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Railways, roads & transport, 1931

8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Breach of Motor Traffic Act

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

Phillip James Moore was proceeded against for transferring a number-plate from one motor vehicle to another without complying with the Motor Traffic…

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Motor Car Accident. Ten Persons Injured

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 1

When two motor cars collided at the corner of Livingstone Road and Sydenham Road, Marrickville, last Sunday morning ten persons were injured and…

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Advice by a Motor Cynic

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 7

Always drive fast out of alleys. Always demand half the road--the middle half. Insist on your rights. Never stop, look, or listen at railroad…

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Motor Car Overturns

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

Five passengers were pitched from a car which skidded and overturned on Prince's Highway, near Waterfall, on the 29th ultimo. Sutherland Ambulance…

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Jannali Railway Station

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 8

The new Jannali railway station and traffic bridge will be officially opened to-morrow afternoon, at 3 o 'clock. Mr. E. P. Kinsella, M.L.A., will open…

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Accidents of the Week. Motorist Injures Neck

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

Whilst driving along Stoney Creek Road, Bexley, last Sunday, a car hit a bump in the road. Jack Haywood, aged 21, of Bankstown, was thrown…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

Yesterday morning Thomas, Lane, aged 23 years, of Crump Street, Mortdale, was riding a motor cycle along Myall Street, Oatley, when he came…

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The Man and His Motor

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 5

JACK PATMAN has no doubt studied the skull and cross bones on the helmet of Ferguson, and maybe come to the conclusion that something less weird was…

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Real Fruit Machines; Railways Clear £52,000

Daily Pictorial · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 17

Besides returning £52,000 to fruitgrowers from sales at railway refreshment-rooms and buffets, the Railway Commissioners claim to have…

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That Loan Council ! No Money for St. Leonards-Eastwood Railway

Daily Pictorial · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 5

ASKED by a deputation yesterday why the Government did not proceed with the construction of the St. Leonards-Eastwood railway, the…

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Sad Trek from City of Death Evacuation of Napier Steadily Proceeds Hundreds on Road to Safety Grim Work of Identification Augments Red List Casualties Put at Over 2000 Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 1

FROM a city low and ravaged by death and destruction, along roads that are pitted and gashed and lined with still-quivering and smouldering ruins of what was once imposing masonry, thousands of homeless Napier refugees, some with the few meagre belongings they have rescued from the debacle, others with nothing but the clothes in…

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Lang Trains, Lang Police, Send Scabs to Q. Fakirs Shuffle, But Lang Is Rail Minister! Scab Train From Sydney Organised by A.W.U. Officials and Graziers and Lang Protected by Police Thugs and Frame-up Experts

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

On Sunday, January 25th, a special train chartered for the occasion left Sydney with a big load of scats. This train was protected by a big…

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It Stands Roads Agreement

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 2

According to the Commonwealth Minister for Works (Senator Barnes), it is not proposed by the Federal Government to amend the Federal…

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Strange Target. Aeroplane Tows a Balloon. Modern Warfare

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 13

The flights over Sydney yesterday of an Air Force biplane with what appeared to be a "sausage" balloon trailing behind at the end of 1000 yards of wire must have puzzled many…

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Bridge Experts Errors Queer Play

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 4

Analysis of those deals in the recent Bridge tournament between English and American players at New Almack's Club,…

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Dangerous Bridge. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 14

The municipal council had before it a letter from Mittagong asking for co-operation in approaching the Main Roads Board in connection with the overhead bridges approaching…

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Road and Railway Problems. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 6

Sir,—In the "Herald" of January 27 the Premier is quoted as saying that "the Railway Department is nothing but a scav[?]ging department, all the payable freight, [?]oing…

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No N. Coast Train To-night

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 1

The 7.30 p.m. North Coast-Brisbane limited express from Sydney tonight will run via Wallangarra, and the service which is usually given on…

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R.A.C.A. ACTIVITIES Helping Motorists in Trouble on the Road

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 9

THE additional accommodation provided for Associate Members of the R.A.C.A. in their Sydney club house has been much appreciated and availed of…

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First Impressions the wages of Death-bridge

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 1

"INJURED footballer transported by air." Wing forward? MEN frequently take free railway rides in trucks…

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