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Railways, roads & transport, 1931

8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

The South Australian Worker Adelaide, Monday. Railways Affairs

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 15

THE attack by the Railways Commissioner on wages has been counter-attacked from a new angle by the Locomotive Enginemen's Union, which has…

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Railwaymen Penalised. Less Wages for 44 Hours Week

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 6

Following the introduction of the 44-hour working week in the N.S.W. State Railway Department, wages rates have been reduced by eight and one-third per…

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Railway Workers' Industry Branch Wages on Construction Works

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 20

Branch Secretary J. J. Lynch has sent the following letter to Premier Lang and the Hon. J. M. Baddcley, Minister for Labor and Industry:…

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Railwaymen Penalised

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 11

FOLLOWING the reintroduction of the 44-Hour Act, and the consequent reduction in working hours from 48 to 44 per week in the New South Wales…

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A Big Compliment to Ted Fagan. a Pensioners' 500-mile Tramp

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 20

Ted Fagan, paymaster on the Hillston to Roto railway construction job, good Unionist, and trustee of the Railway Workers' Branch of the A.W.U., had a…

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The and Railway from Wymard Square to North Shore Station

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 18

The above magnificent view extends from Wynyard Square (in the distance—on the extreme right) to the site of the…

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Sport and the Car Motoring

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 45

So much has been written of the merits of the motor car as a means towards enjoyment and general pleasure that it is almost platitudinous to refer to this aspect of motoring were it not for the fact that many owners do not seem to appreciate that, after the first glamour of proprietorship…

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Motor Speed Test. 240 Miles an Hour. Captain Campbell's Feat. Vancouver, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 13

At Daytona Beach, Captain Malcolm Campbell on Monday attained an unofficial speed of approximately 240 miles an hour in a practice run. Though he exceeded the late Sir…

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Motor Boating. Lane Cove Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 19

As members of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales will participate In the Lane Cove regatta on Saturday afternoon there will be no racing at Rose Bay. Many of the fastest boats [?]…

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Motor Cycling. Interstate Tests. Teams in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 19

As It Is Intended to take an official Australian team of dirt track riders to England this year to compete with leprcsentative teams in properly arranged test matches there a series of test races…

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Motorists Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 17

Hubert George Stiles was fined £5 and ordered to pay £7/4/8 expenses and compensation at Hunter's Hill Court yesterday on a charge of negligent driving of a car…

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Fatal Collision. Car Wedged Between Trams. Man Killed; Another Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 18

A man was killed and another was injured when a motor car became wedged between two electric tramcars in Sturt-street, South Melbourne, to-night…

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BAGSNATCHERS. Escape in Motor Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 17

Two bagsnatchers used a motor car when they robbed a woman of her handbag at Burwood on Monday night. One man committed the theft while his companion drove the car…

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Stole Motor Car. Farm Labourer Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 10

"You not only deliberately stole the motor car and drove it away and burned it, but you have deliberately made false statements about it," said Judge Thomson yesterday at the…

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Drunken Motorists Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 10

At Balmain Police Court yesterday, Mathias Matson, 57, jeweller, was fined £20, with [?] costs, in default three months' Imprisonment, for having driven a motor car in…

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Railway Freights. Reduction of 50 Per Cent. Urged. Dunedoo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 14

A meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce building last night, to discuss the serious economic position. The following resolutions were agreed to, and will be…

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"No Moscow" Railway "Loyalists" Will Defy Govt

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 11

"We will defy the Government, as we resolutely refuse to be forced into joining a union which is undoubtedly controlled from Moscow," said the…

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Tramway Men's Slugs Transport Trust Policy Union to Minister

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 5

MR. L. BELL, president of the Australian Tramway Employees Association, and Mr. A. C. Warton, secretary, interviewed Mr. McKell,…

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Railway Half Fares

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

Between Friday next and the following Friday, an extensive Statewide schedule fo cheap excursion trains will be run to and from the…

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Saving Money by Sacking Vic. Railway Methods Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

MR. W. H. SWANEY, representing the Victorian Railway Commissioners, told the Railways Classification Board to-day that the…

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