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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Electric Outboard Motors

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 5

Electric outboard motors have now been developed for the quiet inland waterways of Britain, and for the natural and ornamental lakes where rowboats are used…

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Two Dead and One Hurt Man and Girls in Motor Cycle Smash MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 5

A young man and a girl were killed and a second girl critically injured to-night when a motor cycle crashed into a post on the…

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"Australia Day" Trams

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 6

The Metropolitan Transport Trust advises that to-morrow (Australia Day), January 26, the timetables in force will be similar to week-days,…

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Help for the Motorist Keep Your Car Fit

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

THERE are a great many car owners who, delight in putting in their Sunday mornings in touching up the car from one end to the other,…

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Driver Charged Two Women Injured in Motor Smash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

FOLLOWING a collision between two cars on Liverpool Road, Bankstown, last night, when two women were injured, the driver of…

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100-Mile Walk Surfers Will Tramp to Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 5

The Transport Trust edict against surf life-savers riding on boat-lorries will not prevent North Narrabeen's champions from competing at…

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Bridge Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Mrs. Hubert S. Millingen entertained a number of friends at a bridge party at the Pickwick Book Club yesterday afternoon. Among the guests were Lady Stephens…

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Live Load Bridge Test

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 6

TESTS of the dead loads of the Harbor Bridge were completed yesterday, after the engineers had worked all night…

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No. 2 Bridge Lottery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

Tickets in the second £20,000 Bridge lottery will be available by next Friday. Already there has been a keen demand for application forms…

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Bridge Tolls. Bill Being Drafted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 7

It was learned yesterday that the Government is drafting a bill to provide the tolls to be charged on the Harbour Bridge. Legislation will also be introduced fixing…

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Will Open on Febry. 28 City Railway From Central to Wynyard Bridge Plans

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

The section of the city railway between Central and Wynyard Square stations will be opened for traffic on February…

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Committee to Decide on Bridge Designer

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

THE Minister for Works has suggested the appointment of a committee, representing Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., and Dr. Bradfield, to determine the wording of the…

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Lighting City Brilliance for the Bridge Celebrations

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

Sydney will be a blaze of light during the Harbor Bridge celebrations. At yesterday's meeting of the works committee of the City Council scores…

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Bridge Pageant Government Will Lend Ancient Coach

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 6

At least one of the old Cobb and Co. coaches will stage a comeback in the great pageant at the opening of the Harbor Bridge…

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No Sole Rights Returned Men and Sale of Bridge Souvenirs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

The finance committee of the City Council yesterday refused an application from the Returned Soldiers' League, that returned soldiers be…

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Greenwich Baths Council Won't Stop Road Drainage Inflow

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

Although the health officer stated that the Greenwich baths were polluted with foul water from a nearby road drain, the Lane Cove…

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Opening of Bridge. Country Schools' Part. Relays to Carry Goodwill Message

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 7

The programme for representation of country school children at the opening of the Harbour Bridge has been approved by the Minister for Education (Mr Davies) and the Harbour…

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Fewer, Faster New Railway Effect On Trams

The Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 10

The opening of the western section of the underground railway on February 28 will considerably reduce tram traffic between the city and…

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Railway & Tramway Cricket Clash

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

TEAMS from the Railway and Tramway Institute meet in a cricket match at Rushcutter Bay on Wednesday…

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Three Cheat Death Train--car Crash At Kurrajong Level Crossing Family's Luck

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

A mother, her son, and daughter cheated death yesterday, when their car was struck with terrific force by a…

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