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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Motor Industry Satisfactory Progress More Cars Being Sold Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

The president of the Motor Traders' Association (Mr. L. E. Doran), addressing the annual meeting to-day, said that the industry was making a…

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Railway Awards Protest Against Commissioner's Claim Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

At a meeting At the Eveleigh work shops to-day a resolution was carried that all unions be called upon to take every step to prevent the claim of…

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Shocking Accident at Junee Railway Employee's Foot Severed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

At 11.3/ p.m. on Saturday Mr. J. H. Griffith was to have signed off after his duty in the Junee railway service, but at practically the same…

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Main Roads Expenditure Shire Council Discussion

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

At the shire council meeting held on Tuesday of last week, the President said that if council [?] should come across any [?] of…

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Bridge Suicide Unidentified Man SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

There was still another Harbor bridge suicide yesterday meriting, whew an unknown man, after throwing away a shilling, jumped oh to the…

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Motor Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

There appears to be little room for doubt that the motoring public of Australia can look for radical changes in car designs and styles in the near…

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Railway Ambulance Classes Presentation of Awards

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

In spite of the warm weather that prevailed on Wednesday evening last there was a large attendance of railway employees and their way and employees and their wives and…

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WEDNESDAY, 24th January Railway Cases

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

Mauriel Trapper (20) and Thomas Thomas (21) were [?]ch fined £2, in default four days hard labor, on diaries of trespassing upon premises…

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Tram Conductor Robbed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

When Herbert Crollick, a tram conductor, was proceeding along Riley-street, Darlinghurst, early, this morning he was [?]costed by a strange man…

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Gold Hunt in African Desert Planned by Famous Aviator and Speed Motorist London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

Sir Malcolm Campbell and Sir Alan Cobham will leave early in February on an aerial gold hunting expedition in the desolate Kalahari Desert…

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Motor Cycles Collide Man Killed; Another Critically Injured Sidney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Frank Woodward, aged 20 years, was killed and David Butler, aged 17 years, was critically injured to-day when their motor cycles collided at Greenwich…

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Motorists' Week Organised Protest Against Petrol Tax Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

According to the Australian Automobile Association, motorists' week, which will be held from March 9 to March 16 will be featured by an…

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Young Man Shot Alighting From a Tram Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 14

The police are endeavouring to solve the mysterious shooting of Via[?]cent Natoli, 21, of Darlinghurst, when he was alighting from a tram near…

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Man Falls Off Motor Lorry Accident on Prince Alfred Bridge

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

On the side of a lorry which crossed Prince Alfred bridge on Thursday afternoon last, was the sign “Persons riding on this lorry do so at their…

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State Programme of New Works Gundagai Shire Benefits £350,000 to Be Spent Roads and Bridges

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

More than £350,000 is to be made available immediately by the State Government to carry out a comprehensive programme of developmental…

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World's Worst Highway Becomes Motor Route

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

The Vacuum Oil Company advises that the 365 mile stretch of road between Shanghai and Nanking, China, once known to international…

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Motoring Notes Motorists' Week

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

A combined protest of motorists throughout Australia against the heavy petrol tax will be made in the form of a "Motorists' Week" from…

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East-west Developmental Road. Conference at Daysdale

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

Representatives of the Shires of Coreen, Urana, Berrigan, Culcairn, Hume and Jerilderie, and the Oaklands Progress Association, met at…

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Motoring Notes Curing Brake Snatching

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

Brake snatching or "shudder" at low speeds is a subject which has during the last few years been mentioned several times in these notes…

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