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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

14,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Highest Honors Reo Motors Overseas Triumph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 10

Gn the Reo motor stand is exhibited the Reo 1929 "Flying Cloud" and "Wolverine" models. Included in this exhibit is a coupa…

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Lennox Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 18

The Main Roads Board is taking soundings in preparation for the widening of Lennox Bridge. In a letter to Parramatta Council on…

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Train Victim Dies

The Labor Daily · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 5

HENRY FARRY, who had both legs severed under a train at Clyde on Tuesday night Succumbed to his injuries at 5 o'clock yesterday morning…

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Decentralisation Scheme Roads Administration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 12

The establishment of seven divisional engineers, including two in the metropolitan area, to assume control of the details, associated with the Main Roads…

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Tolls on the Bridge

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

SUTHERLAND Shire Council has approved of the following tolls for the George's River Bridge. The schedule has to be…

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Conroy's Bridge Concrete Structure

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 21

Mrs. M. Conroy, of Canley-street, Canley Vale, through whoso property the local council cut a drain, wrote to that body stating that she was willing to take…

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Spike in Railway Line Supposed Attempt to Derail Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

ALBURY, Wednesday.--After the mail train had passed through Wagga for Albury to-day, a ganger found an iron dog spike jammed between two…

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Constructing a Railway Bridge Across the Clarence River at Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 14

Railway carriage being conveyed across the river by punt under present system. The bridge which is to replace the punt has been carried more than half-way across the river…

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Bridge Built by Papuan Natives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 14

The planks are of small trees. The cross and upright sections are of rattan cane. Details are given elsewhere. in this issue…

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Afraid of it Rickety Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 17

On Monday night, Cabra-Vale council received a letter from Alice M. Chadderton, asking it to "fix up" the bridge leading to her property from the…

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Fell From Train Flemington Tragedy

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 4

A 18-YEARS-OLD youth, named Scattergood, of Guildford, was killed when he fell from a train on to the permanent way, near Flemington…

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Dusty Road Residents "Dodge"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

Cabra-Vale aldermen laughed on Monday night, when they had before them a request from Mr. C. Ireland, a resident of Victoria- street, to be allowed to water that…

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Aeroplane Flights Cycle Club's Co-Operation Four Hours' Racing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

Alderman Baldock, of Granville, is keen in his work of organising the Chamber of Commerce aeroplane night stunt. On Monday he approached the…

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Aesthetic Effect of Bridge Pillars Compared

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

An interesting comparison is given in these pictures, showing how a budge of the Sydney Harbor [?] looks with and without the pillars at each and, that are to be [?] in Dr. Bradfield's design at considerable expense, purely for artistic affect. The structure below is the K[?] Van Kull Highway Bridge in New York. Its open is claimed to be 25 feet longer than that of the Harbor Bridge…

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Electric Train Hornsby Monday Skeleton Service

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 20

THE first electric passenger train on the Hornsby line will run on Monday morning. Two rains will be put on the service…

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Roads Torn Up "Time We Woke Up"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 15

Parramatta Council will request the Water and Sewerage Board, when extending sewerage mains along streets that have been metalled in the centre,…

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Main Roads Grab "Robbery," Is the Cry

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 16

"IT'S robbery," exclaimed Ald. Lambert, at Leichhardt Council last night. When the Main Roads Board intimated that council's contribution to the Board…

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On Road Bottles and Nails

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 12

Information furnished by a member the association concerning the alleged action of a tram conductor in placing bottle on the roadway to the danger…

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"Going Slow" Sylvania Bridge Ready for Easter?

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 15

SUTHERLAND Shire Council decided last night to ask the contractors for the construction of the George's River bridge to work two…

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Grafton Bridge. Good Progress. Opening in 1931

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 12

Good progress is being made with the construction of the bridge over the Clarence River at Grafton, which will form the connecting link of the uniform gauge railway…

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