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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

New Cargo Motor Ships

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 3

Contracts have been signed for the building of all cargo liners for the Silver Line, Limited. Three of the orders have gone to Messrs. J. L. Thompson and Sons, Ltd., shipbuilders, of…

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Roads—not Railways

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 16

Hard-headed business man, and the more practical of our politicians, are making the point that it would be best for New South Wales were less…

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Bridge Queries

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 19

S.E.P. Marrickville): it is astonish [?] few people know the rules of [?] You wi[?]…

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That Railway Bridge Its Unsafe Condition

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 3

The wooden bridge over the railway at Station-street, Auburn, is not only an sore, but, is also in unsafe condition…

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Declaring Main Roads

The St George Call · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

Some time ago Bexley Council applied to the Main Roads Board to have Willison, Croydon and Stony Creek Roads and Queen Victoria Street,…

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Broken Bottles on Roads

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

The practice of the occupants of passing motor cars in throwing empty beer bottles on to the roadway along the Prince's Highway between Cook's River…

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Bringing the Bridge Plant

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

The 9000-ton steamer Rimouski berthed at Dorman, Long, and Co's wharf, Milson's Point, yesterday where she unloaded an, electric crane weighing is the first overseas vessel to berth at Milson's Point…

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Bridge. the Re-double

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

ALTHOUGH I have played bridge for many years I can count on my fingers the number of times I have known a really good player to re-double, Mr…

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The Motor Age Country Roads New Car and Its Owner

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 12

Ever since the principal city and suburban roads have been re-modelled or otherwise made fit to drive a car on, there has been an outcry amongst…

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Forest Road Construction

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 4

Hurstville Council, at a special mooting last, night, decided, on the advice of Mr. Luker. consulting engineer, to recommend to the Main Roads Board…

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Road-workers' Hours

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 5

The road construction work carried on throughout the State by the Malin Roads Board and the Public Works Department will, from Monday, be…

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Fell From Moving Train

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

In attempting to board a moving train at Erskineville Station on Tuesday night, James Taylor, aged 28 years, residing in Richmond Street, Rockdale,…

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The World of Motoring Motor Cars and Motor Cycles For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Railway Notes Excursion Trains an Unusual Request

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 13

A recent application to the Department throws some light on the view of public utilities which is sometimes taken by interested outside parties…

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Prospect Bridge To Be Repaired

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 3

The Main Roads Board, in reply to Prospect and Sherwood Council's representations States that it has no power to grant relmbursement for money spent…

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George's River Bridge. Need for Expedition

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

In discussing the matter of congestion during holidays and week-ends at the George's River vehicular ferry punts, coupled with the public outery…

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Buses and Bad Roads. The Financial Aspect

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 3

At the present time Forest Bond, Hurstville, from the Convent to Penhurst, is in a deplorable and dangerous condition. It is remarkable that motor…

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"News" Motoring Guide Continued Park on Road in Centennial Park a Strange Order

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 18

Which will be the more expensive, the [?] of a batch of police to [?] parking their cars on the prays at…

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Tearing Up Roads Fuddle's Pastime Redfern Resents It

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 10

THE WATER BOARD and its ways were severly criticised at Redfern Council last night. Council's engineer reported that…

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Mulgoa Road Not Wanted By Board

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 7

Recently the Main Roads Board was asked by Liverpool Council to undertake the reconditioning .of Mulgoa-road. But the Board states that the road…

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Mother's Haste to See Children Killed by Train

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 18

"She told me that if she had waited this would not have happened, but she was in a hurry to see her children," Said Joseph Durham, at the…

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