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Railways, roads & transport, 1923

11,988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Rebel Terrorism Land Mines Now Used Train Blown Up London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 1

Terrorism in the form of the destruction of houses and railways by the use of land mines is the latest resource of the Irish irregulars…

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Unfair Tram Charges Sydney Is Penalised Figures Condemn Government City Carries Country

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 13

Figures obtained from an official source show how Sydney people are nenalised in order to make good the losses on country trams. The total lose on the B[?] the Newcastle and East to West…

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Tram Fares Mr. Oakes Acts Important Interview

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 9

The Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes) will meet the Railway Commissioners on Saturday morning to discuss with them the position in…

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To-day's Motor Note

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 15

An example of how perfectly a car can be brought to a stop was shown by Mr. H.C. Ottoway ant the completion of his record run from…

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Tram Cricket Fight for Semi-Finals

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 3

[?] round of the [?] Association competition, to [?]…

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Evening News Thursday, February 1, 1923. Tram Fares Must Come Down

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 16

The agi[?]ation for an immediate cut in tram fares is now too strong even for Cabinet to resist. Mr. Oakes, Mr. Cocks and Mr. Fraser are now confirmed not [?] with an angry general public, but angry members of the Nationality party in the House. SHOULD MR. HUGHES GET OUT? If Mr. Hughes eventually resigns from the Premiership, even ardent…

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St. Marys—richmond New Railway Generous Owners

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 10

Mr. Watt, owner of an estate on the route of the proposed St. Marys Richmond Railway is said to have promised to give land…

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Run This Year Newcastle Trams £500,000 Spent Already NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 10

It is hoped that the first line of electric trams will be running within the present year. Aproximately £600,000 has been…

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Oh, Those Tram Fares!

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 8

We have done an injustice to the artless ingenuity of the Government publicity officers. Yesterday we ran over all the excuses…

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Story at Inquest. Sequel to Motor Fatality. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 10

As the result of a collision between a motor car and a milk waggon on Dandenong-road, on the night of January 13, Henry Philip Millman, aged 63 years, a driver, of Oakleigh, lost his…

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Enfield Tram. Bankstown Extension. Committee's Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 7

The proposal to construct a tramway line from Enfield to Bank[?]town was further inquired into yesterday by the Parliamentary Public Works Committee…

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This Motor Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 11

The importance of the motor trade is growing. The Motor Traders' Association. In its annual report, draws attention to the increase in imports of motor vehicles, and of…

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Proposed Tram. Effect of 'Bus Service. Increased Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 8

Further evidence was taken yesterday by the Parliamentary Public Works Committee regarding the proposal to construct a tramway line along Lyons-road, Drummoyne, to Five…

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The Trams. Loss Possible This Year. Cabinet and Reduced Fares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 9

The advisability of reducing tram fares was further considered by the State Cabinet yesterday, but no decision was arrived at. The Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes) yesterday…

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Sunday Tram Fares Conference on

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 7

This morning the Acting-Premier (Mr. Oakes) expected to have an interview with the Railway Commissioners late this afternoon regarding Sunday…

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Back to the Village The Melbourne Trams No "Jay Walking"

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 6

I had been away from Melbourne for four years when I went over from Sydney recently. No one seemed to notice my arrival. The sombre…

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Rich Railway Seat £150 Left Friendless MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 7

Miss Alma Tunbridge of Footscray lost £70 In cash and £80 worth of jewellery at the Flinders-street Station today. She left them in a bag on a…

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Rail and Trams Last Quarter's Working Increased Revenue

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 7

According to the quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners, which was presented to the Minister for Railways (Mr. Ball) to-day, the railway…

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To the Editor Motor 'Buses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 4

Sir,--As a representative of the firm who build all the London 'buses, might I be allowed to contradict through your columns some of the statements…

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A Bridge Problem

Evening News · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 6

The problem sent by Mr Lamb, the solution of which appeared In the "Evening News" of January 28. has caused much comment. Many readers have written to say that it cannot be…

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