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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Victoria Is Helping Opening of the Bridge Reduced Fares

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 7

Mr. Harold W. Clapp, chairman of the Victorian Railways' Commissioners, describes as ridiculous a statement that his department was…

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Big Test for Bridge 1250-Ton Pressure Model Members

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 8

TESTS are now being made of the Harbor Bridge, but long before the members of the arch were…

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Fewer Cars on Road Registrations Continue To Decline

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

Registrations of motor vehicles in N.S.W. continue to decline, according to figures supplied by the N.R.M.A. There were 210,513 vehicles on the…

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Rejected Rivets 100,000 Cut Out Of Bridge Safety First

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

So thoroughly is the Harbor Bridge being tested to make it 100 per cent. safe that 100,000 faulty rivets…

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U.S.A. DRIVE Boost Our Bridge Opening MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 9

The refusal of the Victorian Railway Commissioners to give the Sydney Bridge celebrations publicity on the hoardings, except at full…

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Wants “Royal Blood” to Open Bridge More New Guard Threats SYDNEY

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

The latest activity of the Fascist New Guard is the sending of a petition to the King, calling upon him to dissolve the New South Wales…

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Fell me all about it 6 Burnside Flats, O'Sullivan Road, Woollahra. 11/1/32

Arrow · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

"DEAR AUNT ETTA: 1 have a boy friend, and lately I have found out he has been taking another girl out. Yet he pretends he does not yo out with…

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Thieves Sling Weight Rooms Tramway Passengers Latest Victims New City Racket Attention Commissioners, Transport and Police

Arrow · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

CROOKDOM in Sydney has embraced a new field of activities, the Tramway Waiting Room racket. The Central Square Tramway Waiting Room, at the Railway has been receiving the attention of undesirables for months…

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Wool team leaving for railway station, Western Line (N.S.W.)

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

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Bodies Found. Lost Trampers. New Zealand Tragedy Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 9

Search parties to-day found the dead bodies of Harold Smith, aged 28, and Bernard Robbins, aged 27, school teachers, of Christchurch, who were lost in the Southern Alps during a…

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Trams and Buses. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

Sir,—The controversy, "trams versus buses' has been responsible for the appearance in your columns of several letters by various correspondents. To my mind, Mr. C. A…

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Captain and Crew of Motor Ship “Eli” Refute “Herald” Lies

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

A particularly vicious diatribe against the Soviet Union appeared in the columns of that capitalist vampire, the “Sydney Morning Herald,” this week. It purported to be a description of conditions in the Workers' Republic, given in an interview by the officers and crew of the Norwegian…

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MOTORING :-- "Sun" Service Station Four-Speed Box

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 11

W.A. (Arncliffe).--I have received useful information through your S.S.S., and I would bo grateful if you would advise me on the following:--I have an Essex Super…

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Motor Boating St. George Club

The St George Call · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

This Saturday, the N.S.W. .Motor Boat Association will hold -races - on the St. George Club's course, at. Kogarah Bay. . Boats from all affiliated…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

Hugh Munan, aged 46 years, of Connell's Point Road, South Hurstville, was riding a motor cycle along Prince's Highway, Rockdale, last Sunday when…

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Woronora Motor Boat Club

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

The Woronora River Motor Boat Club recently held its social dance and presentation of trophies at the Como School of Arts, which was a huge…

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Motorists That Don't See

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

A correspondent says that some motor-drivers must be blind. At the intersection of the various streets near the Hurstville Railway traffic bridge,…

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Cronulla Goods Tram

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

Hopes for the continuance of the Sutherland-Cronulla goods tram service were expressed by the president, Cr. Shaw, at Sutherland Council meeting…

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Hints to Motorists. Installing Fan Belt

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 8

When installing a new fan belt it is sometimes difficult to slip, it over the lower pulley. Next try using the crank, start the belt then turn the pulley…

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Hurstville Railway Station The Half-Yearly Revenue

The Propeller · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

Revenue at the Hurstville Railway Station for the six months ended December 31 amounted to £39,823, made up of coaching £38,863, merchandise…

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