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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Fell on Knife S.a. Tram-man's Death Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 6

William Ernest Bryant (47), a tram conductor, of Norwod, who was admitted to Adelaide Hospital bile last night with a knife wound in his left…

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Driver Did Not Stop Man Injured by Motor

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 6

Covered with blood and staggering about in gutter in a semiconscious condition, Edward Sautler (20), laborer, of 499 Rlley Street. City…

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The World of Motoring with Special Attention to Motor Cycling Heavyweights Increase

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 7

It was generally accepted that the demand for heavyweight sidecar outh[?] would be seriously affected by the recent reductions in the prices of lightweight…

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"Waste" in Railway System

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 20

Mr. Anderson raised a point of great public interest in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, when he asked the Premier (Mr. Lang) whether he…

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Hit Express Motor Cyclist Injured Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 9

A motor-cycle crashed into the Adelaide express at Bromide Street crossing this morning, and John Oliver, the rider, was seriously injured…

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Killed by Motors Washington, January 22

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 1

Deaths from automobile accidents in 79 of the largest cities in 1925 numbered 6370, an increase of 282 over the year 1924…

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The Motor Show Still Going Strong Three More Days to Run

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 13

The Sydney Motor Show has now been open for a little over a week, and the patronage it has received from the public, both in attendance and in…

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Motors and Motoring City Traffic Problems Ramp Garages Necessary HON. T. J. Ley's Views

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 13

"The more I consider the traffic situation in Sydney, the more I am convinced that the only possible solution of an increasingly difficult problem…

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Stand 84, Modern Motors Ltd. Diana and Moon Cars

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 13

At this stand one finds typical examples of American medium-priced cars. The Diana, which is a newcomer in the straight-eight class, is…

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City Smash Three Injured [?] and Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 4

A sensational accident occurred at the corner of Victoria and Oxford Streets, Darlinghurst, yesterday. A citybound tram collided with a motor 'bus,…

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Motors and Motoring Accessories at the Show What to Purchase a Question of Taste

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 14

At the Motor Show there is probably nothing that will interest the enthusiastic motor owner more than the wide range of…

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Motors and Motoring Royal Automobile Club News and Notes 1926 PROGRAMME

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 16

The Royal Automobile Club of Australia's programme for 1926 has not yet been officially approved of The opening run, which is more of a social event…

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Railway Wages Award Rejected Grave Situation Men's Leaders Ignored LONDON, January 21

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 1

Trouble is again threatened in the railway world, the conference of branch delegates of the National Union of Railwaymen…

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The Light Car Its Great Efficiency an Eye-opener to Motorists

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 15

What a revelation the present day high efficient light car presents to the motorist who has for many years past driven a heavy-weight high-powered…

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Motors and Motoring Woman at the Wheel The Modern Chaffeuse Grandma As a Driver

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 15

One of the most interesting developments of the last decade in connection with the motor-car vogue is the girl in the car. Ten or twelve years ago…

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Motors and Motoring Drivers--good and Otherwise Discourtesy and Selfishness Evils to Be Avoided

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 17

The term "road-hog" is too, frequently applied by the non-motoring section of the public to any car driver who might exceed a speed limit or…

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Motor Cycling Odds and Ends GRANVILLE M.C.C.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 17

On Saturday last the Granville Motorcycle Club held a handicap hill-climb, with the following result:--R. Adams (o.h.v. Douglas). 1…

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Crushed by Train Country Man Killed

The Sun · Sunday 24 January 1926 · page 2

While a carriage was being shunted on to a train at Darling Harbor railways yards yesterday afternoon, it was discovered that Androw James Carroll,…

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Beauford Again I. H. Andrews to Train Him

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 January 1926 · page 9

Mr. W. H. Mackay is of opinion Beauford will stand another preparation, and has sent him to I. II. Andrews to train, at Warwick Farm. Beauford…

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MOTORING h Through Beautiful Scenery Sydney - Moss Vale - NOWRA

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 January 1926 · page 14

A motor trip that never grows old is that along the southern route to Moss Vale across to Nowra, with the finishing run to Sydney along the beautiful…

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