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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Heavy Storm. Railway Washaway Trains Delayed. Passengers' Alarming Experiences. WAGGA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 13

Passengers by the Melbourne to Sydney mail train, which left Wagga at 20 minutes to 6 o'clock to-night, had a dangerous and exciting experience after passing Harefield station…

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Penny Sections. On The Trams. Opposed by Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 16

The matter of a return to penny sections on the tramways in the metropolitan area has been fully considered by the Commissioners, and, as stated in the "Herald" some…

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Railway Employees. Basic Wage Increase. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 16

"I do not think it is fair thal raliway employees should first exhaust the Railways Classification Board and then go to the Federal Arbitration Court, or vice versa. There…

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Western Australia. Railway Officers' Salaries. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 16

The Cabinet to-day considered claims made by railway officers and tram employees for an increase of 3/4 in the basic wage, which was recently given to men employed in other…

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Motor Yachting. Geelong Championship. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 16

The Sydney Motor Boat Club has asked Mr. J. W Breckenridge, of Wallumba, to represent New South Wales with his speed boat Miss Breck in the championship race at Geelong on February 1 for class [?]…

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Motoring. Grand Prix Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 16

The next fixture at the Olympia Speedway, Muroubrs, will be the must important [?] cycling truck race yet decided in any part of Australia it will be the Motor Cycle Grand Prix, and will be open to three…

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Motor Firms Duped. Salesman Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

The system by which several city firms were duped was revealed at the Central Police Court yesterday, when John Anderson, aged 20 years, a salesman, pleaded guilty to 10 charges of theft. The firms concerned…

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Motor Car Racing. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 15

Sir,—Properly managed, on well laid-out tracks, motor racing is as safe as any other sport. Some accidents will always occur, but they can be reduced to a minimum, and most…

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Alleged Drunkenness. Tram Driver Charged. Court's Jurisdiction Challenged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 9

The question whether an employee of the Railway Commissioners should be proceeded against by his employers in a Court of law on a charge which had already been preferred…

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Deaths by Violence. City Coroner's Review. Many Motor Fatalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 14

According to the annual return furnished yesterday by the City Coroner (Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher), the number or deaths by violence in the metropolitan area during last year…

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Motor Cycles Overturn. Four Men Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 14

Returning from Mordialloc to Dandenong at an early hour this morning, a motor cycle struck an object, balieved to have been a horse, and overturned. A second motor cycle…

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Motor Car Burnt. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 14

Yesterday afternoon, while proceeding from the Bombala railway station, a motor car, owned by Mr. Wm. Peadon. and driven by his Son, caught fire three miles from the…

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Motorist Severely Burnt. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 14

Mr. A. H. Crawley, solicitor, was severely burnt to-day while cleaning his car. Having opened, the bonnet, he was approaching the car, when the dipper of benzine which he…

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Fatal Injuries Footballer in Motor Smash Father Hurt. Too Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 9

George Cook, who was injured in the Mornington crossing smash yesterday, died at Santa Rosa Hospital, Mornington, at 3 a.m. to-day. He was an…

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Motor Smash Truck and Cycle Collide Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

A collision between a light motor truck and a motor cycle, at the corner of Grattan-street and Sydney road, at 7.30 a.m. to-day, resulted in…

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Someone Said "Right" How Motor Mechanic Died

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 10

While Percy Walter Fuller, aged 23, of Blenheim-street, Enfield, a mechanic employed by Inter-City Coaches, Lfd., was under a big motor coach at…

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Maximum Sentence Tram Driver Was Drunk Lives Endangered

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 11

"I much regret that a man of your long service and good record should be guilty of such a serious offence," said Mr. Giles Shaw, C.S.M., at the…

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Only Three Survive Motor Cycle Club Test

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

Out of 24 entries in the Eastern Suburbs Motor Cycle Clut's three-day trial through Goulburn and Bathurst, only three riders survived…

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Motor Thief Sentenced. Some Clever Frauds Six Months' Hard Labor

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 6

JOHN ROBERT ANDERSON. 29. motor mechanic, has good reason to be grateful for that section of the Crimes Act which says…

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Will Cost Too Much Penny Tram Fares People Must Pay

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 1

"STATE CANT AFFORD IT" THE Railway Commissioners express themselves averse to penny tram fares, and state that both on…

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