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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

"Waterloo Bridge."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 6

There are no fogs, comic butlers, or unnecessary umbrellas in scenes of London that are included in James Whale's picture!…

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The Bridge. Loan Shortage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 9

In view of the decision of the Loan Council to close down on loan moneys to New South Wales there will be a shortage of approximately £200,000 in the cost of completing…

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Cleric Attacks Bridge Week "Repudiation of Religion"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

Fearing that the Bridge celebrations in Holy Week meant "the repudiation of religious sanctions," Dr. P. A. Micklem yesterday attacked both…

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"Reso" Trains Tours Arranged For Bridge Visitors

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 6

The Railway Department hopes that when visitors have seen the Sydney Harbor Bridge opening they will not think that they have seen…

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The Churches. Harbour Bridge Opening in Holy Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 10

Speaking yesterday at the annual commemoration of the first Christian service held in Australia, Dr. Micklem. rector of St. James', vigorously protested against the bridge opening…

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Mr. Ramsay MacDONALD on Road to Recovery London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

A bulletin issued from No. 10 Downing Street, this morning, states that the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, had a more…

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"Hit-and-run" Motorists

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

Victims of "hit-and-run" motorists in New Zealand are in future to receive compensation. The insurance companies which accept compulsory third-party…

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Railway Goods Shed Gutted

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 11

BOOROWA, Monday.--The railway goods shed at Gooramma Siding, midway between Boorowa and Galong, was destroyed by fire last night, with…

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Greasy Rails Cause Smash Five Hurt When Trams Collide

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

When two trams collided at the Broadway yesterday, owing, it is stated to the brakes failing to hold on the greasy rails, five people were…

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Help for the Motorist Chassis Noises (1)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

Apart from the engine, the chief causes of noise in a car chassis will be found in the transmission and spring mountings…

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TRANSPORT. Special Conference of Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 9

The Minister for Home Affairs and Transport (Mr. Parkhill) said on Saturday that the decision of the Premiers' Conference to call together the Chief Railway Commissioners, with…

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Motor Cycling. Wentworth Speedway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 13

Arrangements have been completed by the Wentworth Park Speedway for C. Stewart, the crack Victorian motor cyclist, to come to Sydney to compete…

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Royal Motor Yacht Club Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 12

"Wakeful Too" (C. Longworth) winning a heat of the speedboat handicap on Rose Bay…

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Motor Accidents. Car Falls Down an Embankment. Two Girls Dead. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 10

When Walter Mawbey, of Colley-street. North Adelaide, tried to pass another car on the Hills-road, near Mylor, to-day the car he was driving skidded, turned completely over…

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Tram Collision. Five Persons Injured. Outbreak of Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 9

A collision between two tramcars occurred at the intersection of George-street West and Glebe-road shortly before midday yesterday. Five people were injured, and were treated at…

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Bridge's "Brood"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 8

"UNDER the shadow of the Sydney Harbor Bridge the city industrialists have hatched a witch's brood of default, disaster…

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Largest Bridge Picture

The Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 13

Across pages 4 and 5 of today's issue of "The Sun" is spread the largest picture of the Sydney Harbor Bridge ever published in Australia…

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Sydney's Bridge of Sighs

The Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 10

IN a month's time, we are told, Sydney's Bridge will be handed over to the Transport Co-Ordination Board. That means, of course, that most of the people who live on the north side of the harbor. will be handed over to the tender mercies of Messrs. Goode, Miller, Hodgson, and…

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The Bridge North Shore Mayors Aroused Future Control

The Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 10

NORTH Shore mayors were emphatic today in protesting against the Government's decision to place the…

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Future of the Horse. Request for Less Slippery Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 8

The Horse Association of New South Wales, in a letter to Woollahra Council, stated that at a recent meeting of the association, "interesting facts were disclosed with regard to the…

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