The Harbour Bridge Sydney
The total expenditure on the Harbour bridge to June 30 last was £8,136,846 as against the original estimate of £5,750,000…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1932
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No. 2 Bridge Lottery. Announcement by Director
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Mr. Whiddon announced to-day that the 32nd State lottery would be drawn on Friday next. He intimated that, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fifty-Eight Killed Terrible Russian Train Disaster
The London "Sunday News" correspondent has just released the news of a railway disaster in which 58 people were killed and 130 injured near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Services May be Resumed To-day
BRISBANE, Tuesday:--After working their way over three miles of submerged railroads, railwaymen inspected the Tully bridge, which they found to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic News. Big Increase. Cost of Harbor Bridge
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Although the original estimate for the construction of the Sydney Harbor bridge was £5,750,000, the total expenditure to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tunnel Blocked Railway Traffic Held Up
CAIRNS, Tuesday:--Railway traffic is practically at a standstill owing to numerous washouts. The most serious reported is on the range railway, where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For £5,000,000. the Sydney Railway. Request to Lang
Mr. T. Ryan (of Melbourne) attorney for Basil, Teesdale Smith Pty., Ltd., claims that the proposed eastern suburbs railway, Sydney, could be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Uninsured Motor Vehicles
Under, the Transport Act regulations, in a goods motor vehicle licensed to carry passengers and not insured for the protection of passengers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Civil Aviation Aerodrome for Grafton
At the meeting of the Grafton City Council, the question of establishing an aerodrome at Grafton was discussed. The town clerk called attention to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COST £43,000,000 Bridge and Railway SYDNEY
By the time the Harbour bridge and underground railway are completed the cost will have reached the amazing total of £43,000,000. The actual cost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Coast Deluged Queensland Cyclone Railway Bridge Washed Away Man Drowned
BRISBANE, Wednesday:-- A deluge of rain on the central coast resulted from the passage southwards of the cyclonic disturbance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Harbour Bridge Lottery Sydney
Mr. Whiddon stated to-day that the first Harbour bridge lottery would be drawn the week after next. He stated it would be unfair to the public to hold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Harbour Bridge Opening Ceremony SYDNEY
Shortage of money is hampering the operations of the Harbour bridge celebrations committee and if the public does not subscribe the necessary amount…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harbour Bridge Who Was Designer? SYDNEY
Although, the State Government recognises Dr. J. J. C. Bradfield as designer of the Sydney Harbour bridge, it is possible the court will be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Bridge Linking New York and New Jersey
A new bridge across the Kill van Kull, between Port Richmond, Staten Island, and Bayonne, was dedicated on November 14, and thrown open to traffic. The bridge, which cost some £3,000,000, is built with four vehicular lanes; with room for two more lanes to be added when the volume of traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Minister for Works North Coast Visit Brunswick River Bridge
The Minister for Works (Mr. Davidson) accompanied by the Deputy Director for Works (Mr. R. Vowells) and the Minister's private secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of Minister for Works Brunswick Heads Mr Davidson Inspects Site of Proposed Bridge
The Minister for Works (Mr. Davidcon), accompanied by the Deputy Director of Works (Mr. Vowel) and the Minister's private secretary (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Bridge Opening
The double-decker rail and traffic bridge over the Clarence at Grafton will be completed about June next. At the Grafton City Council meeting on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballina Railway
When the Minister for Works (Mr. Davidson) was in Ballina on Tuesday he expressed surprise that the railway station was so far away from the town…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Train Over Harbor Bridge
An old goods train engine, which has seen service all over New South Wales in its half-century of existence, made history on Tuesday, when it hauled the…
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