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Railways, roads & transport, 1923

11,988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Motoring Here, There, and Everywhere Crankshaft Welded Excellent Result

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 23

A unique repair, which has just been completed by Messrs. West's Welding Works, Ltd., at their Wentworth Avenue Works, is depicted herewith…

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Irish Rebels Desperate Attacks Railway Station Burnt LONDON, January 12

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 7

Fierce engagements took place at Callan and Thomastown, County Kilkenny, where the rebels attacked and captured the Free State garrisons…

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The Motor Cycle, Here, There, and Everywhere Your New Motor Cycle How to Choose It

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 21

The experienced motor-cyclist needs no advice on the choice of his new machine. In the hard school of experience he has learned what to look for, and no amount…

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Motor Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 20

The Newcastle Motor Cycle Club was formed in 1916, and bus since then grown so rapidly that it is now recognised as one of the largest clubs in the State. The initial move in the…

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Two Killed in Motor Smash Others Badly Hurt Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 8

Shortly before midnight to-night a motor car containing a party of nine young men and women collided with a sulky at Coorparoo, near Brisbane. All…

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Motoring. Motor Boat Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 14

Owners of motor launches should not overlook the fact that entries close this afternoon for the second annual race for the Eastway[?] and championship of New South Wales, which will be held on the Rose…

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False Representation. Motor Proprietor Suffers. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 13

Georgo Bertram Stewart, a well-dressed man, who described himself us a commercial traveller, was charged in the City Court to-day with having, on or about May 27 last, being a…

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48-Hour Week. Railway Workshops. Unions' Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 13

The introduction of a 48-hour week and Saturday work in the railway and tramway workshops from Monday next is causing Trades Hall officials considerable concern…

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Motor-ship [?]Naren. Arrival on Maiden Voyage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 15

The [?] Steamship Company's new motorship E[?] arrived in Sydney yesterday from Gothenburg, and Continental ports, via Java and Brisbane[?] Under the [?] of Captain [?] the vessel…

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"A Curse; Not a Blessing" Government Roads Grant MUDGEE

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 4

That the conditions specified in connection with the granting of money for expenditure on main roads by the Government are ridiculous is the…

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To Make a Great City Greater Still North Shore Bridge will be the Span which Leads from a Civic Dreamland to the Rosy Dawn of a National Paradise Details of Huge Railway Electrification Scheme How the Country Will Benefit and Grow

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 13

There have been almost countless changes in the administration of N.S. Wales since Francis Greenway, Government Architect, first suggested a North Shore Bridge to Governor Macquarie in 1815. But all through the dreary, lagging years since, Sydney, the principal seaport of Australia, the Prince of Wales' "London of the Southern Hemisphere," has remained…

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A Cloud Burst Railway Traffic Suspended Sultry Weather Expected

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Saturday.—A heavy cloudburst occurred last night. The whole district between Mumbil and Drip-stone was flooded. Ten inches of rain…

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To Beat the Trams Mammoth 'Bus Company

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 9

Since its formation was first announced the promoters of the Australian General Omnibus Co. report that they have had a rush for shares. Already…

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Motor Troubles

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 7

Amerac goes for a ride: "About six o'clock, mother, father, my two brothers, a friend, and myself left our place for a run to Liverpool We had gone about…

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MOTOR-SECTION Royal Auto Club's Programme for the Year

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 10

At a meeting of the roads and tours committee of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, it was decided to hold the opening run of the year on February…

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Motor Smashes Week-end Succession

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 2

Seemingly the succession of weekend motor smashes is never ending. Yesterday's collision occurred in front of the Military-road Tram Depot,…

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Big Cloudburst Wave of Water 50 Feet High Much Railway Damage Debris Lodged in Telegraph Wires WELLINGTON, N.S.W.

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 2

At 6 p.m. yesterday the biggest cloudburst for years occurred at Dripstone (Wellington), 10 inches of rain falling in an hour. A huge wave of water, estimated to be 50ft. high, swept over the hills and deluged the low-lying country between…

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East-west Railway Track "Just Over the Edge" Tree-climbing Rabbits

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 3

THE country between Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta may be roughly divided into sections-- mulga, sand and spinifex, with giant outcrops of…

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Boy Swimmer Smashes World's 880 Yards Record Eight Hurt Serious Motor Accident Overturned Car Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 5

Eight persons were hurt-- one very badly-- when a motor car overturned on the Heddon-Greta road to-day. The motor car, which contained a…

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Railway Washaways Delays to Western Trains Result of Storm

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 4

Owing to a heavy storm in the western districts on Friday serious landslips occurred in the sections Wellington to Dripstone, Dripstone to…

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