard on Bolting Train Loyal to the Last "I Hear It Still" MELBOURNE
"Hi! Hi! Hi!" This exclamation, shouted in a man's loudest tones, was heard by the stationmaster at Macedon, early this morning. It was the cry of…
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of the piston, and partly by the capilliary action of the oil. It is claimed that the capilliary action is so strong and the time limit so short, that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Public Travels Safely 999 Suggestions Made Good in Railway Service
There are 22,000 members in the "Safely First" movement in the Railways and Tramways. Yesterday the Chief Commissioner addressed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Smash Guard Killed in Collision
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—There was a serious collision between two goods trains between Macedon and Woodend at 1.30 this morning. The 8.15 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Injured
GUNDAGAI. Saturday.—Two Sydney motor cyclists named Windell and Mosgrover met with serious accidents while travelling on the Wagga-road near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some Personal Notes of the Week Returning Officer with a Tough Job—Popular Railway Conductor—Indian Patriot at Close Quarters—Successful Film Hustler
Popular President. Mr. A. B. Pursell, who has been reelected president of the Sydney Young Men's Christian Association, is one of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Longest Railway Run
The longest non-stop run of a tram in the world is on the London express to Cornwall. It is 226½ miles in distance, and 4hrs 7min in time…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →A Tram Ride Through Arcadia
It required the pictures of Captain Hurley, taken from Sir Ross Smith's aeroplane, to show the beauty of Sydney's jewelled shores; now the tramway engineers have opened up a spot of Arcadian beauty on the way to Balmoral. Our picture gives one of the views obtainable from the new track down which the tram to the beach will travel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cheating on Railways Career Ruined Inspector Gaoled
"It seems to me the morality of railway travelling is at a very low ebb, and dishonesty is not so uncommon as one would wish to see it."…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →MELBOURNE--SYDNEY Motorists' 15-Hour Objective MELBOURNE
In an attempt to reduce the motorcar record between Melbourne and Sydney F. Ross, of Brighton Beach, and N. McLachlan, of Carlton, will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland Floods Narrow Escape of Train Brisbane
Heavy rain fell throughout the State during the week-end. At Bowen, 12in, were registered. The River Don is within 8in. of the 1918…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scholars on Trams Reason for the Penny Fare Free Pass on Railways
Frequently complaints have been made that the Railway Commissioners [?] diferentiate between high school pupils living in railway suburbs and those who…
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