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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

CRICKET Penrith Springs a Surprise St. Marys and Railway Now Lead

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 3

Best Batting—S. Simpson (Railway A), 57 C. Johnson (Kingswood), 54 not out G. Stubbins (rooty Hill B), 43…

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Motors and Motoring Motoring Memos

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 9

IF the suggestion made in these columns last week that on the erection or renewal of sign posts on country roads the height be reduced so that they might…

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Motor Cycling Average Speed of Seventy-four Miles an Hour

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 9

With an average speed of seventy-four miles an hour, R. East (Vic.), mounted on a Rudge machine, won the hundred miles senior Australian Grand Prix for…

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Lost Tram Pass

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 3

A metal annual tram pass, the property of Mr. T. E. Wheeler, of 27 Tebbett-street, East Leichhardt. has been lost in the city. Will the…

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Motor Plates Ruling On A Border Problem

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. was recently asked to advise whether a motor vehicle in another State, carrying a trader's plate, permitting it to be driven for…

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Help for the Motorist Hot Weather Motoring (3)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 4

It is quite a fallacy to think that tyres should be under-inflated in the summer. Correct tyre pressures as advocated by the makers are…

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Young Men's Escapade. "Took Motor Car as a Lark."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 10

Two young actors and a salesman were each fined £20, in default 40 days' Imprisonment, by Mr. Shepherd, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday for having used a car…

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Armed Man Defied by Tram Conductor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 15

Arthur Rozynski, a tram conductor attached to the Dowling-street depot, showed great courage late on Thursday night when he defied an armed thief…

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Manslaughter Charge. Motorist Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 10

The City Coroner (Mr. May) yesterday afternoon committed Victor Thomas Roberts, of Lilli Pilli, for trial on a charge of manslaughter at the conclusion of an…

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Bridge Celebrations

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 16

RECOGNISING the national importance of the Bridge opening next month. Vereys, well-known tailors of King Street, have e splendid painting of the Bridge in natural…

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HOBBIES Book of Bridge Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 2

I HAD several hobbies, but found liked my "Bridge Book" most of all. For this book I cut pictures of our marvellous bridge out of daily papers,…

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Seven Engines for One Train

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 11

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Call of the Road

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 2

The winding road is a-calling. Sweet and clear to me: The great white road, the open road. That is very dear to me…

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On the Bridge at Midnight When Skinner Thought of Death

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 24

"THEY stood on the bridge at midnight"—William Booth and a friend. The bridge was Bales' Bridge at the bottom of Lachlan-street, Forbes…

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"Can Beat Him" And Jack Would Like to See Our Bridge New York

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 12

I HAVE never been in Australia, but would like to go there before my boxing career is finished. To-day I am in great condition and have every…

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Dempsey and Camera Tell "Truth" Ready to Fight Here If Cash Guaranteed "Life's Greatest Moment" to Meet Jack, Says Gant Italian Fighter Spectacle for Bridge Fete?

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 12

JACK DEMPSEY and Primo Camera, world's most sensational heavyweight boxers, are willing to fight in Sydney on the occasion of the opening of the Harbor Bridge. "TRUTH" has learned this from the lips of the two men themselves. Trailing Camera across Europe from Paris, "Truth" found him in Germany, in a small hotel outside Berlin. The…

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Truth About Motors Austin's Latest Attractively Finished New "Twelve-Six" Answers Well on "Truth" Test Praise for Quality of Local Body

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 11

SINCE its introduction to the Home market about twelve months ago the latest Austin production "Twelve-Six" has received unstinted praise from prominent English auto, critics…

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Why Not Quarterly Payments? Motor Registration Problems

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 11

"TRUTH" has several times urged the Traffic Authorities to permit motor vehicle owners to register quarterly instead of…

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By Train First Over Our Bridge Souvenirs

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 11

A LIMITED number of people will be able to pay for the privilege of being the first passengers to cross…

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Bridge Telegrams

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 11

During the opening of the Harbor Bridge, visitors may send souvenir telegrams from one end of the bridge, and collect them at the other;…

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