Main Western Road
The Premier, Sir George Fuller, has consented to receive a deputation regarding the Main Western Road, Tuesday, January at 2.30 p.m., at his office…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1924
15,144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250
A Made=in=australia Bridge
DOMINATING the metropolis, the bridge will be the first thing seen looming up in the sky by the visitor reaching Australia. Such a sky sign must not be an imported one. Our Bridge, by which we introduce our continent to strangers, must obviously be a good Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local Enterprise and the Bridge
Other things being equal, or approximately equal, everyone would like to see the North Shore Bridge built with local material and local labor. There…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Through the Buffer Train Goes Right On Tram Service Stopped Melbourne
An engine and 14 fully laden trucks crashed through the buffer at the end of Sandringham station today and smashed it to bits…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Bridge Duty Concessions Minister Explains
The Federal Government has been criticised for allowing duty concessions on certain articles for the Harbor Bridge, but Mr. Austin Chapman,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spit Bridge Arrangements Well in Hand
Preparations for the building of the Spit bridge ore believed to be well in hand. Towards the end of last session the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Bridge All Australian Minister Attacked
"The North Shore Bridge should be an Australian bridge, built of Australian-made material by Australian workmen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Exchange on Cheques, Bridge Over Murrumbidgee
E.A. writes:—(1) Two banking companies each have a branch in a small town. If I receive a cheque drawn on the one I am not dealing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Fruit Train. Murwillumbah to Sydney
As from Wednesday, 23rd January, a new fruit train service will come into operation between Murwillumbah and Sydney. The Tweed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Carlton's New Bridge. Commenced in Wrong Place
For some weeks past a large number of men have been working at Carlton railway station, extending the overhead bridge by a temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harbor Bridge Union Claim Support Australian Firms
Mr. Jas. Maclay, secretary of the Ironworkers' Union, claims that the work in connection with the building of the North Shore Bridge and other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge and Tariff. Articles on Free-list
Some of the material required for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is not manufactured in Australia. In order that all tenderers might know their position with…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Clarence River Bridge. Sydney to Brisbane Line
A report from Grafton (N.S.W.) states that the plans of the proposed railway to connect the north coast line through Grafton, where there is a gap…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Good Roads Protest by Shires the Delayed Grant
The necessity for good roads is steadily being more and more widely recognised. The success of motor transport has drawn attention to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Road Grant. Protest by Shires
“The association should lodge an emphatic protest against the delay that has occurred both in the allotment of the Commonwealth roads grant and of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ball's Riches £300,000 in Deposit Bridge Tenders
The Minister for Works (Mr. Ball) is a rich man-- he holds (for a brief period) £300,000, lodged with him in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →One Minister to Another Placing Responsibility That Roads Grant
The Treasurer (Sir Arthur Cocks) referred yesterday to the statement by Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, to the Shires Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Main Roads. Development Grants. Minister Denies Delay. Melbourne
The Minister for Federal Works and Railways (Mr. Stewart) referred to-day to a statement alleging delay on the part of the Commonwealth in respect of proposals…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →£8000 a Year Water Board Pays Councils Repairs to Roads
Last year the Water and Sewerage Board paid over £8000 to the city and suburban councils for repairs to roadways necessitated by the laying…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Plain Women Road to Happiness Where Charm Lies
Can a plain woman over he really happy! She can be if she is sensible; and plain women are notoriously sensible. Nor is her happiness based on…
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