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Railways, roads & transport, 1924

15,144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

Legless Motorist. Fined £25 on Ten Summonses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

Ten motoring offences were alleged at Marlborough-street, London, against Malcolm David George Drummond, of Pieeadilly. He was summond for:—…

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Ryde Railway Figures

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

Last month, 16,774 tickets were issued at Ryde railway station, an revenue totalled £4617. The quantity of goods was 6642 tons. In December of 1922, 14,622…

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The Railway Drain

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 7

The railway drain, running along The Parade, from Guildford-road, is in a deplorable plorable condition, and the effluvia arising from it is very noticeable,…

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Kurrajong Railway

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

Mr. W. R Fitzsimons, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Public Works Department:- I am direeled in the first place to…

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"The Finish" British Railway Men Sure to Strike London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 1

The secretary of the Associated Locomotive Engineers and Firemen's Society has indicated that strike preparations will go forward…

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To—day's Motor Note

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 8

The good appearance of a hood can be prolonged for months by a little daily attention Each evening give it a good wipe down with…

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Aerial Railway for Wembley. Cars With 50 Passengers to go 150 Miles an Hour

The World's News · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

An aerial railway, one mile in length, is to be built to take passengers from Stonebridge Park Station (L.M. and S.R.) to the British Exhibition grounds at Wembley Park, says…

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Railway Strike. Almost Certain. May End Quickly. LONDON, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 17

Mr. Arthur Henderson, who has been in communication with both the parties all day, states that he can see no possibility of trouble being avoided…

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Strike Plans. Railwaymen Prepare

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 17

"This is the finish," said the secretary of the Associated Locomotive Engineers and Firemens' Society to-night, indicating that strike preparations would go forward…

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Motoring. Eastway Shield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 20

The Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales will hold the third annual contest of the Eastway Shield motor boat championship of New South Wales this afternoon, in which it is expected that new records…

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King Uses Tram Palace Sentry Stares LONDON, January 17

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 1

King Albert of Belgium, while motoring from his palace at Laeken, to his palace at Brussels, stopped owing to the slipperiness of the frosty…

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New Motor Fuel The Use of Chemicals

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 7

The Director of the Institute of Science and Industry (Sir George Knibbs) draws attention to the important fact that American research has recently…

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The "Daily Guardian" and "Smith's Weekly" Motor Reliability Contest

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 26

IT will not be necessary to be a "Wizard" Smith or a Boyd Edkins to win the "Dally Guardian" and "Smith's Weekly"…

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MOTORING For Those who-- Dont a Quarter of a Million Miles in Seventeen Years Extraordinary Performance of a Rolls Royce Brand with Which None But Special Mechanics Must Tinker

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 26

Old motor cars never die--they simply rattle away. But with some, the rattling process is so imperceptible that a matronly car, well constructed, might pass for a flapper, if the test of age were the purr of the engine. It all depends on the make. Before modes and fashions entered into the game,…

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Motor Show Of British Cars MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

The Association of British Motor Manufacturers is promoting an all-British motor show, under the auspices of the Australian Association of British…

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Coming Sales Rare Opportunities Electric Railway Estate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 10

An auction sale will be held on the ground on Anniversary Day, January 26, by Messrs. H. W. Horning and Co., of the Electric Railway Estate, at Como…

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Advertising Canada Use of Motor Trucks Example for Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 20

Amongst the Oversea Dominions of Britain it has generally been recognised that Canada has done more than any other to advertise its country and…

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Motors and Motoring. (Continued.) Commercial Motor Vehicles London Show Overseas Requirements Reviewed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 19

Having dealt in a previous article "Daily Telegraph," Saturday, January 5), with the developments in commercial and public service vehicle chassis, as…

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Motors and Motoring Sydney Motor Club Reliability Trial Conditions Fixed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 20

At the last committee meeting of the motor section of the Sydney Bicycle and Motor Club, the conditions for the summer reliability trial were discussed and…

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Busy Day To-day's Sport Tennis and Sailing Speed Motor Boating

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 21

The start of the A.J.C. Anniversary meeting, the New South Wales swimming championships, the termination of the country lawn tennis carnival, the…

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