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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250

A City's Transport. Tramcars Superseded. LONDON, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 11

The city transport system at Rome has been revolutionised. The change-over took place on n single day, but as the day happened to be wet there was endless confusion…

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ROTHBURY. Railway Trouble Averted. Use of Non-union Crews

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 11

The Railway Commissioners have decided to man the trains that take provisions into Rothbury with officers of the department who ure not members of the Locomotive Englnedriver,…

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Toll of the Motor. Accidents in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 11

There were 083 accidents in the city and suburbs of Adelaide, exclusive of Port Adelaide, during 1929. In 635 cases nobody was hurt, but of the…

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Scouts' Corroboree. Long Tramp to Kangaroo Valley. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 13

An interstate Scout corroboree was held last night at Kangaroo Valley, where scouts camped after a tramp from Nowra over the Cambewarra Mountains…

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Fatal Result of Motor Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 13

John Scott Royce, aged 71 years, of Lansdowne-street, Arncliffe, died in Kogarah Hospital yesterday morning from injuries received on the night of December 30. when he was…

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Motor Thieves. Year's Amazing Record. 2626 Vehicles Stolen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 12

Police records show an amazing increase during 1929 in the number.of motor vehicles stolen or illegally "borrowed." No fewer than 2626 motor vehicles-2301 motor cars and 325…

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Motor Record. Between Sydney and Melbourne. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 10

Leaving Sydney at 4.17 a.m. to-day, Messrs. C. R. Dickason, sales manager of Austin Distributors, Pty., Ltd., and H. D. Burklll, arrived in Melbourne at 5.37 this afternoon. They…

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Motors Simple Signal Motorist's Invention Clarity at Crossings

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 13

Designed to lighten the task of traffic policemen and to assist drivers by giving clearer traffic signals, a light portalbe traffic indicator has been invented by…

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Railway Accident. Carriages Derailed at Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3

Passengers in three carriages of an electric train bound from the city to Hurstville last Wednesday night had an alarming experience when the three…

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Theft of Motor Tyres

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3

Gerald Higginbotham, aged 20 years, was charged with stealing two motor tyres and tubes complete, valued at £10, the property of David Brooks…

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Kogarah Police Court. Tuesday, December 31. Before Mr. McDougall, S.M. Motorist Fined

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3

Michael Donohoe, aged 51 years, was charged with driving a motor car along the Kingsway, Cronulla, while under the influence of liquor…

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To the Worn-out Motor Car

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 8

Good-bye, old bus! A fond farewell! The junk man has you now. You've earned your rest; I hate to sell Your carcass, I allow…

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Hints to Motorists

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 8

Always keep brakes and steering in faultless condition. Never leave a vehicle unattended unless it is fully secure…

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Bexley Girl in Motor Smash

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4

On New Year's Day Miss Bonny Wilson, of Forest Road, Bexley, was driving a motor car near Bathurst when it came into collision with a local taxi…

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Motor Cars in Collision

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4

On Wednesday night William McCulla, of Mutual Road, Mortdale, was driving his motor car along Forest Bond, Hurstville, and when nearing The…

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Motorists Good Resolutions Will They Be Observed? Rules for New Year

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3

THE Acting-Chairman of the N.R.M.A. Board of Management (Mr. G. N. King) suggests that motorists of all classes should form -- and apply -- the…

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Girl Killed by Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 16

Mavis Baker, aged 7 years, of Warrabastreet, Como, was killed by a train at a level crossing at Como yesterday. Two trains, one en route to Sutherland and…

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Westminster Bridge As Evening Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 11

The poets of England have sung of the Thames and of its wonderful lights and shadows, its sunsets, and its place in the life of London. No river in the world has a greater place in history, unless it be the Tiber…

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Hinkler's Latest a Light Aeroplane to Carry Four Persons

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 13

A light aeroplane, which promises to bo a great success, Is at present under construction in England by Mr. Bert Hinkler, It is a small monoplane, driven…

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Road Construction Plant Lightening Taxation

The Sun · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 8

An alteration in the Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act, to reduce the fees charged on vehicles engaged in road construction work, is foreshadowed in…

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