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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

13,896 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

Railway Notes Bulk Trucks and Silos Handling the Harvest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

It was hardly to be expected that such an immense harvest as has been garnered in New South Wales would be handled without some disatisfaction…

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Motoring (Continued From Pages 10, 11 and 13.) Motor Yachting

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 12

To-morrow afternoon the Motor Yacht Club of N.S.W. will held a contest for the championship of N.S.W. and the Eastway Shields. The draw for position…

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Newcastle Trams Newcastle

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 1

[?] have been made for the opening on Monday of the Adams-town [?]…

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Motor 'Buses

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 6

The Chief Secretary yesterday declared that the only [?] of Sydney's traffic problem would be found in the direct control by one body of all motor 'bus services. While it…

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Motoring Lecture

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 10

Mr. S. L. Tyler delivered the third of his lecture on motoring problems through Farmer's Broadcasting service last Wednesday night…

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The Letter Bag Railway Shower-bath an Unenviable Ride To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 6

SIR.—I had the pleasure (?) this morning (Jan 29) of travelling to business by the train which leaves the Hawkesbury at 7.5 a.m., calling at all stations to Epping, thence through…

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The Unattended Motor Car

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 13

A well-known and popular Riverina medico struck unexpected trouble a few weeks back. An urgent telephone call summoned him to the residence of one of his patients—a bosom pal to boot—who had capsized his car…

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Motor World the Latest Lincoln

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 12

Tho Lincoln de Luxe 7-seater, latest model produced by the Lincoln Motor Coy., Sydney, may be regarded as a triumph in high-grade motor car…

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Railway Truck Shortage

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 16

The scarcity of wheat sacks, except at highly exorbitant rates, has been a big factor in the decision of many wheat-farmers to resort to…

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Bourke to Barrington Will Railway Be Built?

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 19

Moro than thirty years ago them was talk of building the railway from [?] Now…

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Our Railways Tragedy or Comedy? Handling the Live Stock

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 19

"Castlereagh" writes:—I read with very much interest a letter concerning N.S.W. railways, written by a Connamble landholder, and…

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Railway Finance. Commissioners' Powers. May Be Increased

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 9

The new Board of Railway Commissioners may be given greater powers in respect of railway finance than the Commissioners hold under…

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Driving Past Stationary Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 12

For driving [?] motor car past a stationary tram in Oxford-street, Waverley, on December 21, William G. Clancey, at the Paddington Police Court, before Mr. A. J. Peisley, S.M., yesterday, was fined £1 and…

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Motoring. Eastway Shield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

The Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales has Issued the following result of the draw for positions in the Eastway Shield contest, for the championship of the State, at Rose Bay, on Saturday afternoon:…

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Motorists' Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 5

Before Mr. A. Gales, S.M., at the Glebe Police Court yesterday, Norman Wilkes, of 27 Hereford-street, Glebe, and Robert E. Cuthbert, of Boyce-street, Glebe, were charged' with having driven motor cars at a…

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Motor 'Buses. Unified Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 8

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes) said yesterday that no solution of the traffic problems of Sydney would be found until all the motor 'bus services were placed…

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Cabramatta Railway Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 10

Mr. T. A. McFarland, of Ingleburn, in a letter to the Editor says that since the oponing of the new railway line from Cabramatta via Regant's Park the morning train…

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British Railways. an Army' Reserve. Trade Unions' Objection. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 9

The general council of the Trade Union Congress, after considering letters from the Railway Transport Unions in regard to a War Office circular, and an undertaking by…

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Went Punting a Motor-Saleman's Lapse

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 16

"I lost £30 out of my pocket, went punting to get it back, and lost the lot," is what Horace Aplin Young, aged 35, told Constable Stinson on…

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"I'm Shot" Country Grazier Fined Motor License Suspended

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 13

"Yes, I'm shot, It is no use telling a lie about it," was the answer given by Charles Byrne, aged 33, a grazier, to Traffic Constable MeGuire, when…

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