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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

15,144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

Motorists. Coroner's Suggestion. Special Efficiency Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

"A man may be competent to drive a car when everything is going smoothly, but there should be a special test to show his capacity in the event of anything going wrong," said…

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Motor 'Buses. Rapid Increase. Two Million Passengers a Month

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

Within the metropolitan traffic area today approximately 370 motor 'buses are operating, representing a capital of hundreds of thousands, and employing…

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Tram Traffic. Nearly 2,000,000 Passengers. New Year Holidays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

According to official figures issued by the Railway Department yesterday. 1,766,932 passengers travelled on the tram[?] on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, showing a decrease…

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Country News. Motor Lorry Falls Into Creek. Albury, Wednesdny

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 10

A sensational motor accident occurred at Basin Creek, on the Upper Murray, 45 miles from Albury. Bert Ashcroft, of Albury, was driving his four-ton motor lorry from Jingellic…

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Deadly Motor Car City Coroner's Report Deaths by Violence-- 522 Motors Account for 65

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 12

According to the City Coroner's report there were 65 fatal motorcar accidents during 192[?]-- the highest total of deaths by violence from any…

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Motorists Beware

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

This splinter of steel was picked up in the tyre of a motor car in Park-street this morning. It had been worn by the traffic from the…

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Railway Robbery Two Men Charged Hobart

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Christopher Chatters and R. J. M'Leod were charged at the police court with having broken and entered the Fitzgerald railway station and stolen £67, the…

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Bright Prospects Lithgow Coal Boom Big Railway Order LITHGOW

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Increased railway coal orders from Lithgow total 500,000 tons, apart from the commissioners' own colliery's output. This will mean much to the…

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Injured Tramguard Two Youths Charged The George St. Affray

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

As a result of the affray in George Street, near Grace Brothers, on Tues day, when a tram guard was injured and a sensational chase followed…

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Motor Cyclist Hurt Machine Capsizes A Dangerous Hill BATHURST

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

Returning from Hill End to Bathurst yesterday afternoon Norman Byrom (20), of Bathurst, lost control of his motor cycle while descending tho hill near the…

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Motor Boating Ocean Race

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

The ocean motor boat race from Pittwater to Bose Bay, conducted under the auspices of the Motor Yacht Club of N.S.W., ended in favor of Dr. Hughes's Min-U-Min, which defeated G…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

Sir.--Mr. H. C. St. Vincent, secretary of the Glen-Innes-inverell Railway League, in your issue of 1st inst., again accuses me of inaccuracy in…

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News in Picture-- Narkunda Breaks Nearly £100 Worth of Paper Streamers. A New Type of Ballast Waggon for the New South Wales Tramways Department

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 10

DEPARTURE OF THE NARKUNDA YESTERDAY, WHICH IS TAKING MANY AUSTRALIANS TO THE IMPERIAL EXHIBITION. Nearly £100 was spent in purchasing the colored paper streamers connecting the passengers with their friends on the wharf. The Narkunda leaving Circular Quay with the broken streamers trailing along her side. Lower pictures: Passengers leaning over the deck-rail. At the extreme right of the upper picture is Mr. D. Levy, Speaker of the House of Assembly. The Insetn the top right-hand corner shows Mr. Joseph Bradley, conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Society, Miss Gladys Cole (one of Mr. Bradley's singing pupils), and Mrs. Bradley, who sailed by the Narkunda on a visit to Europe. Miss Gladys Cole, who has completed her training, will be afforded an opportunity of displaying to London audiences the fine quality of…

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"Quite Adequate" Motorists' Views of Test

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

The doubts expressed by the City Coroner as to the adequacy of the present tests for motor licenses were commented on by several leading…

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Per Aeroplane

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 17

Treacy, a well-known Australian aviator, who flew from Brisbane to Toowoomba, recently says that his company, Australasian Airlines and…

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Motor-train Service. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

The Culcairn-Holbrook and Henty-Rand motor train—the first to operate in the southern districts—has been running for some days, and is providing a satisfactory service…

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Crossing Come Bridge

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 9

Sir,—The best view winer I see coming in to the city each morning is when the train crosses the George's River at Come. Looking rewards the…

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Olympic-road Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 11

The French Cyclists' Union, which will control the Olympic road championship this year, announces that it will be held on a severe course, 116.8 miles in length, starting and finishing at the stadium at…

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Watch Parramatta Road

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 9

Sir,—For three-quarters of a m[?] Parramatta-road there s a wonderful growth of green fo[?] grass, [?] and trees. The [?]…

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The Motor Motor Registration Fees Should Be Used for Road Maintenance

The Land · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

Hundreds of thousands of pounds swell the coffers of the Traffic Department every year, and as time goes on so will registration fees…

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