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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

13,896 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Will Transport Group Be in Strike? Railwaymen Offer to Help Seamen Executive Asks for Unions Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 1

The Federal executive of the Australian Railways Union has requested the general secretary to convene a conference of all transport unions to see how the seamen may he assisted…

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Use of Motor Lorry Lad for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 11

Thomas James Woods (18), baker; George Swanson (21), of Olympia Chambers, Oxford Street, laborer; and Ewart Linley (25), of the same address…

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New C. and D. Motor Ship Port Dunedin

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 3

One of the three new motor ships now being built for the Commonwealth and Dominion Line is to be named Port Dunedin. She is expected to be…

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Motor Speedway at Maroubra Big- Contract Accepted Work to Be Proceeded with Immediately

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

The Olympia Motor Speedway Company has accepted the tender of £35,000 of William Hughes and Co. for the construction of a motor and motor cycle…

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Motor Exhibits London, January 19

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 9

In a statement, the Motor Society, after announcing that the most representative gathering the industry ever held had unanimously confirmed the…

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Across Australia Motor Car Trip Recalled London. January 20

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 9

Messrs. Harper and Bean, motor manufacturers, held a dinner in London to-night, in celebration of twice crossing Australia in a Bean car…

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Tathra Road Footpath

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 2

Lambton Council granted permission to Mr. Samuel Johnson to constru[?] footpath on Tathra Road in conj[?]tion with the levelling off of his…

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A Border Road

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 6

Bibbenluko Shire Council has let two contracts for £4000 for building the Rockton-road, connecting Victoria and New South Wales…

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Hornsby-sydney Workmen's Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 12

B. Connelly, of Correy-avenue, Concord, in a letter to the "Herald," states that the Hornsby to Sydney workmen's train is timed to leave Hornsby at 6.28 a.m. and arrive at…

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Mail Train Smart Hurdler

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 2

At Randwick this morning Mail Train (Davies) was allotted schooling exercise over half a dozen jumps. The gelding gave an attraction exhibition, as he…

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Country News. Boorowa River Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 10

A deputation of local representatives asked the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzpatrick) yesterday that the Tarengo bridge over the Boorowa River should be rebuilt by…

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What's Left of Our Main Roads

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

THE N.R.M.A. road report, usually published in the "News" each Thursday, will not appear to-day. But it will be issued before the holiday…

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Famous Zig=zag To be Motor Road Scenic Attraction Lithgow

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

The famous old railway zigzag, over which all passengers to and beyond Lithgow had [?] travel until about 15 years ago, is likely to again become a…

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Roads and the Board Taxation and Upkeep

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

"So long as I am Mayor, the money we pay for the upkeep of main roads will be deducted from the contribution this council makes to the Main Roads…

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'Tricked and Robbed' Leichhardt and Main Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 5

Leichhardt Council last year contributed about £400 as its share towards the cost of the upkeep of Parramatta Road, working conjointly with the…

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First Big Job For Main Roads Board Canterbury Highway

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 12

THE fact that a start has been made on the concerting of the Stanmore New Canterbury-road will be welcome news to motorists…

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Council Doings Parsley Bay Smells Sandbank Under Bridge Danger to Health

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

"At high tide there are only about 6in. of water under the bridge. Parsley Bay is being spoiled as a picnic ground." said the Mayor of Vaucluse…

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Driver of Ashfield Train Mainly Responsible the Recent Smash at Central

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 1

The board appointed to inquire into the train smash at Sydney Central Railway Station last Wednesday night has found that the brunt of the responsibility fell on the driver of the Ashfield train…

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The Railway Smash

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 8

The departmental Inquiry into last week's railway smash found that the driver of the Ashfield train had overrun the signals, and that the brunt or the responsibility fell on…

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Railway Smash No Action Yet Question of Penalty

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 11

The Chief Railway Commissioner has not yet taken any action concerning the findings of the Board of Inquiry into the recent…

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