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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

11,988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Motor and Sulky Collision at Penrith Penrith

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

Whilst driving his motor ear along the main street of Penrith, Mr. Webb, manager of the Penrith District Butter Factory, collided with a sulky which…

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Public's Burden City Trams Penny Fares Far Distant

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Tram travellers cannot expect the relief to which they are entitled, until the Government alters its strange attitude…

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Motor Lorries in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 6

On Tavernor's Hill, Parramatta Road, yesterday afternoon, two motor lorries met in collision. The two vehicles sustained considerable damage, and their drivers narrowly escaped injury. One lorry was running down the hill in a westerly direction when the turned into Parramatta Road from Andrean Street…

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Parramatta-road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

The Under-Secretary, Department of Local Government, wrote to Auburn Council as follows:—"Careful consideration has been given to the council's…

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Lane Cove Road

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 8

Mr. H. E. M'Intosh, in a letter to the editor, joins issue with ex-Cr. Croft on the hitter's statement that the report of the commissioner who inquired into the…

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A Novel Hobby. Building an Aeroplane. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 12

An avalanche of official correspondence has descended upon Mr. A. A. Woolfrey, of Wollongong, as the result of the publicity recently given him, in regard to an…

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Main Roads Grant Totally Inadequate Provision

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

The necessity for the development of country roads was stressed by a deputation from the Shires' Association of New South Wales to the Minister for…

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Glenroy Stockade a Relic of the Old Western Road

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 14

The ruins of the old Glenroy Stockade, at the junction of the Lett and Cox Rivers, in the Hartley district, formed a very interesting link with…

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The Way by Rail and Road to Burrinjuck Dam

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

As the biggest dam in the Southern Hemisphere, Burrinjuck is well worth a visit; and as a holidaying place the dam is rapidly coming into wide favor because of its facilities for launching, boating, and fishing. Taking the train to Yass--188 miles from Sydney--one reaches the jumping-off ground for the region of the impounded water, which is nearest to Yass at Good Hope--ten miles off by road. A 26-mile…

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Fickle Horse Makes Good Brilliant, But Hard to Train Duke Isinglass Lands the Challenge

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

Duke Isinglass had been a short-priced horse in several of his recent races, but it remained for him to go out at 12 and 14 to 1 before he could…

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St. Marys-Richmond Railway Richmond Support

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. Barsby, hon. secretary of the St. Marys-Richmond railway movement, is displaying very commendable energy in regard to the matter…

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Motor Engineer

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. East, a motor engineer of extensive experience, especially in New Zealand, has joined the stuff or Messrs. Fallon and Bransdon, Britannia…

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"A Matter for Yourself" Paying the Department Back. Further Railway Prosecutions

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 6

Further railway cases were heard at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday. Most of the offenders were alleged to have travelled on half-fare weekly…

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Accidents on Railway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 1

On Monday last a railway employee, named William Snashall, 26 years of age residing at Parramatta-road, Lei[?]hhardt, who was engaged on the permanent way…

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Granville. Motor Exhibit

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

The proprietor of the Granville motor garage, who is the authorised local Ford dealer, will have Ford cars and trucks on show at the sports oval in Granville Park…

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Motor Cycle Crashes. Shocking Accident at Eastwood

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 8

Murled from a motor cycle, travelling at about 40 mile an hour, Mr. Charles J. Mack, a well-known contractor, sustained shocking injuries,…

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Motor Buses. "Bring Cost of Living Down." Discussion in Cabra-Vale Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 6

"Motor buses bring the cost of living down. When I first started to run a bus in Guildford, I was told I wouldn't last any time. But I am…

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Killed on Railway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

The Liverpool coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman) held an inquiry at the Courthouse, on Saturday, 20th inst., into the circumstances surrounding the. death of Gladys…

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Guildford. Motor Hogs

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

Motor scorching is so rife on Woodville-road that it is dangerous for people driving or walking along that thorough-fare. Children, especially, are always in…

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Merrylands. Railway Drain

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

The railway drain on the eastern side of the line at Merrylands is nothing more nor less than a large quantity of green filth, and 'tis a wonder the whole town is…

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