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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

British Preference Motor Cycle Work "Australia Not in It"

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

"WE will have to look beyond Australia for many years for the manufacture of motor cycles." This opinion was expressed by Mr…

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Motor Grand Prix Riders Ready for Big Race Conaulty Competing

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

Anniversary Day is to be celebrated in a true-blue British way by the management of the Maroubra Speedway…

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Regulation Strike Melbourne Trams

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

The dispute regarding the poster which led t the tram regulation strike on the Essendon (Melbourne) electric lines was settled last week-end. The settlement…

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Premier Wins Out Kembla-moss Vale Railway Justifiable Delay Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 10

Addressing tho Southern Miners' Delegate Hoard yesterday, Mr. Andrew Lysaght, M.L.A., insisted on the fallacy of the contention that the Moss…

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Buses Oust the Trams

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 6

Sir.--'Muses'; 'Buses';; 'Buses';;; One cannot see out trams for buses. The fact that one of the people's best assets was being rapidly [?]iched from…

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Preference on British Motor Cycles

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 8

In an application before the Tariff Board yesterday for increased preference to British motor cycles, Mr. W. A. Williams, of Williams Bros., Ltd.,…

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Help for the Motorist. More About Starting From the Cold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 10

IF it is bad practice for the motorist to "rev." the engine at high speed when the oil is cold, and also bad to let the…

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Stand 83, Sneddons Motors Singer and Rugby Cars

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

Visitors to this stand will find much to interest them, both in connection with Singer and Rugby cars. The agency of the former, which is one of…

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Stand 78, Hunter Motor Service, Ltd. Goodrich Tyres and Tubes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

The name of Goodrich is well and favorably known in the motor car world as one of the leaders in the tyre industry. At Stand 78 a…

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Stand 47, Renault Motors Renault Cars and Ramp Garage Model

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

At this stand several models of Renault cars are displayed. The firm of Renault is one of the oldest manufacturers of automobiles in France, and an examination of the cars shown on this…

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The Motor Show Still Booming Business Brisk

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

In spite of, the unfavorable weather conditions yesterday, there was another large attendance at the Motor Show, especially in the evening. Stand…

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Motor Ship Tonnage Big Increase

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

It is well-known that the past three years have represented a period of the utmost depression in shipbuilding. It is, therefore, all the more remarkable to note, as recorded in the…

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To Tap Central Australia North-South Railway Ratifying Agreement Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 7

A definite move to build the first section of the North-South Railway to Alice Springs will be made to-morrow, when the Minister for Works and…

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Gordon-narrabeen Railway Scheme Rejected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 7

The Parliamentary Public Works Committee yesterday unanimously rejected the proposal to construct a railway from Gordon to Narrabeen…

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Railway Line That Knows No Train

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 24

A RAILWAY THAT DOESN'T RUN.—This section of railway between Millthorpe and Springbill, built 18 years ago, is not used, for the reason that the Government has not made money available to finish it. See other picture GATHERING FIREWOOD.—A common night in sussex-street during the school holidays…

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"Hurry with Bridge"

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 10

Sutherland Shire Council decided last night to request the Public Works Department to give the State Monter Pipe Works sufficient funds to…

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The Great Bridge

Watchman · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 7

Every day now, or at least every week, this subject will be of growing interest to the people of Sydney—in fact, to the people of the whole State. What the…

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Road Guide Motorists Beware Many Deviations

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. weekly road bulletin beyond the following alterations remains the same as for four weeks past…

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General News Great White Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

BATHURST.--The Great white train arrived at Bathurst on Tuesday, and during the afternoon was inspected by many hundreds of people. At the civic…

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"Great White" Train Shopping Week's Success

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 3

To-day finds the "Great W[?] Train at Bathurst, where, as has happened at every town visited, it is the centre of the greatest interest…

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