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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

15,144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Railway Czars Minister Powerless Train Service Refused

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 7

The Minister for Works has informed the North Belmore Citizens' Railway League that no useful purpose would be served by his…

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Railway Accident. Attempting to Board a Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 9

Attempting to board a moving train at Penshurst shortly after 4.30 yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Lenora Edwards, of Morehead-street, Waterloo, missed her footing and fell…

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Moving a Bridge Team of 23 Horses Motors Not Used

The Sun · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 7

The Sydenham railway yards were the scene of unusual bustle to-day. The bottom and two sides of a bridge for the Botany railway, where it…

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North Shore Bridge Model on View

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 9

Sydney people will be able to see this week exactly what the North Shore Bridge will look like when completed. A splendid model of the proposed…

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Fall Over Bridge Youth Badly Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 6

A railway bridge near Lidcombe, which is described as a death-trap, has been responsible for three accidents in a week, one of which proved…

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Fall From Train Woman in Hospital

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 7

Late on Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Edwards, of Morehead Street, Waterloo, fell while attempting to board a train at the Penshurst railway siding, and struck the…

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CONFIDENCE! Man From the Bush Train Acquaintance

The Sun · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 7

This is a story with an anti-climax that would have made O. Henry envious. Of two men who met in a train, one…

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Speeding Up Harbor Bridge Work at Lavender Bay

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 1

Another phase of the North Shore Bridge work was entered on to-day, when a gang of men started re-modelling the Lavender Bay…

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Danger at a Bridge Four Men Injured. Series of Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 8

No fewer than four instances ot men being injured through falling through the railway bridge near the Rookwood cemetery have occurred within five nights…

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Roads in Ruin Shires' Dilemma More Money Needed Tribute to "News" Wagga

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 8

The interview with Sir Arthur Cocks, which the "Evening News" published, has attracted much interest. It deals with a subject that…

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Cronulla. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Viii.—the Long Road. Part 2.—Continued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 4

He found the question running up and down through his mind all the afternoon as he sat on his horse opposite Harding, counting the cattle that filed between them and…

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To-day's Motor Note

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 9

Car-owners should remember that a Khaki hood shows grease marks all too readily. In adjusting the hood and side curtains…

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On the Trackless Mountains Railway Worker's Wanderings Without Food for Three Days with Snakes, Echoes, & Will-o'-the Wisps

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 5

LOST in the wild and uninhabited mountains beyond Waterfall, a Mascot railway employee wandered without food for three days and two nights. In his wanderings he chased lights which were will-o-'the-wisps,…

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American Motor Ships. Remarkable Results From a Converted Vessel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 4

During the Marine Congress which was which in New York from November a to November 10 considerable interest was aroused in two new motor ships…

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British Railways. Trouble Over Award. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 9

Reuter says: "It is understood that the ballot taken by the Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen is against acceptance of the findings of the Railway Wages…

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Motor Collision. Car Driver Arrested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 9

A motor car collided with a lorry in Forest-road, Arncliffe on Saturday night, and a passenger of the car, Richard Watson, 15 years of age, of Anderson-road, Mortdale, was…

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The Progress of the City Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 10

COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE VIADUCT OVER WHICH THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY WILL PASS FROM THE CENTRAL STATION TO THE UNDERGROUND LINE…

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Motoring. Sydney Bicycle and Motor Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 11

The Sydney Bicycle and Motor Club inaugurated the consistency competition for Mr. C. A. Grocott's trophy, a handsome leather travelling bag, with a 440 yards accelerstion test on Saturday afternoon. There were…

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The Liverpool-street Railway Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 10

THE SITE IN FEBRUARY, 1922…

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Victorian Railways. Record Revenue. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 10

The revenue of the Victorian Railways Department for the year ended June 30, 19[?] was [?] highest in the history of the department. It amounted to £11,722,481…

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