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Railways, roads & transport, 1931

8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Australian Made Motors Big Enterprise Proposed

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 10

An interesting enterprise has been put forward for the production of Australian made motor cars and aeroplanes which, if successful, mean much to the building industry of…

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Proposed Factory for Australian Made Motor Cars and Aeroplanes Ltd. Hennessy, Hennessy and Co., Architects

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 11

This factory, the foundation stone of which will he laid in the near future, will he for the manufacture of the chassis of Australian mad" motor cars. The design proves conclusively that factory buildings need not necessarily he strictly utilitarian in character, for whilst this building is practically shorn of all ornament, the grouping and fenestration give it an…

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£500,000 P.a. 44 Hours in Railways

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 8

The reversion to the 44 hour week in the railways will add nearly £500,000 to the department's wages bill this year…

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Tramped Europe with Her Luggage in Knapsack Sydney Woman Tells Tale of Romantic Journey Through Many Lands

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 18

"Luggage! Well that, was the thing that worried me least," said Mrs. Basil Newson, discussing her recent Continental walking tour. "I just strapped my knapsack to my shoulder" she said…

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Want Treasury to Help Railways Loss Over 44-hour Week

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 5

Estimating their loss, owing to the introduction of the 44-hour week at £250,000 a year, the Railway Commissioners have…

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Big Motor Ship Blown Up Five Lives Lost in Swift Sea Tragedy COLOMBO

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

Disaster swift and terrible today overtook the Norwegian motor ship Tricolor, well known in the Australian trade, 40 miles south of…

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Maiden Trip to Sydney Motor Ship Rendsburg to Stay

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 11

The German motor ship Rends burg, which has arrived from Hamburg, is a newcomer to the Australian trade…

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Aerodrome for Granville? Alderman Baldock's Hint

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 7

The possibility of the erection of an aerodrome at Granville was mentioned by Alderman Baldock at Granville Council on Tuesday…

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Mail Train. Crashes into Railway Motor. Two Men Jump to Safety. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 10

Shortly before noon to-day the northernbound Townsville mall train crashed into a railway motor tricycle at Midgee, smashing it to matchwood…

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MOTORING. Greatly Improved. Blue Mountains Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 13

Great improvements have been made on the road over the Blue Mountains between Penrith and Mount Victoria, making it much safer to drive over at night. A member of the Royal Automobile…

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LETTERS. Pennant Hills-road, Carlingford

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 43

Dear Gumblossom,—I am so sorry I did not write sooner, but I'm sure you will forgive me this time. You cannot imagine how pleased I was to see my…

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Train for a Change Amy Goes to Moscow WARSAW

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 15

Having decided not to go on with her flight to China for the present Amy thought she would try…

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250 Men Will Get Notice Sad News For Harbor Bridge Workers

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

Two hundred and fifty boilermakers, riveters, and others engaged in the fabrication of steel for the harbor bridge will receive…

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Striking Shearers. Efforts to Stop Work. Roads to Be Picketed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 10

Shearers on strike are making determined efforts to prevent shearing at various stations A message from Springsure states that the Meteor Downs Station was to have started…

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Peking Flight Is Off Amy For Moscow By Train "Later in Year" Warsaw

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

MISS AMY JOHNSON is going by train to Moscow on Friday, and will interview Soviet authorities concerning the possibility of flying to…

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Mad Bolt Driver Flung to Road Horse in Traffic Frenzied Race in Oxford-st

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 24

One of the maddest bolts that has ever occurred through city traffic was witnessed in Oxford-street to-day…

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Governor Helps Swagmen to Get Their Rations Deputation Meets Success Road Request Moss Vale

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

THE Governor, Sir Philip Game, by a wave of his official wand, to-day established hit popularity among a section…

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Motor Cycling Parramatta Oval on Saturday Evening

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

Parramatta Speedways will resume motor racing on Saturday night, on the Parramatta Oval track, which has been reconditioned…

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Motor-cyclist Drunk Civilian's "Interference" "For Good of the Public"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

That he rode a motor-cycle in Western-road, Parramatta, while drunk was the allegation against Hugh Edward Clark (10) at the Parramatta Police Court…

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Railway Breaches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

For travelling on the railway without having paid their fare, the following were lined at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday: Edith Fryer, Reecie…

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