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Railways, roads & transport, 1924

15,144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Ill in Trams [?] Filth at Rozelle Bay A Previous Experience

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 8

Numerous complaints regarding a stench from Rozelle Bay, near the stormwater channel, have been made by residents of Balmain…

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Chary of Thanks to Tramway Chiefs

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 12

When the engineer for the Tramways Department informed North Sydney Council last night that the tram tracks at [?] and…

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Motoring and Motor Cycling Western Suburbs M.C.C. Hill Climb

Referee · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 15

Falling leaves, form a menace to the motorist, and a foreign motorists association bids us beware of "leaf skidding." We are told: "This is the most…

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Bonus System on Railways. Opposition by Unions

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 8

A meeting of shop stewards employed in the N.S.W. railway and tramway service was held at Sydney last Friday night to protest against the introduction of the…

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Brisbane-kyogle Railway Premiers Confer

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 17

An important conference took place last Wednesday between N.S.W. Premier Fuller and Queensland, Premier Theodore, relative to the establishment of a uniform…

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Industrial Section Border Railways and Development

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 10

As a result of the agreement come to between New South Wales and Victoria, some of the richest and most productive land in Australia is now being divided up for settlement. The country referred to is the Western Eiverina district of New South Wales. For years…

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Unsettled. British Railway Dispute. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 13

It is reported that, after considering for three hours the dispute between the railway companies and the Associated Locomotive Engineers and Firemen's Society, the general…

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Speed Tests. Control of Motorists. Shire's Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 13

At a meeting of the executive of the Shires' Association yesterday a letter was received from the Local Government Department advising that the councils had not power to…

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Motor Companies. Unfair Competition. Complaint in Tasmania. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 8

ThE Motor Car Hirers' Association of Tasmania, by means of a deputation to the Premier (Mr. J. A. Lyons), placed before the Government a grievance which they are…

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Motor Accident. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 14

A car, driven by a visiting agent, was very bady damaged here on Sunday night. The driver left the main road, and in traversing the side t[?]ck, hurdled a heap of maintenance…

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Motor Car Burnt. Oaklands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

Messrs. Reynolds and Hiltons, proprietors of the Star Pictures, were returning here from Balldale on Saturday night, and when three miles away the engine backfired. The…

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Rolling Stock. South Australian Railways. Local Tenders Too High. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 13

Although the contract for the supply of 1200 freight railway cars has been lot to Messrs. Pool and Steel, the material will probably be imported, the construction…

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Motoring. Tourist Trophy Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 10

Surprise has been caused in England by the annou[?] ment that the Autocycle Union of Great Britain does not intend to promote a 500 c.c. class in the great Tourist Trophy road race in the Isle of Man this year…

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City Traffic. Another Tramline. Aldermen Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 14

Mr. Morris, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, early this month wrote to the City Council, saying that in regard to the city railway construction it was essential to…

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MOTORING : Some Useful Hints

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 37

OUR chat this week will only be a short one, as somehow a very fired feeling seems to have overcome my hones, and my brain is inclined to be in sympathy, if being all one can do to avoid "a…

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Not So Bad Tramway Department Alderman's Bouquet

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 5

Many hard tilings have been said about the Tramway Department, but a compliment of a sort was paid to it today, when an alderman of the City…

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Big Difference Oversea and Local Tenders S.A. Railway Contracts Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 10

The premier, Sir Henry Barwell. said to-day that the tender of Messrs. Cowans. Sheldon. of England, at £18,826, had been accepted for two wrecking…

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Railway Porter's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 10

A railway porter named Walter Walter, aged 35, it is stated, took poison yesterday afternoon, and later inflicted a deep gash in his throat with a razor…

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Railway Trouble Union Congress Sits Awaiting Developments LONDON, January 14

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

The council of the Trade Union Congress sat for three hours considering the railway position. The sitting then adjourned, pending further…

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Barks of a Dog Save Big Motor Works 40 Cars Destroyed Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

Had a half-bred sheep dog, owned by James Muir. caretaker of Holden's Motor Body Builders, Ltd., South Melbourne, not barked so persistently…

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