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Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Mutt and Jeff (Copyright).. Jeff As a Motorist

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 15

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Motoring the Six Days' Trial Concludes

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 15

The Biden and Roberts six days' re-liability trial of the Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W. was a success. Those who finished, with their times of arrival, were:…

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Brisbane Tramways. Taken Over by Government

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 14

The formal handing over of the property of Brisbane Tramway Company to the newly constituted Tramway Trust took place on Monday. Actually, the transfer…

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Baths for Motor Cars

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 12

Motor owners in the United States are saved a lot of trouble in cleaning their cars by the use of a kind of swimming bath attached to some garages…

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'Napier Lion's Motoring Notes Flotsam and Jetsam

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 37

In this article "Napier Lion," before dealing with motor car matters, describes his sensational experience in Sydney Harbour, when he had a narrow escape from death while flying the seaplane Fleetwings round to Botany Bay…

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B.h. and Silverton Tramway

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

The contracts between the Broken Hilt mining companies and the Silvertion Tramway Co. for transport to and from Die mines expire at the end of…

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Karri Waste Versus Coal. Railway Department Makes Tests

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 10

With a view to determining the relative value of Collie coal and waste karri as a fuel for railway locomatives, certain tests have been carried…

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Motor Cars Burnt. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 11

Mr. Joseph Nelst's motor car, valued at £520, was destroyed by fire on Tapley's Hill, near Adelaide, on Monday afternoon. There were in the tank about six gallons of petrol,…

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Motor Capsizes. Another Car Suffers. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 12

A motor car accident, which fortunately was not attended with serious results, occurred early yesterday morning at a spot three miles from Broken Hill, on the Menindle-road. The…

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Motoring. Six Days' Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 13

So far no definite result of the Biden and Roberts six-days' trial has been prepared by the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales, but from the preliminary scrutiny of the control cards it is said that E. Edwards…

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The Holidays. Heavy Rail and Tram Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 10

On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 1,853,028 people used the trams. This is little short of the population of the whole of the State, which was 2,149,202 at June last,…

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Proposed Tram. Narrabeen-mona Vale. Betterment Tax Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 10

Further evidence was taken by the Public Works Committee yesterday afternoon on the question of constructing a tramway line from Narrabeen to Mona Vale…

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Motoring Notes The Speed of Cars

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 2

Surprise has been expressed at the fact that only one [?] of the 53 that completed the 1000 Miles Victorian Alpine Course broke a minute in the…

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Zone Railway Rates Shire Council Proposal

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 11

The zone system of railway fares is being advocated as a means of relieving the congestion of the city and near suburbs and of making life easier for…

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Bondi Trams The D--d Public

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 7

The Bondi trams are getting back to their old form. For a little while after the racent discussion of their shortcomings in…

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Motor Accidents Doubled in 12 Months Melbourne's Plight Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 7

"From statistics supplied to the Morgue," said Mr. Phillips, Deputy Coroner," an alarming state of affairs in connection with motor…

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Motor Smashes ­­­Week's Long List Will They Continue?

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 10

Will the series of motor smashes end with the now year as suddenly as it began at the close of 1922? Almost every day during the past week there…

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Motor Boating S.A. Championship ADELAIDE

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 7

The Royal Yacht Squadron has received seven entries for the motor boat championship, which will be contested at the outer harbor on…

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Motor Collision Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

In a collision between motor cars at Black Dog Creek, near Chiltern, Mr. Dan Riley, an elderly man, received severe injuries, including a broken rib,…

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Tram on Fire Two Firemen Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

A tram caught fire in Denham Street, Bondi, yesterday afternoon. Two firemen were injured fighting the blaze. The tram was proceeding from Bondi…

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