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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

14,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Road Upheavals Lack of Foresight Causes Waste of Public Money

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 26

How often do we see a road reconditioned and placed in good order when along comes a tradesman to tear up the thoroughfare to…

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Arch Bridge Over the Tyne at Newcastle, Built by Dorman, Long, and Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 20

The arch is shown with the spans locked, the lower chord still unfinished, and the cables taut. In this photograph the arch is completed, and the [?] have been s[?]…

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Road Manners Fred. Berry Has Something To Say About Impolite Drivers Inexcusable Rudeness Is Rife Because Offenders So Easily Get Away With It

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 22

IN theory, courteous and considerate driving automatically follows the consistent adherence to safety first…

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Motor Hogs Annoyance to Public

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 1

As a result of the annoyance oceasioned the motoring public during the recent holidays by the presence on the road of a number of drunken motorists…

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The Motor World N.R.M.A. NOTES

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 7

Those who are in intimate touch with the world's automobile markets estimate that open cars will constitute less than 10 per cent. of the production…

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Motor Show : Last Day

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 6

To-day the sixth M.T.A. show will close. More interest was shown by visitors this year. A tribute to the confidence in the show staff was the fact that…

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Motoring Risks and Lessons

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 16

With motors and motoring so much in the public mind, as the Motor Show drawn to a close, it is interesting to note some lessons derived from continuing speed…

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Motor Power. Use Op Fuel Oil. New York. Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 17

It is understood that the United States Army Transport Service has asked for specifications of a device invented by Mr. Ernest Godward, of New Zealand, for use of fuel…

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Motor Boat Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 21

The New South W[?]les Motor Boat Association will hold [?] first interclub contest of the season this afternoon at Tempe when the six miles general handicap for the Association Shield, and President's Cup,…

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Motor Show. Final Sessions To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 21

The fourth annual Motor Show, promoted by the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales, will conclude this evening at the Agricultural Ground. During the past…

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Country News. Motor Cyclist Injured. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 18

Charles Morris, 20 years, motor cycle mechanic, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon, when the motor cycle he was riding along Coolnmon-road,…

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Woman Killed by Motor Car. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 12

Mary Jane Gander, 72, of Burt-street, Cottesloe, died in the Perth Hospital yesterday from a tractured skulf and legs, caused by being knocked dowh by a motor car driven by…

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Motor Speed Record. Malcolm Campbell's Plans. London. Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 18

Malcolm Campbell, the speed motorist, has sailed for South Africa with a modified Bluebird car fitted with an engine of 1000-h.p He is going to Vernuek Pan—the dried bed of…

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Detonator on Tram Line

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 18

As the result of a detonator exploding, Mrs Collins, of Griffiths-street, Tempe, a passenger on a tram in Bondi-road, near Flood-street last night fell from one of the compartments…

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Girls Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 18

Violet Read, 12, of Hopewell-street, Paddington, and Lorraine Perrie, 11, of Little Coomber-street, Paddington, were knocked down by a motor car in Hopewell-street last…

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Burglar Disturbed Left in Motor Car

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 7

A burglar was disturbed at 4 a.m. to-day at the shop of Michael O'Leary, tailor, of Darlinghurst-road, Darlinghurst…

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Died Suddenly Melb. Tram Official Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 3

News has been received in Melbourne that Mr. W. O Strangward secretary of the Melbourne Tramways Board, who was on a health trip to…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Collided with Cab

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 8

In a collision between a motor cycle and a taxi cab at the corner of Helena-street and Aaburn-road, Aaburn, this afternoon the rider of the cycle, John…

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Man Killed Motor Lorry Overturns Three Injured Queanbeyan

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 8

A motor lorry, the property of the Posts and Telegraph Department, carrying four telegraph linesmen, capsized on the Burngendore-road near…

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Race Trams To-day

The Labor Daily · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 6

The tramway authorities notify that the usual special service will be run to Randwick racecourse to-day, commencing at 11 a.m. from Circular…

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