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Railways, roads & transport, 1928

14,385 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Bullet in Foot Found by Motorist Lithgow

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 8

WHEN Claire Pascoe was on a shooting expedition in the v[?]nity of Brown's Gap, be stumbled and the charge from his ri[?] entered [?] and…

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Fell From Tram Boy's Foot Amputated

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 9

Joseph William B[?]dge. 14 of Orlando-avenue Mosman, last night, and the wheels passed over his left foot…

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Motor Traction Indispensable to the Merchant the Sydney Motor Show

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

On the 13th instant Hie best motor show Australia has so far seen will open at the Sydney Royal Agricultural Grounds, at Moore Park. The display…

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New Motor Ship. Arrival of Talleyrand

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

On her maiden voyage to Australia, the Norwegian Australia Line motor-ship Talleyrand is due at Sydney on January 30 from Europe. She is now…

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Boy Falls Under Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 12

Serious injuries were received by Henry Beveridge, aged 16, of Orlando-street, Mosman, when a wheel of a tram passed over his legs, In Military-road, Mosman, last night…

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Motor Chassis. Decreased Imports. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 8

Figures relating to the imports into Australia of motor chassis, assembled and unassembled, compiled by the Department of Trade and Customs, show a steady decline…

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Motoring News the Show. What it Represents. Opening To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 6

The fifth annual motor show of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales, which is to open at the Royal Agricultural Grounds to-morrow, will be more than a…

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Motoring. the Sh0w

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 7

Many sidcar and pillion-seat devices will be shown. Australian manufacturers get a chance to display their skill in this direction, as the great majority of the sidecar bodies…

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Knocked From Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 9

Arthur Edwards, aged 10 years, of Green'sroad, Paddington, was riding on the offside footboard of a tram in Oxford-street, early yesterday morning, when he was knocked to…

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New Border Railway. to Be Opened in February. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 9

Arrangements have been made for the Minister for Railways (Mr. Tunnicliffe) to open the new railway Hne from Gonn Crossing, on the Murray River, to Stony Crossing, on…

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South Australia. Railway Workshops to Be Closed. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 12

The Railways Commissioner (Mr. Webb) proposes to close the islington railway workshops for a sufficient length of time in April and June to enable the railways to pay the…

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Motor Car Fire. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 12

Mr. W. A. Waite, of Blighty Soldiers' Settlement, was engaged in starting his car in a garage when it back-fired, and through a leakage in the petrol tank, it is supposed, the…

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The Railways. Separate Accounts. Cabinet's Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 10

The State Cabinet decided at its meeting yesterday to give effect to its policy to separate completely the railway accounts from the general consolidated revenue accounts…

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State Finances Railways Separate? Committee Inquires

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 14

The committee appointed by the State Government to examine the proposal to separate the railway finances from the general finances of the State…

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"Used Cars" Now No "Second Hand" Motor Show Exhibit

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 12

The motor trade has decided to eliminate the word "second-hand" from its dictionary. It is considered that a car which has been used for a…

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Rail and Tram Men

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 7

Mr. J. J. Cahill, M.L.A., has been in formed by the secretary of the public works Department in the matter of railway and tramway dismissals, that the…

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Boy Falls Under Tram May Lose Both Legs

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

Henry Beveridge, 16, of Orlando St. Mosman, will lose one and possibly both, legs as a result of falling under a from in Willoughby Road, North…

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Big Motor Show Opening To-morrow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

The Motor Show under the auspices at the Motor Trader Association will be officially opened by the Acting premier to-morrow, and will continue in daily sessions…

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Motor Car Turns Over Two Are Injured Cootamundra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

A Ford car, driven by William Richardson, Jnr. came to grief on the Gap Road last night. Richardson was driving, accompanied by Ted Maegan and…

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Over Half a Million Contract for Clyde Works Railway Needs

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 6

THE Hallway Commissioners yesterday accepted the tender of the Clyde Engineering Co., Ltd., for the construction of 100 all-steel motor…

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