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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

14,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Bridge Queries

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 10

"Wildar" Hunter-st[?] The hand counts as a misdeal. R G F (Rose Bay) (1) should pass on it (2) Your lead should have been the…

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Road Mauling Motorists' Perils

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 9

[?] says the N R [?] A in many [?] trenches [?] got…

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Main Roads Expenditure

The St George Call · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

For each of the last three years Main Roads Board expenditure has increased and it is expected that in 1929 there will be a still larger amount spent…

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Road hogs

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 3

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Motor Boating Como Bridge Cup. Won by Miss Pearl

The Propeller · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

It was very gratifying to Mr. G. Pryor on New Year's morning to see his son Allan, a boy of fourteen, skilfully, steer his motor boat. Miss Pearl to victory over a course…

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Bridge a Bidding Query

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

I HAVE been asked by a correspondent at Robertson to give my opinion regarding certain bidding, and as I thought the matter might be of considerable interest to…

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Waiting for a Train

The Land · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 3

Farmers on the Ungarie-Naradhan line are still unable to remove their wheat, which is stacked at the sidings. The line has been completed, but is…

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Motor Boating. Miss Pearl Wins Como Bridge Cup. Allan. Fryor’s skill

The St George Call · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

It was very gratifying to Mr. G. Pryot on Now Year’s morning to see his son Allan, a boy of 14, to skilfully steer his motor boat, Miss Pearl, to…

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Bridge for Lugarno. Discussion in Parliament

The Propeller · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

In Parliament a few weeks ago Mr. F.. Stanley, M.L.A., referred to the necessity of a bridge over George's River at Lugarno. He said:. "I would like…

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Newcastle. Collision on Bridge. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 12

A man and his son were injured when a motor car and horse and cart came into collision on Ironbark Bridge, the scene of many accidents, late this evening. Fred Paddocks…

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Enclosed Roads Negleelful Travellers Liable to Prosecution

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

Barraba states that he recently obtained permission from the local land board to enclose a road within his holding. As he has had trouble with…

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Fettler Killed. Run Down by Train. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 12

While riding on a railway tricycle from Goulburn to Yarra, Francis O'Neill, a railway fettler, was run down by the Temora mail a couple of miles out of the Goulburn…

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Harbour Bridge. Building the Arch. Critical Work. 900 Men Employed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 12

During the present year substantial progress will be made in the construction of the great steel arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and by the end of the year both the…

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Motor Cars and Motor Cycles For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Automatic Brake Applied When Pressure is Removed from Accelerator

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 14

A new brake for motor-cars has been patented by a Swiss named Baderscher. It is automatically applied, as the driver takes the pressure…

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Motor Cars and Motor Cycles For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Around the World Adventurous Tour by Young Women in Austin Seven

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 13

Miss Gladys de Havilland, sister of the famous British designer of aeroplanes, and Miss Mona Eley, an English journalist, both of whom left…

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Motor Cars and Motor Cycles For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure the Motor Show Eighty Stands with a Million Pounds' Worth of Cars

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 12

The development that the motor industry has made during the past year, the reliability of the cars, lorries, buses and motor-cycles produced, and…

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Road of Access Crown Will Grant Lease and Pay Annual Rental

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

Deepwater states that there is a surveyed road running through his property that gives access to his neighbor's property at the back. My correspondent…

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Girl on Footpath Hit by Lorry Shot 30ft. Across Road After Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

Struck by another lorry at the corner of Parramatta Road and Dalhousie Street, Haberfield, last night, a motor lorry shot 30 feet across the road,…

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MOTORING R.A.C.A. to Hold Ten Days' Trial Should Include Test Match Dates

Arrow · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 15

Should the R.A.C.A. ten-days trial he definitely run in the coming few mouths, the committee would ensure a record entry by holding it from March…

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Sitting in Gutters Tram Seats Removed

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

AT the Kogarah Council last night it was reported that the railway authorities had removed all the seats provided for waiting passengers along…

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