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Railways, roads & transport, 1927

16,644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Railway Hours Variation of Award Federal Move

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 6

Before Judge Beeby In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, the Federated, Union of Locomotive Enginemen applied for a variation of sub clause…

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Motor 'Buses Banned ADELAIDE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

The Adelaide City Council has decided to prevent motor 'buses using the busy portions of the main thoroughfares in the city, owing to…

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CYCLING Motor-paced Racing International Riders

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 6

The programme for next Saturday on the Sydney Sports Ground, to be submitted by Mr. D. J. Plunkett, commencing at 8 p.m., is a very attractive one, including a five-mile scratch…

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Day of the 'Bus Replacing Steam Trams Action by Ministry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 6

Though no definite pronouncement has been made, it is learned in official circles that provision will be made In the new Transport Bill to enable the…

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Motor Car Crash on Kingsway. Victorian Visitors Suffer

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 2

The only serious accident of the holiday season, locally, was a collision on Prince’s Highway, at about its intersection with Auburn Street, on…

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Road Blamed Bridge=rd. Bills for Glebe

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 10

Glebe Council is borrowing £21,000 for the reconstruction of Bridge-road, and at last night's meeting of the council it was stated that the…

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Bridge Wanted Over Duck Creek Relieving Parramatta Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 7

The secretary of the council of Combined Progress Associations communicated with Prospect and Sherwood Council, and the letter was considered at…

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Bridge Queries

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 12

T.M.T. (Kirribi[?] Point): The law about the revoke seems to be a puzzle to many people. As the declarer was playing a "one spade" hand, and you…

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Motor Traders. Association's Activities. Roads Board Supported

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 12

In his presidential address at the annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales yesterday. Mr. W. B. Larke said that the total registrations of motor…

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Motor Transport Traders' Dinner Our Bad Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 9

At the annual dinner of the Motor Traders' Association last night Mr. W. B. Larke (the retiring president) said that nothing would do more to open up…

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Constructing the Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 14

PORTION OF THE STEELWORK FOR THE FIRST APPROACH SPAN AT DAWES POINT. (LOOKING EAST). ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FIRST APPROACH SPAN (LOOKING NORTH)…

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Motor Taxes Diversion of the Funds a Bad-roads Policy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 15

The secretary of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (Mr. Johnson) referring to the proposal of the N.S.W. Government to…

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That Roads Grab Councils' Protest

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 13

WOOLLAHRA Council advised St. Peters Council last night that practically all the councils of the metropolitan area had expressed their…

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Street "Speedway" Footpaths as Roads

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

Boys who are in the habit of riding bicycles or scooters down the railway ramp at the Lidcombe station, would do well to cease the practice before the police…

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Bridge the Puzzling Law 46

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 6

ALTHOUGH [?] 46 seams to be quite clearly set out in the book of rules, it continues to puzzle many people. THIS question was given me to decide:…

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Across the Creek Bridge Wanted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

The question of providing a bridge over Duck Creek in Wellington-street and Rawson roads, came up before the Auburn Council on Tuesday night…

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Bridge Across Bellinger. Urunga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 12

The Public Works Department last year approved the construction of a bridge across the Bellinger River, on the main North Coast road, and informed the shire council that the…

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Bridge Wanted Over Duck Creek

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

The Mayor of Lidcombe has been appointed as a deputationist to Join with the Combined Progress Associations of the district in an endeavor to have a…

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For Women. Bbains and Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

There is a popular fallacy among women that a surplus of brains is essential to play bridge, and yet it is a curious fact that the best players are often women who have little…

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Floods Delay Train Forbes

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 7

The motor train running between Cootamundra and Parkes was delayed for more than half an hour between Forbes and Parkes owing to flood…

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