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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Trucks Derailed. On the Mountains. Part of Goods Train. Springwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 17

Twelve trucks and a brake-van were deralied at Springwood at about 11.30 a.m. to-day. A goods train for Eskbank was rounding a…

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Driver Saves a Train End-to-end Dash to Cut Off the Current

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 7

A delver's dash [?] from to [?] a [?] to bt off live electric [?] several the [?] at his passengers of the Mers[?] Railway…

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China at the Cross Roads Will She Follow Christ or Confucius the People Feeling After God. a Chinese Girl's Zeal

The Methodist · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

Conditions in China to-day present an imperative call, and an opportunity perhaps unparalleled in all the centuries of Christianity, for a nation-wide distribution of the Word of God…

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Drunken Motorist

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 1

For having driven a motor car while under the influence of liquor. George Ezart, 43, a motor driver, was fined £5 at Ashfield Court…

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Noisy Motorists

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 8

Said to have sped noisily past three churches on Liverpool-road Sunday morning at 40 miles an hour, Eric Basil Rega Lyons, motor cyclist, was…

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The Letter Bag Still the Railways System Ticket Complaint Look to Victoria To the Editor

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

SIR,—I live a short distance along the illawarra Line, and am in possession of a Northern system ticket, which costs £117 p.a, yet to get to my home I have to pay…

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The Kingdom of the Car Regal Splendor at the Motor Show

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 7

DURING the next ten dyas, at motorists roads still lead to the R.A.N. Showground, where [?] motor show, arranged by the…

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Campbelltown Motors Local Registry Mooted

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 7

The Chief Secretary. Mr. La[?] has informed Mr. A. A. Lysaght, M.L.A., that his representations on behalf of Campbelltown Council…

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Motor Signalling at Night

The World's News · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 14

A very good idea for night signalling by drivers of motor vehicles has been thought out and patented by J. R. Thompson, in America. This device requires no mechanical or…

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Motor-electric Vessels. Successful Trials

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

La Playa, a novel vessel built by Cammell, Laird & Co. for the United Fruit Co., of Boston (U.S.A.). has undergone her trials successfully. The…

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Motor Taxes. Refund to Disabled Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 16

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League has been advised by the Government that returned soldiers, whose measure of disability is 75 per cent. or more, are eligible to…

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Motor Yacht Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 20

Three handicaps will be decided at Rose Bay by the Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales this afternoon. Entries also close to-day for the Eastway Shield championship of New South Wales, which…

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Motoring. Olympia Speedway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 20

At the Olympia Speedway, Maroubra, this afternoon, acceleration and record attempts for both motor cars and motor cycles will be decided. The first event will start at 3 o'clock…

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The Motor Show at Moore Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 20

A SECTION OF THE EXHIBITION…

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Railway Excursions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 21

It is the practice of the Railway Department to run five cheap excursions to and from the country during each year. The timetables for the first of the series for this…

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Overland Motor Cycling. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 18

Mr. J. E. Payne, a Sydney motor cyclist, passed through Adelaide thin morning, intent on establishing a new record for the journey from Sydney to Perth…

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Alleged Conspiracy. Motor Car Deals. Secretary and Manager Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 14

The hearing of evidence in the case in which George Vere Ward Terrill, aged 26 years, and Frederick Edward Fontaine, aged 52 years, secretary and manager respectively of De Luxe Motors, Ltd., 165…

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Sydney Motor Exhibition Opened. Machinery Worth £1,000,000. Dazzling Display at the Showground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 18

The Motor Exhibition was opened at the Showground yesterday. The estimated value of the exhibits is £1,000,000. To those for whom romance is an old and musty garment, belonging to a forgotten age:…

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Effect on Railways. Perishable Goods. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 18

The principle of the forty-four hour week has been introduced at the local goods yards. The opening of the yard at 8 o'clock instead of 7 o'clock entailed delay in…

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Motor Show Opens Thousands Inspect Cars and Cycles Huge Trek to Showground

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY'S biggest motor show opened at the Royal Agricultural Ground last night. The Palais Royal, complete with…

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