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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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

Motor Liners Great Developments

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 8

The next few months will he a period of vital importance of the history of the motor-ship. Should the propelling machinery of…

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Kyogle Railway Queensland Anxious to Begin

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

Plans and specifications are almost [?] of the [?] railway, j A conference between Mr.[?]…

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No Surprises New Railway Area Commissioners Service Men Appionted

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

There were no surprises in the list of names which the Hallway Commissioner gave yesterday of the appointments to the positions of Area Commissioners…

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New Railway Engine Made Locally a Time-saver

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

The New Year seas the introduction of a new engine on New South Wales railways, the '"C36", class…

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Knocked From' Tram

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 3

Neville Lanagh (25)a tram conductor, w as knocked off Hie footboard of a tram in New Smith Head [?]…

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Balloon Tyres for Motor Cycles Efficacy Doubtful

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 3

Nowadays, when so much publicity is being given to balloon tyres for motor car use it would have been reasonable to expect a much larger…

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Appointed at Last The Railway Area Commissioners Are Salaries Too Small?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. James Fraser) announced yesterday that the following officers had been appointed…

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Motor Ships Liner of the Future

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 3

There is no doubt that the motor ship is the vessel of the future, said a chief officer of one recently. "There is no comparison between the two…

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Rail and Tram Men and Happenings Cricketers for Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 8

Arrangements are in hand for a team representing the Metropolitan Railway Cricket Association to make a trip to Queensland and piny against Brisbane on…

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MR. C. J. De Garis Disappears Letters Indicate Suicide Clothes Found in Motor Car Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

A new motor car belonging to Mr. C. J. De Garis was found standing on a cliff overlooking the bay near Mentone this morning. In it was a suit of…

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Motor-driver Fined Woman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

When John Henry Bryan was fined £5 by Mr. M'Mahon, S.M., at Newtown yesterday on a charge of having driven a motor car past a stationary tram. It…

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Three Injured In Car Smash Motor Overturns Broken Steering Rod West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

Three people were injured when a motor car overturned, through the breaking of the steering-rod, on the road from Lake Macquarie…

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Trucks Capsize Railway Smash Near Tumut Passengers Escape Tumut

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

Passengers on the inward mixed train to-day had a narrow escape when four trunks loaded with goods left the rails and overturned near Gadara…

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A £3,500,000 JOB Huge Contract Kyogle-brisbane Railway Tenders May Be Called

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

The commission in charge of the construction of the Kyogle to South Brisbane Railway is seriously considering whether it would…

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No Strike -- YET Railwaymen Are Not Too Eager Lessons of the Past

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

The New South Wales branch of the Australian Railway Union has a number of grievances against the Railway Commissioners, but is…

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Motorists' Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

Sir, -- Mr. H. R. Carter credits [?] with saying that motorists would willingly pay treble or quadruple existing tax, provided it were all spent on…

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Mr. F. E. Wickham Kail and Tram Engineer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. F. E. Wickham, M.I.C.E., who has been appointed Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construction, New South Wales, was born at…

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Railway Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 10

The new Rnilway Board yesterday afternoon officially met the departmental heads of the railway and tramway services. The officials congratulated the Commissioners upon their…

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