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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

13,896 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Station Hold-up Coming Train Scares Bandit Man with Foreign Accent Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

Ten minutes before midnight on Friday, a masked bandit entered the Bowden railway station (the next station to Adelaide, on the Port Adelaide…

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Old Man Killed Car Crashes Into Tree Tragedy on Country Road Lithgow

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

An old man was Killed and three other people injured when a motor car skidded and crashed into a tree on the Glen Alice Road yesterday…

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Penrith's Protest No Need for Interview with Railway Commissioners

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

A strong protest was recently sent by Penrith Council, through the local members, to the Railway Commissioners, against an Agitation by…

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Another Big Day for Penrith Motor Sports on New Year's Day

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for the motor sports to be held on Penrith Speedway on New Year's Day, and given fine weather a record crowd is…

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Motor Car Burglars

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

A new phase in crime—burglary by motor car—has arisen, is increasing, and must be stopped by every effort of [?] the police are capable (remarks…

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Railway Muddle Lithgow

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

Suburban carriages have again been extensively used for the conveyance of passengers to and from Sydney and [?]. This was especially the…

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For Motorists "Sunday News" Run

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

THE National Roads and Motorists' At [?] has arranged for one of [?]…

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Where to Motor Mountain Trip Interstate Tour

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 3

FOR the convenience of week-end motorists, the "News" publishes…

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Knocked by Motor

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 8

James Burke, 68, a farmer, of Orchard Hills, near Penrith, was knocked down and killed by a motor car in High-street, Penrith, last night…

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Big English Railway Disaster

The World's News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

A terrible railway disaster took place on November 3, at Moss Side, on the L.M.S. line, about a mile from Lytham, in Lancashire. The 4.40 p.m. train from Liverpool…

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New Motor Craft. Faster Cargo Liners

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

The adoption of Internal-combustion engines seems to have led a number of owners to contract for an increase in speed for cargo liners. Some…

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Motor Cycling. Perth to Lismore. 5000 Miles' Ride. LISMORE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 13

A motor cyclist, Mr. A. W. Grady, arrived at Lismore to-day from Perth, after riding 5000 miles. Mr. Grady, who is travelling on a…

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Motor Accidents. Collision With Tree. One Man Killed. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 13

A report from Kandos states that a fatal motor accident occurred yesterday on the Glen Alice road. A party was motoring to Glen Alice races,…

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Motor Car Overturns. Eight Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 13

Eight persons were hurt when a motor cat overturned at Beaconsfield, near Berwick, yesterday afternoon. A holiday party was in the car, and in…

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RAILWAYMEN. Strike Proposal. Union to Consider. Irritation Tactics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 13

A meeting of the State council of the Australian Railway Union has been called for next Saturday to consider a proposal for an…

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Motoring. Motor Yacht Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 16

The Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales will decide its second annual ocean race from Pittwater to Sydney to-day, starting from Pittwater at 6 a.m., and finishing at the club wharf, Rose Bay, about…

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Railway Porter Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 16

George Carter, aged 21 years, a railway porter, sustained a crushed chest when he was caught, between two railway trucks at No. 10 wharf. Darling Harbour, yesterday afternoon…

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A Motoring Experiment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

Edmond Tranin, a French journalist, has set out on what will undoubtedly prove a remarkable motoring adventure (reports the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily…

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New Zealand Railways. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 14

Mr. J. Mason, who was recently appointed a member of the Railway Board, and Mr. P. R. Angus, locomotive engineer of Greymouth, have been selected to visit South Africa and…

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The Railways. Area Commissioner. Mr. Hodgson Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 12

For Some hours yesterday the Railway Commissioners, Messrs. James Fraser, O. W. Brain, and A. D. J. Forster, discussed matters [?]ing the future control of the railway and…

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