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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

9,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Train-wrecking Plot Passengers in Peril Sabotage in South Africa J0HANNEBURG

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 1

The deraliment of a Rhodestan pas-senger train on Tuesday night a few miles form Johannesburg. is new proved to have been an act of [?]…

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Bridge Contract Twelve Tenders Likely Australia Not Competing Sinister Rumors Described As Canards

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 7

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Estell), referring to the rumors current in commercial circles respecting the ultimate destination of the…

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Enclosing a Road a Neighbor's Claim Rights of Way and User

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 14

Sutton tells me that he purchased a property under the Returned Soldier Settlement Act, a track through which has been used by a neighbor for some…

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Our Railways

The Land · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 11

This column is devoted each week to the supply of general information about the Railway Services, direct from the office of the Railway Commissioners. "Land" readers are cordially Invited to ask questions. The fullest information will be supplied. By a clearer understanding, and a more friendly co-operation, the men…

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Motor Cycling Sydney-melbourne Record Still Stands

Arrow · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 11

The fine record ride of 18 hours 11 minutes by H. R. Hodgson, between Melbourne and Sydney, still defies those…

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The Southern Systems. Proposal Connecting Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 7

The N.S.W. Public Works Department has made available the details of a report by the Railway Commissioners upon the alternative route to connect…

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Land Settlement and Development the Motor Age Vulcanising Repairs an Improved Method

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 7

According to the latest files from England there has just been perfected a new system of vulcanising repairs to inner tubes that, on account of its…

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Maddened Lions. Scene in Hamburg Railway Yard

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 12

A message from Berlin reports that there was a [?] in Hamburg last Friday, when forty-five circus [?] left in the goods station owing in the strike…

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Railway Fusion. Ambitious British Scheme

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

The "Manchester Guardian" states (according to a Reuter's telegram) that the directors of the London and North-Western Railway, which has…

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A Gundagai Fatality. Motor Cycle Dashes Into Brick Wall

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

A fatal motor cycle accident occurred at Gundagai (N.S.W.) ou Saturday evening, resulting in the death of a Sydney resident named Paul Windle…

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Motor Bandits a Chauffeur Shot Melbourne Sensation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

On Wednesday evening, two welldreased men engaged a motor car in Melbourne, and were driven around the suburbs on a pleasure trip. While the…

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Motor Car Overturns. Death of a Gippsland Farmer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

As the result of his motor car overturning, a Gippsland (Vic.) farmer named Edward Harrop was killed on…

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Railway Smash. Passengers Narrow Escape

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

What might have been a terrible tragedy was narrowly averted on Tuesday morning last. When the paper train from Sydney to Nowra (N.S.W.)…

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Government Railways Excursion Trains From the Country

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

Tiske[?] at rate of Single Fare for the Double Journey ([?] First class and 8/10 Second-class) will be issued to Sydney and [?] stations by…

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Motor Cycle Club Ot N.sw

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 8

The success of the 19th annual meeting of the club, held last Wednesday evening, was pronounced, Members rolled up well. The proposal that the services of Mr…

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Sydney to Melbourne Motor Cycle & Side Car Record

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 7

A record for a motor Cycle and [?] ride between Sydaney and Melbourne, has been [?] by C. A. Wood, of the M. C. C. of N. S. W., on a Hartey DAvidson outfit…

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The Boy Was Saved But Others Suffered 'Bus Hits a Tram

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

When a small [?] Weston-road [?] yesterday, his [?] reaching [?]…

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Bases v. Trams Racing for Fares Electricity Tramway's only Hope

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 9

Are the Neweastle motor Buses out going the trams? The question can best be answered by a comparison of figures. Accoding to an offical sistement the loss on the trams in [?] was upwards…

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Bus That Beats the Tram

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 9

One of the Newcastle 'buses that race the trams and make a [?] while the Tram way Department makes—a less…

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Bush Fires the Railway Danger

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

The Hay Local Committee of the Graziers' Association recently resolved to request the Railway Commissioners to provide "a better type of locomotive…

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