Bridge To Prosperity
THREE years ago the State Government looked favorably on plans for an international exhibition to mark the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250
Injured Man on Road Hit-Run Motorist Suspected
ATHOL PAVIOUR, 28, of Grove-St City, was found lying in the road way in Prince's Highway, Kogarah, last night, suffering from a probable…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →CAR'S 40 Feet Crash Through Railway Bridge 4 Badly Hurt Mittagong
CRASHING through the fence of a railway bridge near Mittagong yesterday, a motor car fell 40 feet to the line below, the five occupants…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Important New Road Opened
Hume Highway—the great southern road from Sydney to the Victorian border at Albury—the N.R.M.A. touring department announces, has been shortened by…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Guildford Cyclists Road Race
Guildford Cycle Club held a five-mile road race to Villawood on Saturday. Results: B. Kennedy [?] R. Gapes 2, and H. Medealf 3…
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A HOME decorated in cool amber and apple green, with 300 yards of plain green carpeting throughout, and a marvellous bath-room in…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Bridge. Official Opening. by Governor-general
It is practically certain that upon the completion of the Harbour Bridge the Governor-General elect (Sir Isaac Isaacs) will be invited by the State Government to perform the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Man in the Street Main Roads Board
Your correspondent, "Interested" ("D.P.," Jan. 20), has painted a grossly exaggerated picture of the activities of the Main Roads Board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →High Court of Bridge Ex-Secretary's World Rulings
MAJOR J. H. MONTAGU, A former secretary and committeeman of the Portland Club, the recognised head body of the card world. which was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Scalers" "Waltzing Matilda" a Hard Road Art of "Rattler-jumping"
"Oh! What's the use of talking', "When you're on the track and walkin'…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Notes From Ireland Railway Reductions
Large staff reductions, with a view to the more economic working of the system, have already taken place on the Great Southern Railways. Five hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Motor World News and notes from the N.R.M.A.
In a letter to the N.R.M.A. safety department, Mr. H. B. Sevier, president of the Chamber of Manufacturers, says that the timely exercise of the intelligence…
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Analysing the official returns of motor vehicle registrations just available, the N.R.M.A. points out that they falsify the prediction that the second half of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motorists in Trouble
Motorists encountered mechanical troubles while on the road in large numbers over the holidays, according to the N.R.M.A., which reports that during the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motorists Fined Dangerous Driving
For having ridden a motor cycle in a manner dangerous to the public in Western-round, Prospect, Mark Sydney Prayke was fined £5, with 5/6 costs, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Official Retired Railway Sub-Chargeman at Darling Harbor
MR. L. J. L. [?] sub-chargeman at Darling Harbor whose name was mentioned at the departmental inquiry concerning Mr. Goode, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Youth Trapped in Lift Fainted When Motor Caught Fire
WILLIAM Scrimshaw, 17, had an unenviable experience when he was trapped in a blazing lift at Wyobe Court. Phillip-st. City, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manly Trams
The tramway authorities notify that, commencing to-day, alterations will be mnds in the departure times of trnms on Manly lines on week-days…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Letters to the Editor Trams and Buses. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir.—Of all the prime essentials required for the successful running of public services the most important and appealing to the public is—service, and by service I mean the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycling. Tourist Trophy. New South Wales Riders
The annual Australian Tourist Trophy road race for motor cyclists will be held on the Phillip Island course in Victoria on Monday, Anniversary Day. New South Wales will be strongly represented by…
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