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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

13,896 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Railway Accident Progress of Patients Victim's Lost Arm

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 10

The injured victims of Wednesday night's railway smash are getting on well. The four patients in Sydney…

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St George Motor Boat Club

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

The Club's race for the vice-commodore's trophy will be decided to-morrow (Saturday). This is a straight out trophy. Following are the…

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Overloaded Motor 'Bus

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

Harry Raymond Dwyer was fined £1 and 56 for allowing a motor 'bus to be overloaded. It was stated that over 20 persons were standing in the 'bus…

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Motor 'Bus Driver Fined

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

Allan Gordon Bunyan, a motor 'bus driver, was proceeded against for smoking in a motor 'bus. Sergeant Cummings (police…

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Seats in Railway Square

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

After months of agitation a picket fence on brick foundations is now being erected across the Hurstville Railway Square by the Railway Department…

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Motor Cycling. the Hurstville Club

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 6

The Hurstville Motor Cycle Club will hold a 600 yards flexibility test on Saturday. Members will meet at the Hurstville Motor Works at 2.15 p.m…

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Lorry and Tram Collide

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 8

As the result of a collision with a steam tram in Access Street, Sans Souci, last Monday night, a motor lorry containing two adults and eight children…

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Young Motorists Older Men Have Better Judgment

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 8

"I have investigated several accidents caused by motor-cars driven by youths. A person 19 years of age hasn't the same judgment as an older…

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Traffic Problem Electric Trams Preferred Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. G. R. Steer, chairman of the Tramway Trust, in a lengthy report on the traffic problem, says that having given all phases of the matter…

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Boy Killed by Motor Lorry

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

Wilfred Redmond, aged 13, of a Marlborough Avenue, Globe, was run over by a motor lorry in [?]ge Road Globe, near [?]sons's timber yards…

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Caught by a Dog Railway Offender Gives Trouble Maximum Fixe Imposed

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

When Albert Moodie, was found at midnight on Auburn Station, without a ticket, he gave the railway officials some excitement…

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Those "Wanted" Advts. False Pretences Alleged the Railway Clock As an Office

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

A "Sydney Morning Herald" advertisement has again made work for the police. At Central Court yesterday Mr…

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Whose Blame? Railway Smash Signals All Right, Says Official Injured Doing Well

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

THAT the electric signals were not responsible for the railway smash outside the Central Railway Station on Wednesday…

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Motor Traders' Growth

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

The calling of a special meeting of the Motor Traders' Association Executive was necessitated on Wednesday in order to deal with another huge…

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Motor Cyclist's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 9

The death has occurred at Penritn of Horace Preston, who was injured on New Year's Day, when riding in a race with his brother at the Western…

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Motor Traders Ban on Exhibition London, January 14

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 1

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has forbidden its members to exhibit at the Empire Exhibition, and warns members who…

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"No Wire-pulling" Western Railway Area Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 11

The suggestions that political wire-pulling was responsible for the ignoring of the Railway Royal Commission's recommendation that the Western Area…

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Motor Traders How Association Is Growing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 11

The calling of a special meeting of the Motor Traders' Association executive en Wednesday was necessary to deal with another batch of applications for…

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Motor Taxation Traders' Association's Activities

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 11

A voucher from any public weighbridge will be accepted as evidence of the weight of a motor vehicle for the purposes of taxation under the new Motor…

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Rail and Tram Men and Happenings Unity Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 6

The general treasurer's monthly financial statement was submitted to the members of the council of the R. and T. Officers' Association at its meeting on…

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