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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Improved Revenue. Both Tram and Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 10

The Transport Board announced yesterday that satisfactory results had attended the measures taken to regulate railway and tra[?]way transport…

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Harbor Bridge Charges

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Works stated yesterday that a feature story in the "World," alleging that excessive charges might be imposed on people…

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Bridge of Sugar

The Land · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 13

Sydney Harbor Bridge, modelled in sugar, exhibited at Wollongong…

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New Films at Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

"The Mystery of Life," U.F.A.'s film dealing with the development of life from the embryonic stages to the civilised human being, will be shown…

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Orphan School Road

The Biz · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

At last meeting of Nepean Shire Council, the engineer reported relative to his interview with officers of the Main Roads Board with regard…

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Bridge Fares Not Yet Fixed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 10

Although residents of the northern suburbs are anxiously awaiting an official announcement as to the fare to be charged for the Journey from North Sydney to Wynyard-square,…

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Bashful Love on Train Ardent Youth

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 11

Dear Dorothy Dix,-- I have fallen violently in love with a girl who gets my train every morning a couple of stations farther on…

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Thousands on Way to See Harbor Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

CITY and suburban hotels, boarding and apartment houses report heavy bookings for the week of the Harbor Bridge opening celebrations…

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More to Pay Over Bridge On Season Ticket

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 10

North Shore train travellers probably will pay about £2 7s more a year second-class and £3 4s more first-class to come across the bridge…

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Bridge Design. Compromise Reached. Wording of the Tablet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 12

After a conference between officials of the Public Works Department and Dorman, Long, and Co., Ltd., a compromise was reached yesterday on the contentious question of…

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Main Roads Board. Proposed Abolition Causes Apprehension. BELLINGEN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 10

Apprehensive of the results of the proposed abolition of the Main Roads Board, the Bellingen Shire Council, at the suggestion of the president (Councillor Gale), has decided to…

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Accidents of the Week. Boy Falls From Train

The Propeller · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

While attempting to alight from an electric train at Arncliffe Railway Station last night, at about 6 o'clock, Charles Bridge, aged 16½ years, of Hirst…

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Train and Tram Revenue Booming Greatly Above Estimates Lang Will Get Extra £2,190,000 Amazing Success Of New Transport Act the Figures

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

ONCE again the Lang Government answers the bitter and partisan criticism of its opponents with hard facts and concrete proof…

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Bridge Fares Definite Schemes In Making Won't Be Cheap

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

Though certain unofficial recommendations have been made about the fixation of rail and tram fares over the…

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"Too Much Publicity" Men Want "Fellow-workers" to Share Bridge Glory

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

There was a new turn in the great "Who Built the Bridge?" controversy yesterday, when workers on the structure entered the fray. THEY consider that both Dr…

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National Plan Obstacles on Road to Prosperity Getting Lang Into Line

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 11

Although the Australian national plan of reconstruction was seriously delayed, the great improvement secured in the course of only a few months encourages the conferences of Premiers and Treasurers to speed-up "the three years' programme with the least possible delay…

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What Will Be on the Tablet Conference Settles Bridge Design Dispute No Law Case

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

As the result of a conference yesterday between representatives of the Public Works Department and Messrs. Dorman,…

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Increased Loss Transport Act and the Railways

The Land · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

For every extra pound earned by the railways since the Transport Co-ordination Act came into force, there has been an extra £3 of expenditure…

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Icebergs Sighted By Motor Vessel. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 12

The motorship Otalo, which arrived from Liverpool, encountered several icebergs on January 16 and 17, about 600 miles east of the Kerguelen Islands. Some were estimated…

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Floods in Queensland. Long Railway Detour. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 15

As a result of the damage caused by floods to the northern railway lines, the department has been temporarily forced to use the western route via Longreach and Winton, thus…

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