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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250

Letters to the Editor Trams and Buses. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

Sir,—In the multiplicity of counsellors and authorities who are striving to enlighten us on the correct method of street transportation, we have the most conflicting statements…

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Motor Cycling. False Start Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 13

The incident that arose during the flying start of the scratch race at the Wentworth Speedway on Saturday night and subsequent upon which B. Blake was brought before the stewards for…

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Motor Boating. Navy Day Deferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 13

Commodore R. Walder presided at the meeting of the Australian Motor Yacht Squadron at the Exchange Hotel last night. Navy Day, arrnnged for January 16, has been…

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Head-on Collision. Motor Car Bursts Into Flames. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 10

Alter a head-on collision on the Sydney-road early this morning a motor car burst into flames and was destroyed. Albert Ashfold, who was driving the car,…

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RAILWAYS And National Finance. III

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 8

Just what the actual capital value of the Australian railways is seems to be something beyond final determination. The only logical way of arriving at it approximately, according…

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"Bridge" Expert

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

Oswald Jacoby, winner of the recent Vanderbilt bridge trophy, playing in a 19 session contract match to decide whether the "official" or the…

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Non-skid Roads

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 9

With a view to contributing its part towards making the highways of the nation absolutely sale for high-speed motoring and free-wheeling. the Asphalte Institute, New York, in a…

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Readers Say-- King's Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

Running from Melbourne to Sydney we have a famous national road known as the Prince's Highway. As it leaves Melbourne it crosses Prince's…

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Preparing for Bridge Visitors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

THOUGH arrivals from places as distant as London and South Africa are not expected to be large, big crowds are likely to…

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Silver Pool Bridge Ablaze

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 7

The Harbor will be a pool of silver and the sky will be aglow with the reflection of the most brilliant display of floodlighting that the city…

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Bridge Men Decide Against Stoppage

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 7

The moderates won the day at the meeting of Harbor Bridge workmen to consider what action would be taken in view of the Government's…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge Threat of Stoppage

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 8

Employees on the Sydney Harbour Bridge have threatened stoppage of work because of the refusal of the Government to pay good conduct money as a bonus without subjecting…

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Big Game Hunt in Aeroplane Millionaire Quest for the Golden Fleece

The World's News · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 36

A FAMOUS big-game hunter has left London in an aeroplane on a secret expedition in search for three of the rarest animals in the world…

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Boy Lassoed By Train Passenger. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 13

With accuracy that probably astonished no one more than himself, a Boy Scout returning from camp at Gembrook on Sunday threw a lasso from a train and roped another boy…

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BRIDGE: Auction and Contract Philosophic Doubt No. VI

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 17

WHEN Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice" bridge was not invented; but as his whimsical phantasy contains so many satirical references to popular prejudice, which to the initiated are so…

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Vice-regal Garden Party on Bridge Opening Eve

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 7

Her eyes shining with pride, Lady Game looked down yesterday at Government House on a vista of beds filled with gay,…

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Harbour Bridge. Putlogs and Painting. the Little Cranes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 11

The finishing touches are now being put on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, apart from the roadway, or "floor," on which work is proceeding steadily. The pylons are nearly…

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Old Locomotives to Test the Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 14

Some of the old locomotives at Hornsby, which have been drafted for the purpose of testing the bridge. The tests will commence on January 12…

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Naming the Bridge. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 8

Sir,—In choosing a suitable name for the bridge something more is required than a mere geographical one, such as Sydney Harbour or North Shore Bridge, which indicates nothing…

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Scout in Moving Train Lassoes Lad Nearby MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

On the way home from holidays yesterday, a Boy Scout shot a lasso from the window of a train…

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