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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

9,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Our Railways

The Land · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 13

This column will be devoted each week to the supply of general information about the railway services, direct from the office of the Railway Commissioners. The idea is to keep in close touch with the primary producers and to help them to understand the railway service, which really belongs to them in a special degree…

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Motor Cycling Six Day's Trial Was a Great Success

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 13

The Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W. has been congratulated on all side upon the success of the first Six Days' Reliability…

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A Strange Motor Patality. Motor-Car and Timber—Jinker Collide

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

As the result of a collision between a motor-car and a landed timber-jinker in Macquarie-street, Sydney, on Tuesday night, a young medical…

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Loss of £11,718 Railway Holiday Traffic

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

A return Issued by the Railway Department shows that the actual decrease in revenue from the sale of tickets at the City and Sydney Railway Booking Offices…

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Penshurst Girl's Death Motor Cyclist Sent for Trial

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Kenneth Ritchie [?] a grocer's carter, was committed for Irial by the City Coroner (Mr. Jamleson) this afternoon on a charge of mansiaughter. The…

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Four Injured Two Horses Killed Tram and Lorry Collide

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

Four persons were injured and two horses killed as the result of a collision between a lorry and a tract in Botany-road last night…

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Motor Yachting

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 6

The Motor Yacht Club of N.S.W. will start racing again to-morrow afternoon, with a handicap open to all boats on the club register. No. 2 course, [?] miles…

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Motor Accidents Woman Knocked Down

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

Attempting to cross King-street, near Wilson-street, yesterday Mary Griffiths, 50, living in Arthur-street, Burwood, ran to avoid a tram and was struck by a…

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Holiday Traffic. Railway Loss £11,718

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

A comparison of the business done at the city and Sydney railway booking offices during the Chirstmas and New Year holiday periods shows that the bad weather, which…

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Shantung Railway. Negotiations Resumed. (From the Special Representative of the Australian Press Association.) Washington, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

The Shantung conversations were resumed on the initiative of Japan, but it is understood that Mr. J. V. McMurray acted as,a go-between, conveying the views of Mr. Hughes…

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Badly Damaged. Port Kembla Breakwater. Railway Track a Shapeless Mass. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

Extensive damage has been caused to the Port Kembla Harbour breakwater as a result of the recent cyclonic storm. Over 20,000 tons of blue metal boulders, each weighing from…

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St. George Motor Boat Club

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 6

The Christmas Tree celebrations held last Saturday, under the auspices of the Ladies Committee of the above Club, were an unqualified success…

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Tramway Construction. Actual Cost Per Mile

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. Mark Gosling, M.L.A., recently informed Mr. S. Cohen, Hon. See. Dumbleton Tramway League, that the Works Department had advised him…

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Motor Cyclist Loses Control. Accident at Peakhurst

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

A motor cycle, ridden by Kenneth Ritchie, 18, got out of control at Peakhurst on Sunday morning, and resulted in Thora Martlz, aged 9, residing in…

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Holiday Traffic Big Loss on Railways £11,718 to the Bad

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

A comparison of the business done at the city and Sydney railway booking offices during the Christmas and New Year holiday periods shows that…

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Child's Death Motor Cyclist's Trial Run Verdict of Manslaughter

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 9

The City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) to-day committed Kenneth Ritchie, aged 18, for trial at the Criminal Court in March next, after returning a…

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Smash at Redfern Lorry Strikes Tram Four Passengers Injured

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 9

Two horses were Killed, four people injured, and a tram and lorry damaged, owing to a collision between tho vehicles in Botany-road, near…

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Tramway Construction

The Propeller · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Mr Mark. Gosling, M.L.A., has obtained from the Railway Commissioners some figures showing the cost of tramway construction. In view of the large…

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Motor Car Accident

The Propeller · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

Shortly after 1 o'clock on New Year's morning Joseph James Henderson, of Petersham, was driving his motor car along Rocky Print Road,…

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Motor-boaters' Xmas Tree

The Propeller · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 1

Last week-end was a "gala" day for the children of the members of the St. George Motor Boat Club. Three large Christmas trees were planted and…

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