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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

16,644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

State of the Roads Prince's Highway Heavy Traffic to Melbourne N.r.m.a. Touring Dept's. Report Special "Road-before-you" Maps

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 3

TRAFFIC along Prince's Highway is heavy, according to the weekly report issued by the Touring Department of the N.R.M.A. Many motorists are proceeding through to Melbourne, while others are leaving the Highway at such points as Shellharbor (for Macquarie…

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5 Hours Late Train Derailed Delays at Yass

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 13

A chapter of accidents meant five hours' delay to railway travellers this morning. First of all, a goods train engine…

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Blamed Bad Road for Smash Charge Dismissed

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 3

Douglas Gordon Luckie, 21. who wit charged at North Sydney Court with having driven motor car while he was under the…

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Our Lady's Footprints. Show Road to Heaven

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 8

The footprints of the Blessed Virgin show the road to heaven. These footprints are her virtues, her works, her example. She walked in our paths, especially in…

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The Main Roads Where the Money Goes (To the Editor.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 6

Sir,--Having read so much about the robbery and ham-stringing of the Main Roads Board. I look the opportunity of…

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The Mountain Road. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 8

Sir,—I have travelled by road to the Mountains for many years, but never have I seen the Mountain road in such a shocking condition as at present. What is the Main…

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Pilot of the Old School Captain Beale on Bridge of Changte

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 4

A MAN is as old as be feels," remarked Captain W. H. Beale ex-Senior Harbor Pilot tit Sydney. on the bridge of the Change…

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Brakes and Wet Road Two Hurt in Smash Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 12

Owing to the sudden application of the brakes, a motor car skidded on the wet roadway and collided with a cable tram at the Intersection of Victoria…

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Motor Yachts Rose Bay Events Saturday's Entries

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 2

At Rose Bay on Saturday the Motor Yacht Club will continue its programme for the men year with three events. The [?] with starting [?] are as…

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Grocer Hit by Tram

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 9

Charles Stevens, 24, grocer, of Alexander-street, Manly was knocked down by a tram in Elizabeth-street, near Hunter-street, City, to-day. The…

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From Page 5 Railway Victim

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 9

The youth who wan killed by falling from an electric train hear Redfe[?] station to-day is deseribed by the police as 4 feet 8 1/2 inches in height, with…

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Motor Progress

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

The president of the Motor Traders' Association, Mr. Larke, told the annual meeting of the Association to-day that during 1926, 33,216 cars, 5044…

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Parking Laws Motorists Observe Restrictions in City

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

THE police state that an inspection of the streets in which the new parking rules apply has shown that, only in a few cases, were…

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A Further Paige Contribution to Present-day Motoring

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 31

Paige has just produced a fine new closed car—the Paige 4-door Sedan. Extraordinarily well designed and finished with custom built precision and exclusiveness…

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Victorian Fodder. Railway Restrictions Imposed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

The Victorian Railway Commissioners were informed to-day by the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales that the accumulation of Victorian fodder for New South…

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Railway Siding. C.o.r. Factory Site. Council to Assist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

The Mayor of Auburn (Alderman Briggs) informed the Auburn Municipal Council, at its last meeting, that the Commonwealth Oil Refineries, Ltd., had, for some reason or other,…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Beeby.) Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen v Victorian Railway Commissioners and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 6

The Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen applied for a variation of sub-clause 2 (b) of the award, which stipulates that "permanent employees shall be paid for a minimum…

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Motor Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

The opening of the motor show in Sydney will take place on January 14, and the display will be one of the most interesting and valuable yet seen in Australia…

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Motoring News Camping Sites. Privately-owned Land

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

Now that so many motorists are undertaking camping tours the question of their rights and liabilities in erecting tents on privately-owned land frequently crops up…

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Motoring Accident. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

Harold Moore, aged 15, received such severe injuries to his face through broken glass from the windscreen of a motor car in which he was riding, that his left eye had to be…

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