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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

14,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

The Land and the Producer Railway Records Transporting Harvest to Ports Partial Hold-up Caused by Inadequate Available Shipping

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 17

The Railway Department this season has handled the harvest more expeditiously than ever before. The speeding up of transport outran the…

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300 Motor Cars Stolen in Six Months

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Joy-riders have stolen 300 cars during the last six months, but only three of them have not been recovered by the police…

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Motor Car on Top of Man Swerved to Avoid Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--When trying to avoid colliding with another car on the Redcliffe Road yesterday, Chesley Stevenson (38), a motor mechanic…

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Two Injured in Smash at Burwood Motor Cyclist and Pillion Rider

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

Two motor cyclists were injured at the corner of Burwood Road and W[?]ga Street, Burwood, last night, when, their machine collided with a motor car…

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Two Injured in Motor-cycle Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

Howard Doust; of Lyneside Avenue, Willoughby, was seriously injured when he was knocked down by a motor-cycle on Saturday at the…

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Motor Specialties Kar-care Display No. 8

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 10

The Kar-care display at Stand No. 8 in the Hall of Industries affords an excellent opportunity to view at a glance the comprehensive range of…

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Eager to See Big Show Marvels of the Motor at Showground

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 10

Eager to see the marvels of the modern motor, thousands, are flocking to the show at the Agricultural Ground…

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Country News. Goulburn Aerodrome, Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 12

The Goulburn City Council refused to accept a recommendation of its general purposes committee that the council should pay half the cost of levelling the landing ground…

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Expresses Delayed Goods Train Failure

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 13

The two divisions of the Melbourne express arrived at Central about two hours late to-day. The first division about two hours, and the second…

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A New Vehicle on the Roads

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

With the increasing popularity of the light aeroplane, this specta[?] is likely to be seen more often on the highways. The picture shows Mr. W. Taylor's plane being towed to Palm Beach after he had landed of Narrabeen, following a flight from Cootamundra. Hitched on to…

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Illawarra : West Suburbs Road

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

REFERRING to the proposed road to connect Ryde, Concord, Strathfield Burwood, and Enfield with the Illawarra sub[?], the Main Roads Board…

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Arne Borg in Wellington Arrival by Aeroplane. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 15

The excitement which has been felt in Wellington and district all last week when it was known that Arne Borg was to visit Wellington came to fever heat this morning…

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Better Roads Mudgee Council Moves Mudgee

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 21

The Cudgegong Shire Council has decided on a rate of 3½d in the I, which is an advance of a penny compared with last year's rate…

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In Goods Van Train Guard's Death

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 12

Charles Reid, aged 50, railway guard, of Florence-street, Hornsby, died in the van of a goods train, between the Gosford and the Hawkesbury River…

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Death Bridge Council Control Water Board Threat

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 3

PARRAMATTA Council decided last night to take over the death bridge across the Parramatta River at Smith-street, where two little children…

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Harbour Bridge. Preliminary Work of the Arch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 10

The progress of the work of erecting the first panel of the arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is being watched daily by thousands of travellers by the ferry steamers, and many…

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Temora Club's Road Race. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 15

Temora Cycle Club's five-mile road race on Trungley- road yesterday morning resulted:—A. Jordan, 1; 6. Jordan, 2; J. Harmer, 3. Race thine, 16m 5ds. Harmer secured fastest time, 14m 23s…

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Struck by Train at Q'land Crossing Cairns

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 11

HENRIETTA CRIMLISK, 48, was walking across the level crossing at Malanda, when she was struck by the engine of a train coming from Tolga. She was…

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Premier Won't Act Rail Chiefs and Road

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 8

THE Premier's Department wrote to St. Peters Council last night declining to take action in regard to the Railway Commissioners refusal to…

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Swept Off Bridge Man Presumed Drowned River Tragedy Cairns

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

Henry Zielke, while crossing the Herbert River on the railway bridge, which is submerged two feet six inches, was swept downstream…

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