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Railways, roads & transport, 1931

8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Motor Accidents. Cycling Fatality. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 14

A motor c[?] le ridden by Harold Sproule, 20, a Barnardo Joy, employed by Mr. F. J. Pankhurst, of Bderslle, skidded at the foot of Brunner's Jill, and Sproule was thrown on…

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ABANDONED. Motorship Enton. Injured Seaman Dies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 13

The British motorship Enton, which has been ashore on a reef at Kaure Pass, on the south-east coast of New Caledonia, 45 miles from Noumea, since early on Wednesday…

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Captain's Flat. Railway Construction Urged. QUEANBEYAN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 12

A meeting was held last night to induce the Government to commence the building of the Captain's Flat-Bungendore railway. It was stated that during the State election…

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Railwaymen's Pay. Move Against Reductions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 17

Recent reductions in the wages of railwaymen will be the subject of discussion at a meeting of members of the Australian Railways Union on Sunday night…

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Ready for Fight Railway Men Mass Meeting Called To-morrow Night Premier's Inquiry

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 1

THE surprise move in Railway and Tramway circles, which has resulted in a retrospective reduction of 81-3 p,c,. on wages as from january…

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Union Preference Labor Council Acts Motor Bus Employees

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 8

The applications of two motor bus companies operating at Maitland for an amendment of the bus drivers and conductor's award, was discussed at last night's…

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The Road-after Rain

Daily Pictorial · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 21

IT is surprising how beautiful the road becomes after rain. The road is usually a drab, nondescript grey; but, oh! the rivulets…

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Synthetic Interviews Mr. Theodore's Royal Road To

Daily Pictorial · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 6

"Well, as the chap said in the circus, here We are again," said the reinstated Federal Treasurer (Mr. E. G. Theodore) from a comfortable seat in his old room at the Commonwealth Bank. "WHAT were your feelings on…

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End of the Road Meeting and Sometimes Cheating Death

Daily Pictorial · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 7

T never occurs to a great number of people that some day they will have to face…

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Shots, Batons Out in Strike Melee Bullets at Train Batons Win Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 2

Shearer strikers in the Central West of Queensland appear ripe for mischief, and there was a serious clash with the police at…

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Motor Camping Healthful and Economical Growing Popularity

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 11

ONE of the most enjoyable benefits that follow the ownership of a car is the ability during the summer holiday season to take one's family or party of…

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The Truth About Motors. Charming Nattai Valley Enjoyable Drive Through One of Nature's Beauty Spots Well Away From the Beaten Track

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 11

THE Burragorang Valley is well-known to Sydney motorists, and all who have visited this ideal beauty spot have been delighted with the magnificent panorama that is obtained from the precipitous look-out on the Burragorang mountain road, some two miles from the floor of the Valley…

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The Splendid Saloon Offered by the Italian by Motor Vessels Remo-Romolo-Esquilino-Viminale Accommodation by Motor Vessels Esquilino-Viminale

Italian Bulletin of Commerce · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 10

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E.N.I.T. News Information Bulletin of the Italian State Tourist Department Railway Fare Reductions

Italian Bulletin of Commerce · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 13

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The Splendid Saloon Offered by the Italian Motor Accommodation Motor Vessels Remo-Romolo Esquilino-Viminale

Italian Bulletin of Commerce · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 8

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E.N.I.T. News Information Bulletin of the Italian State Tourist Department Railway Fare Reductions

Italian Bulletin of Commerce · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 11

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Lad Tears Away From Death Saw To Die In Hospital Cool Bravery As Teeth Bit Through His Leg Astonishing Road Surgery Mates Offer Their Life's Blood In Vain Succor Attempt

Daily Pictorial · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 2

His leg nearly sawn off, by a circular saw, against which he had been thrown, a 19-year-old Ungarie lad displayed astounding fortitude before dying of awful injury…

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Ma "Sun" Is About to Drown Some of Her Kittens To What Papers Will They Say "Over the Bridge You Go, and It Doesn't Matter if You Can't Swim" Combine Adding to the List of Unemployed

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1931 · page 16

THE "Sun", mother of the brood forming Associated Newspapers, Ltd., recently took seriously to minnie golf. The nation is in a desperate plight—you'll find out all about it by reading the "Sun" editorials—but the "Sun" manages to fill a few columns every night extolling the virtues of minnie golf. As far as the "Sun" is concerned, minnie golf would appear to be a subject…

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No Train Cut Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 8

The proposal to reduce the express train service between Melbourne and Sydney by cutting out the Sunday train from Melbourne…

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Queensland Flood Mail Train Completes Journey CAIRNS

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 6

After having been held up at Innisfaill by flooded rivers and creeks, the mail train, which should have arrived here at 6 p.m. on Saturday, reached Cairns…

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