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Railways, roads & transport, 1924

15,144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Railwaymen's Rates London, January 8

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

Following the railwaymen's vote against the wages award, the rates of which have not been disclosed, the men's leaders have asked for a…

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Tram Held Up City Traffic Blocked

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 15

Tram travellers on the Bellevue Hill line were all late for work this morning. A lorry, creaking under the burden of a load of bricks, found the…

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Lilyfield Tramway Question of Extension

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 11

At last night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council advice was received from the Department of public Works of a commencement of the work of…

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Motor 'Bus Alight

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 5

Passengers by motor bus No. 395, running from Willoughby to Milson's Point in the afternoon, made a hurried exit when tire broke out in the front…

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Border Railways Riverina Lands Being Subdivided MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

The subdivision of Western Riverina lands is in full swing in anticipation of the completon of the railways authorised by the Border Railways Act,…

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Railway "Puzzles"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

Sir,--Your correspondent "Loco" has certainly touched the right spot, and it is high time that the commissioners attended to the locomotive branch of…

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Motor Cycling the Sydney Club Busy Times Ahead

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 9

The projected programme of events to be conducted by the Sydney Club during the next six months, published last week, has created unusual interest among motorists…

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Bad Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 8

It is fitting that Ministers of State, when they make their occasional trips abroad, should be well bumped over main roads that ordinary citizens have to travel with…

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Bridge American Conventions

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 6

DOUBLING one of a suit when you have a good hand, but none of the suit, is an American convention advocated by Foster. It is supposed to indicate to your partner…

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Coastal Fruit Train

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 8

MURWILLUMBAH.--On Wednesday, January 23, the first coastal fruit train will run from Murwillumbah direct to Sydney, and will continue each…

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Narrow Escape From Train Accident

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 6

On a recent morning a porter went to cross the line at Banksin Station in order to collect the tickets from an approaching down train. As he was…

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Liable to Injure Shire Road

The Land · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 6

"Subscriber" writes: As I own land on each side of the main road, and have a dam on the opposite side of the road from my house, can the…

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National Park Drive. New Road Proposed

The Propeller · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Bulli Shire Council has made application to the Federal Government for a grant of £2000 for the construction of a road from Bald Hill, Stanwell…

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Our Roads Problem. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 6

Sir,—In the course of the leading article in the "Herald" of January 2, in which the rood problem is dealt with in a trenchant and convincing manner, the statement is made that…

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A Nocturne. in Queen Victoria Street. The Royal Road

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 6

The condition of Queen Victoria Street, Bexley, is becoming worse and worse, and recently this was fairly impressed on the writer’s mind…

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The Iron Road Cross Country Line Tableland to Coast

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 8

The proposed construction of a cross-country railway from the Northern Tablelands to the North Coast was again under consideration at…

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Our Railways. the New Rail Motors

The Land · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 3

After some years of experimentation the problem of light, speedy. and commodions rail motor cars seems to have been solved. During…

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Rural Movements and Progress Mount Darragh Its Assets and Needs Good Roads First

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 14

On the subject of the natural advantages of the Mount Darragh district, and the disabilities under which settlers labor, there have been several…

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North Coast Road the Missing Link Saving of Sixty Miles

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 8

sThe need for the construction of the missing link in the coastal road to connect Sydney with Newcastle was inspected by a party of Parliamentarians…

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N.S.W. Bowling Pasted S.A. Well on Road to Huge Score the Richardsons Again First Shield Match of Season in Sydney

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 7

By the look of things N.S.W. is going to have a tremendous fight even to defeat South Australia, to say nothing of holding the…

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