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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

On Road to Misery and Despair Where Bruce Put People Lyons the Monkey on the Stick Must Dance to Tune Masters' Voice

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

"In 1925," said Mr. Beasley, opening the A.L.P. by-election campaign for East Sydney last night, "Mr. Bruce passed the…

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City Railway. Opening February 28

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

The western section of the city railway between the Central Railway Station and Wynyard-square will be opened for traffic on February 28…

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Westmead-rogan's Hill Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 11

The Railway Department advises that the railway line from Westmead to Rogan's Hill will be closed after the completion of the tabled services on Sunday, January 31, and…

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Motor Cycling. Parramatta To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 11

Parramatta Speedway will be open to-night instead of Wednesday, and a large attendance is anticipated in view of the lengthy and high-class programme promised…

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Women Motorists. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 8

Mrs. D. W. Cummins and Mrs. H. S. Holman, the motorists who arrived in Melbourne last week after having travelled around Australia, will leave here on Wednesday morning. They…

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Every Man Solid for Lang Govt. Trammies Make Denial False Rumor

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

"Members of the Tramway Union are wholeheartedly behind the State Government, and appreciate to the full what has…

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Wool Wonders Even for Boots Wallpapers And Leather Motor Bodies London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 6

A wider scientific use of wool as a raw material should mean an expanding market in the future…

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King's Cross Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

COULD some of the late trams, terminating at Rushcutters' Bay, on the city line, be extended to King's C[?]oss?--BAY-TO-CROSS…

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Readers Say-- E. Suburbs Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

The Eastern Suburbs Railway, if [?]uilt, may be a sound business undertaking, [?]aking, or it may not, but it looks [?] though our already unbearable…

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Railway Rationing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

IN rationing on the railway, not enough attention is paid to instructions, or variations of them, by those operating the cycle in some…

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Help for the Motorist Be a Wise Driver!

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

BE good to your car, and indirectly you will be good to yourself. This means three things--law observance, courtesy, and consideration…

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Gee Gossip and GUFFAWS Percy's Pacy Sort—Allah be Praised—Tilt will be Tough—Soon Due—No Suburban Sort—Georgie Has a Good 'Un—One for the Bridge Opening—Parked in Trouble. Miller's Moke

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 9

PERCY MILLER once thought Maybe would be a tough proposition to bowl over in an A.J.C. Derby…

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Carried Aeroplane

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 25

The M2 was the first underwater craft to carry an aeroplane. Forward of the conning-tower a small hangar with airtight doors was…

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Holiday Train, Tram Revenue Up

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 17

Railway revenue from holiday passenger traffic yesterday was approximately 14 per cent, greater than on last Anniversary Day. The figures…

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Toll on Harbour Bridge

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 9

It is stated that the Government is drafting a bill to provide for tolls to be charged on the Harbour Bridge…

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Liberal Cuts For Bridge Carnival Bowlers

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 20

N.S.W. Bowling Association, which is sponsoring the Bridge opening Carnival, beginning on March 21, announces that…

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The play's the thing "Waterloo Bridge"

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 18

G. B. SHAW once divided the majority of his plays into two categories—"Plays Pleasant" and "Plays Unpleasant." If that division could be maintained generally throughout the whole field…

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The Moving Picture Show The Bridge Tests

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 14

"Just fancy," said Amelia, "now that the Bridge has passed the dead load tests, they're to have live load tests--I hope everything's all right!"…

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Naming a Bridge. Brisbane Council. Queensland's First Governor. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 10

Numerous names were suggested at a meeting to-day of the Brisbane City Council, which held ballots to decide a suitable name to be conferred on the new bridge over the Brisbane…

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Thames Bridge Government Will Aid If Big Enough LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 2

The London County Council has been informed that if it decides to replace Waterloo Bridge across the Thames with a new one carrying six…

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