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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250
IN a sensational clash between shearing strikers and police at Emerald early to-day, shots were fired at the train and also by the police, and the latter twice charged the crowd with batons. The police were also subjected to a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A bill is shortly to be introduced giving Ryde Council power to construct a bridge from Uhr's Pointroad to the Ryde wharf. The contemplated site is on the left…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The importance of the initial bid or two at Contract inevitably revises the old question whether this bid can serve any useful…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In to-day's "Pictorial" appears a letter from Mr. George Roberts, suggesting a toll of a penny per head on pedestrian traffic. Mr. Roberts does…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dorman, Long, and Co. may be assured about that big job of theirs. A party of Penrithites inspected it last Friday, and passsd it. So that's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Ratepayer" asks whether anything can be done to compel a shire council to take over a surveyed road that has not yet been dedicated. He says that there is a road on his…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →MESSRS. Dorman, Long and Co. describe as "untrue" the reports appearing in the British technical Press, that the building of Sydney Harbor bridge has resulted in a loss of £1,000,000 to the contractors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HURLED across Bent Street, City, by a motor car, Pearl Harrison (29), Royston Street, King's Cross, was left lying on the road while the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An attempt was made early this morning at Katoomba to wreck the Mudgee mail, which reached…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returns relating to motor accidents in N.S.W. in 1930 show a decrease of 57 fatalities and 727 cases of injury us compared with 1929, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A conference between representatives of the Railway Department and Penrith business people was held in the Railway Institute on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The British motor freighter. Enton. which went ashore on the Umber roof, early on Wednesday, was abandoned yesterday, and the captain and crew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SQUADRON-LEADER Bert Hinkler to-day reported the theft of a trunk containing medals, souvenirs, jewellery and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →IT takes all sorts to make a world, but, after all, there is no proof that the world, though different, would be a less desirable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Fickford, motor driver, was fined £20 at the Central Court to-day, and had his [?] suspended for six months. For having driven a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Motorist" writes in reference to a gas producer for motor cars, and desires me to give him some information concerning it. Answer.—I am sorry to say that no…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The economy of the [?] Sedan was well proved on Anniversary Day, when the writer drove his Morris Minor Sedan over a distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →AT the present time many persons are talking about increased efficiency in industry, agriculture, etc. However, the question of efficiency is one that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A simple and effective method of decarbonising a motor car is by the use of a mixture of eight parts of methylated spirits and one part of caster oil. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Australian Tourist Trophy race, held on Phillip Island (Vic.) on Anniversary Day, provided a thrilling duel. Stuart Williams, the international rider and…
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