Post Offices on Bridge Department's Enterprise Rewarded
Facilities, provided at the post-offices on the bridge pylons were largely availed of by the public. Souvenir connoisseurs besieged the post-offices,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1932
2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 107
Harbour Bridge Opened Scene of Unsurpassed Pageantry
Amid scenes of pageantry unsurpassed in the history of Australia, the great bridge across Sydney Harbour was officially opened on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dauntless Three Ignorance Was Bliss on the Bridge
Members of the Maitland Male Voice party are still laughing over the exploit of three of their number on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Pageants Air, Water, and Land Thrilling Scene
During the official opening on Saturday of the Harbour Bridge many thousands were thrilled by the elaborate pageants on land,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Slash Ribbon Mr. Lyons Sarcastic Bridge Incident Melbourne
The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) was in facetious mood at the opening of the new wing of. St. Anthony's home for children at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Won—and Lost! The Harbour Bridge Old Servants Co
"The tumult and the shouting dies," and John Citizen returns home. Having given his unit support to the mass…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eleven Fined Railway Trespassers NEWCASTLE
Eleven men charged with having trespassed on the railways, pleaded guilty in Newcastle Police Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Poet Tramping Minstrel
Vachell Lindsay, the American poet, who died recently, revived the style of the tramping minstrel, and every summer "took to the road" in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Smash Victorian Mishap Five Hurt
In Melbourne on Sunday, five persons were injured, one seriously in a car collision. The victims were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No License Motor Car Accident Driver Fined
A sequel to the fatal collision on Bolwarra-road, Lorn, on the night of February 16, was the appearance of John Peattle, of Woodville, at West…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hints for Motorists Fair Game For Taxgatherer Use of Correct Plugs
It has long been a truism that the car owner is always fair game for the tax gatherer, and even in these enlightened days there persists in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Moulamein Railway Settlers Farmers Ruined
At, the annual meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlors Association at Deniliquin on Saturday, the president (Mr J. A. Lawson),…
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A Muswellbrook party, consisting of Messrs. J. H. Rennie, A. E. Whitall, G. Post, R. Whitall and Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Opening Sidelights
There was nothing but good humour in the crowd at the Bridge opening. Everybody seemed to be out to enjoy themselves, and some of…
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The principal attraction, however, was the procession which passed over the bridge itself. Headed by the Y.A.L. Band, with the tiny…
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The Premier, who received an enthusiastic reception, was the next speaker. "The achievement of this bridge is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Facts and Figures
The length of the arch is 1650 feet. Dead weight of main span, 42,000 tons. The total weight of the steel in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harbour Bridge Opened. Magnificent Display
The world famous Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened by Hon. J. T. Lang, Premier of N.S.W. on Saturday morning. There was a big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dole Recipients See Bridge Opened
Many residents of Wellington were surprised at the number of persons on the dole list who managed to find sufficient cash to make the trip to…
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The Town Clerk (Mr. H. M. Simpson). this morning received official advice that the proposed, touring train to the Upper. Hunter, carrying Bridge…
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