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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Could the Trams Carry Them?

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 48

ONE aspect of the crusade against the private motor car in the city that appears to be overlooked, says Mr. G. N. King, acting chairman of the N.R.M.A…

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Railway Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 19

The Railway Department anticipates heavy holiday traffic during next week-end, covering Anniversary Day, and special arrangements have been made. Excursion tickets will be…

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Motor Accidents. Young Jockey Killed. Bendigo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 19

In a collision yesterday morning between a motor car and his bicycle. Frederick Charles Mitchell, 20, was killed. Mitchell was an orphan, and was an apprenticed jockey,…

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Motor Ship Karamea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 20

The Aberdeen and Commonwealth line's new motor ship Karamen, of 8201 tons, is due to arrive at Sydney from London to-morrow. This is the Karamea's first trip to Australian waters, although…

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Railway Freights on Wool. Protests to Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 13

Representations have been made by the Graziers' Association to the Railway Commissioners, pointing out that the freight charges on greasy wool have been increased…

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Heavy Rains. Railway Service Dislocated. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 16

During the 24 hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning light to heavy rain fell almost generally east and north irom lines adjoining Burketown, Isisford, and Maryborough, and at…

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No Pups Tramguards Firm

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 14

In view of the prosecution at Paddington of a woman who refused to remove a dog which she was carrying in a tram, conductors are evidently…

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Other Charges Railway Raid Story

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 14

Charges of joining in with an unlawful assembly were preferred against Ernest Patrick Juno, James Stevenson, Richard Macdonald, Paul Riley,…

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Fireworks when Wire Breaks Trams Held Up Crowd's Alarm City Traffic Delayed

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 17

A section of the overhead tramway electric wire at the intersection of Elizabeth and Market streets, snapped at about 10.35…

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Motoring Sheep to Market

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 19

FORBES, Wednesday. -- Mr. C. Thomas, or Daroobalgle, will be the first district farmer to use the motor for carrying fut sheep to market…

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Who Has Lost a Motor Cycle?

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 19

GLEN INNES, Wednesday.--Mystery surrounds a Harley-Davidson motor cycle,. with a side car, which was found behind the local…

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"In a Hurry" Motor Cyclist Fined £5

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 15

When Constable Woodcock signalled Francis McLean to stop Ills motor cycle at the Junction of Fullers-road and tho Great Northern Highway at…

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Anniversary Day Railway Arrangements

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

The Railway Department anticipates heavy holiday traffic next week-end, covering Anniversary Day, and special arrangements have been made…

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She's Lucky to Be Alive Girl Faints in Path of Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

The luckiest girl in Sydney -- Miss Hilda Oliver, waitress in Mockbell's Elizabeth Street tearooms…

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Motor Expert's Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 22

The old-established firm of P. T. S. O'Donnell, Griffin, and Co., Ltd., of 51 Druitt Street, Sydney, are preeminent in the trade for electric…

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Tramp Steamer's Roaming Adventures Crew's Cruise of Romance Saw the World

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 9

A year at sea, the globe circled, both the Suez and Panama Canals navigated, and 45,000 miles covered!…

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Motor Boat with Two Men Sunk

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 10

CAIRNS, Tuesday. -- The police are investigating a report by an aboriginal from the Yarrabah Mission Station that he had seen a motor-boat…

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Train Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 16

Heavy demands on the week-end railway traffic have necessitated additional trains which are timed to leave Sydney for Mount Victoria at 10.32 a.m. on Friday and Saturday…

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New Shellharbor Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 17

DAPTO. -- Shellharbor Council has accepted an offer by the Main Roads Board to construct a tar-paved road from Macquarie Rivulet through…

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Spit Bridge Tolls

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 17

Motorists who regularly use the Spit bridge are asking how much longer they will be required to pay the tolls imposed in order to pay for the structure…

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