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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

13,896 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Botany Road

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 10

The work of re -constructing Botaany Road with concrete will be completed, it. is expected, by February 1. Aid. Stokes, of the Alexandria Council, stated…

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To Mothers. How to Train Daughters

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 8

There is always security and safety in liberty when it rests upon a solid and sound foundation, and there is not question more important to the mothers of to-day…

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Motor Cyclists' Trial Ends After Six Days in Saddle Successful Reliability Over All Kinds of Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 10

The six days' reliability trial conducted by the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales came to a successful conclusion in Martin Place yesterday afternoon. Many…

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Train Hold-up by Chinese Soldiers Shanghai, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 1

FIVE of chang-tso-lln's solders held up a train proceeding from poking to Tientsin yesterday after-noon, and looted about 10,000 dollars…

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Killed by Car on New Year's Eve Parramatta Road Tragedy

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 5

Thomas Edward Gavin was knocked down. and fatally injured by n motor car. in Parramatta Road. camper down, last night…

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Midnight Crash St. Kilda Road 'Bus Conductress Escapes MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 8

A conductress had a lively experience at midnight last eight, when one motor bus crushed into another which was stationary, in St…

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Faced Death Calmly Woman's Ordeal on Level Crossing Car Stops Within Yard of Train Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

Mrs. Hilda Lilley, of Bathurst, had an extraordinary escape at Russell St, railway crossing, when the brakes of the car she was driving…

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Leap From Train But Was Not Killed Cut His Throat and Is Still Alive Beer and Wine Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 1

AN old man jumped from the Adelaide-Molbourne express. His pelvis was badly injured. His [?]was to cut his…

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At the Woop Woop Railway Inn

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 51

Traveller: "Are there always such a lot of flies here?" Waitress: "'No, only at dinner-time: at other times they are in. the stable"…

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His Christmas Message. the Premier and the Railways

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 26

On the anniversary of Our Lord's Nativity, the "Sydney Morning Herald" published a "Christmas message" by the Premier, Sir George Fuller. After referring to the…

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The Railways Under the Orange Lodge

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 22

We may take it for granted that the "Daily Telegraph" knows What is happening behind the scenes in the Nationalist political theatre, and when it charges the Fuller Cabinet with a policy of "No Catholic heed apply" in connection with big public positions there must be more behind it than an attempt to create a…

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Tram Hits Car

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 6

A motor car driven by Lstmbert[?] Boyman, of Willoughby-road. Willoughby, colhded with a tram in George-street West night. Grace…

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The Letter Bag Poor Excuses Railway Appointments To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 4

SIR—Inspired efforts in the Press to justify the action of the [?] in saddling the counter with another seven years of an administration which the public who use the…

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Motor Smash Lorry Overturns Nine Injured

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 6

Nine people were injured when a motor lorry capsized in Eaton-street, North Sydney, this morning…

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Motor Carnival at Penrith

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 5

As early so hay [?] this meaning cars and motor cycles were on the Parramatta road on their a to take part in of view the motor car n[?] cycle races on the…

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Motoring Mishaps Cars Badly Damaged

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 9

Two motor cars collided in Willlam-street at 1.15 a.m. to-day, One car was owned and driven by Herbert S. Hitchcock, of John-street, Petersham…

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Home with the Milk Fort Macquarie Hold-up Indignant Motorists

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 8

At dawn this morning, weary motorists were waiting to cross by the punt. The Sydney Ferries provided a fine service up till midnight, and…

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Too Many Ways Cronulla Has Problem Buses Beat Trams

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 8

Just now there are too many ways from Cronulla that meet in one town, Cronulla, having had bad communication for so long with the city is…

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Gold Tram Pass For City Aldermen

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 8

City aldermen are to have a gold tram pass for the Sydney lines after all--if they pay for the cost of their manufacture, which will amount to…

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The Starting Point of the City Railway

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 1

When traffic begins on the city railway line, it will be from this point at the Central Railway Station. The line will then go underground to the temporary terminus at St. James' Station…

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