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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
15,144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250
"The statement attributed to the Minister for Customs, Mr. Austin Chapman, retarding Customs duty on materials for the Sydney Harbour Bridge invites comment from the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →In the olden days, perhaps, there was some attempt at etiquette on the road--even though there were no traffic cops to see that the speed regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway officials along the northern line appear to be determined to stamp out the practice of people boarding moving trains…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mr. Bradfield is still "snowed under" with the bridge tenders. He considers that it will be weeks yet before he is able to complete his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Country Roads Board has £1,650,000 to spend this year on the construction and maintenance of roads. Included is £40,000 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For the last 72 years, the Studebaker concern has been continuously in operation, and during that time it has built up for itself a reputation for…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes) returned to Sydney on Thursday evening, after visiting the southern tourist district, comprising Mount Kosciusko and Yarrangobilly and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →"I want to say that so far as my department is concerned," stated Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, yesterday, "no blame is attachable to it for the delay in the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Mr. A. Goninan, head of the Goninan Bridge Corporation, stated yesterday, that if the Newcastle firm is successful in securing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During the Prince's Canadian tour, and when seventy miles cast of Winnipeg, the Prince of Wales stopped the special train which was taking him to his Alberta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further details of the trouble at the Boggoroad Gaol on Christmns Eve were disclosed to-day, when George Turnor, alias James, was charged with unlawfully wounding Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →For the construction of a road between Woodenbong and a point on the northern boundary of New South Wales, west of ML Lindsay, in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There was a note of simplicity about the announcement of the Minister for Works (Mr. Ball) on Wednesday that twenty tenders had been received from six firms for the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A very respectable old gentleman, who has been experiencing the vicissitudes. of old old age travelling "on the road to anywhere," had a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday, last week, shortly before 1 p.m., two motor cars collided at the Gibbons-street end of the overhead rail-way bridge at Auburn. The car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The business done at Auburn railway station during last month included the handling of 2000 parcels and the issuing of 59,753 tickets, including 7792 weeklies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During theo month of December the number of tickets issued (including season and weekly) at the booking offices, Lidcombe railway station totalled 53,866…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coaching revenue received at Granville railway-station last month amounted to 1478. There were 19,060 tickets is- sued, including 4800 weeklies. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Block Porter George Kelly has been promoted to the position of guard, and is at present attached to the Sydney district. His place on the staff has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In reply to Blacktown Shire Council, which is prepared to grant motor bus licenses to Albert Wilcox (to run from Blacktown to Parramatta, via…
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