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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Famous Motorists Return to Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 18

Mr. Norman Smith (left) and Mr. D. J. Harkness, on board the Maunganui yesterday. They are holding a floral model of the car in which they broke the world's I 0-mile record in New Zealand…

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Motor Collision. Driver Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 17

Prank Winter, a motor driver, was committed for trial from the Hunter's Hill Court yesterday on a charge of having, on the Great North-road, Gladesville, on November 23, by…

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Motor Accidents. Crushed by Car. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 16

Eric Keech, 19, of Pender-street, Preston, was killed, and Hazel Bryant, 18, of Raglanstreet, Preston, had a thigh fractured through being crushed by a motor car. Keech and…

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"STAGGERED" Just a Few Trams MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 10

Twenty tramway blacksmiths are in danger of losing their jobs because of retrenchment. To prevent this increase in…

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£50,000 Penalty? Moss Vale-kembla Railway Completion Delayed

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 10

It was stated to-day, on behalf of Australian Iron and Steel, Ltd., that no action had been taken by tho company to obtain compensation for the…

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No Motors? Year's Embargo Plan Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 10

An announcement that the Minister for Customs (Mr. Fenton) had called upon motor trade organisations in New South Wales to state reasons…

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Round Australia on Motor Cycle Youths Hanker to Meet Death Adders!

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 4

WE heard from an over[?]lander that in some wild parts your sleeping partners are death…

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Motorists, Beware of Rats

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Tuesday. -- Because rats built a nest on top of the engine while in a garage, the carburettor of a car owned…

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Locked in City Woods! New Game for Jaded Motorists

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 5

A new pastime has been invented for jaded citizens. The idea is simple. You drive into Centennial Park a minute or…

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Motor Cars Help Against Tetanus Science is Beating Dread Germs

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 7

The menace of tetanus, against which doctors at South Sydney Hospital are fighting for the life of Aubrey Simons, of Mascot, owes…

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They Were the Bad Old Days for Motorists Fined For Speeding at Eight Miles an Hour

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 7

Don't give us the "good old days" again. That's what motorists would have said had they heard Mr. C. O. Sherwood, 30 years N.S.W. manager…

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Victoria Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 6

Hunter's Hill Council has approved the suggestion by the Main Roads Board that the portion of the Great Northern-road withinthe municipality should be renamed…

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Man Killed by Train. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 12

John Cullen, 75. milk vendor, of Medlow Bath, was killed when the passenger train from Mount Victoria to Sydney knocked him down as he was crossing the line at Meldow…

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Train Nearly Wrecked at Regent's Park

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

A heap of stones on the line at Regent's Park nearly wrecked the Bankstown-Lidcombe motor train on Tuesday night. Police have…

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Neck Broken in Fall From Train

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 5

Bruce Pearson, 10, of Como, had his neck broken when he fell from a moving train near Oakley railway station last night…

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Road Thieves on Taverner's Hill

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 12

COMPLAINTS that fruit and vegetables have been stolen from motor lorries on Parramatta-road on their way to the markets have been so numerous that one…

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"Tell Us" Says North Shore Bridge Plans

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 5

WE want to be taken into their confidence" said the mayor of North Sydney Ald. H. L Primrose when questioned by a "News" man…

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Boy's Fall From Train. Neck Probably Fractured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 11

A ten-year-old boy named Bruce Pearson, of Como, fell from a moving train at Oatley Station yesterday, and later was admitted to the district hospital. It is thought that both…

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Western-Road Garage Built Without Approval

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 14

When he commenced operations on his garage on the Western-road early in 1928, A. H. Jones submitted plans and specifications which were approved by…

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"Pay It Themselves" Parramatta Road Kerbing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 19

Having constructed kerbing and glu[?]ering in Parramatta-road, the Main Roads Board is endeavouring to obtain £131 from Holroyd Council—this sum…

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