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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

For Motorists Road Conditions Enmore Deviation

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 11

There is no change in this week's N.R.M.A. road report from that of the past three weeks. Additional information supplied by…

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Remarkable Motor Car Accident in Milson-road, Cremorne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 14

MR HUTCHINSON LEFT HIS GARAGE SHOWN ON THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE, AND HIS CAR CRASHED THROUGH THE RAILINGS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR OVERTURNED AT THE BOTTOM OF A STONE RETAINING WALL AND…

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Where to Motor Roads That Are Good--- and Bad Latest N.r.m.a. Reports

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 22

Information of much value to motorists is contained in the latest bulletin of the N.R.M.A. The positions of guides in cases of emergency are given, together with latest reports as to the state of the roads…

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Work Begun Cook's River Road

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 15

The preliminary work of reconstructing and widening Cook's River road, the main artery to the South Coast has been commenced. The…

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Roads Torn Up, Dumped Back Methods of Fuddle

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 15

Ald. Stokes profited at Alexandria Council last night against the way in which the Water Board was tearing up Botany-road in…

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Van Derailed. Mail Train Delayed. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 12

The butter van attached to the North Coast mail train bound for Sydney this afternoon became derailed when a mile north of Coff's Harbour. The sleepers were damaged…

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Adventurous Youths. Stealing a Train Ride. Tenterfield

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

Two youths, James E. Malone and James Thrift, neither more than 17 years of age, were sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for stealing a train ride from Tamworth to…

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Near the 100,000 "Great White" Train's Pull

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 8

The reception accorded the "Great! White Train" at Armidale set a splendid example for the towns to be visited in 1926. This example has been…

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Huge Crane Landed at Work Shops for Harbor Bridge

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 14

Another of the huge travelling overhead electric cranes for lifting the heavier portion of the harbor bridge was taken to Dorman, Long, and Co.'s…

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Hobart. Motor Coaches and Railways

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 31

The motor coaches travelling between Hobart and Launceston are playing havoc with the railways, and the new tax on them has had no effect. It has been stated that the…

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The Axe Will It Fall on Fraser and Co.? Lang's Hint Separate Boards for Railways and Trams

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 13

A hint that the Government contemplated changing the control of the railways and tramways by replacing the present Commissioners by two separate boards of management for the railways and trams, was given by the Premier (Mr. Lang) today…

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With Capital New College to Train Farmers for Australia London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's representative to-day inspected Lynford Half, Mundford, Norfolk, a large country house surrounded by over a thousand…

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Fettler Killed on Way to Derailment Run Over by Train Yass

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 15

A goods train on the way to Sydney was derailed, about 10 o'clock last night. A message was Immediately despatched to a fettler named…

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Missed the Train No Time to Load Effect of 44 Hours Albury

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 15

Because the railway authorities decided to keep the gates of goods sheds closed until 8 a.m. Instead of opening at 7 a.m. as before, a large quantity of…

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Sporting News Continued Croquet Stance Legal, But Crude No Royal Road London

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 9

Mr. John Low, a prominent member of the St. Andrew's, rules committee doubts the illegality of Lord Tollemachus's style of putting, but thinks it…

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Like a Phoenix From the Ashes a New St. Peters on Cook's River-road

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 12

A N.[?] Peters will grow from the rains caused by the demo[?] of terraces of houses and shops, to make room for the…

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Tram Hold-up

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 18

Bronte, Bondi and Waverley trams were held up shortly before 6 p.m. yesterday, when the gear box dropped from a tram in Cowper-street. A…

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Our Motor Pages

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 9

In addition to the usual motor section, there will be additional pages in to-morrow's "Evening News"…

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Pinned Under Blazing Car Motorists' Plight a Timely Escape Ulmarra

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 9

AN EXTRAORDINARY motor accident occurred near Ulmarra last night. A car sumersaulted over a culvert, and caught…

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Tram Losses Worry Lang He Is Inquiring Pertinent Questions

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 1

MR. LANG stated in Parliament to-day that ha had been considering for a long time the heavy losses on the tramways…

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