The Majesty of the Bridge Arch
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 9
To those who have not yet had the privilege of crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge this picture will give a splendid impression of the majestic appearance of the great structure as viewed from the roadway. The photograph was taken from the southern end last week, and shows some of the locomotives used in connection with the official live-load tests of the bridge. These are still going on, and the engineers are daily measuring the stresses, deflections, etc., that occur under actual running conditions. So far the tests have all been satisfactory. The Vehicle roadway lies between…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Aeroplane Damaged. Turns Over Twice, But Pilot Uninjured. JUNEE
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 8
Captain W. L. Pittendrigh, a well-known airman, had a remarkable escape from death when, he was compelled to make a forced Landing between Junee and Bethungra. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fall From Bridge. Fatality at South Pylon
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 13
James Campbell, aged 45 years, of Northcliffe-street, Milson's Point, was killed instantly yesterday afternoon when he fell more than 300 feet from one of the southern pylons…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bridge Protest Big Meetings To Be Called
The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 7
"We have been paying the Bridge rate for about nine years, and now they say we will nave to go on paying the rate until 1939, in addition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£50,000 a Year From Auction Bridge
The World's News · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 10
TO hundreds of thousands of American women bridge players Ely Culbertson is a greater figure than Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Killed by Train Tragedy at Level Crossing
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 5
Thrown from the railway line against a telegraph post by the Tamworth express at a level crossing near Quirindi last night Patrick Magill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ship Parade Will File Under Bridge Many Nations
The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 7
Many nations will be represented in the procession of ships under the Harbor Bridge immediately after the opening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Long Job Ended Death Struck at Last Moment Bridge Fall
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 5
After seven and a half years' work on the Harbor Bridge, his job was nearly done. Yesterday, a little while after he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Biggest on Earth Royal Show Will Be a Record Bridge Week
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 8
With record entries in every section, the finest collection of stock, horses, produce, and manufactured articles ever…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Harbour Bridge. Tolls Not Yet Fixed. Service for McMAHON'S POINT
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 14
The Transport Board will probably make an announcement at an early date with regard to the general question of tolls and fares on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in relation to road,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Round-about Route Tax Bludgeon Penal Transport Rule Rail v. ROAD
The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 7
An amazing case of how the Transport Co-ordination Board's rules work was mentioned by Ald. Nield at Drummoyne Council meeting last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Japan and China. New Picture of the Harbour Bridge. the King's School Centenary. "Sydney Mail" Features
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 12
The conf[?]ct between Japan and China around the international settlement at Shanghai is still the focus of world interest, because of the danger of the trouble involving Great…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Turning Signal on Motor Cars
The World's News · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 19
WARNING signals illuminated by neon tubes are now being manufactured in America to give drivers behind notice that the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Big N.S.W. Motor Cycle Rally Full Day's Programme For March 6
Referee · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 23
THE 1932 combine clubs rally, organised by the social committee of the A.C.U. of N.S.W., and delegates from all afflliated clubs, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Beavis' Big Night at Motordrome Replaces Rider and Wins Everything Lamb's Easy Win
Referee · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 23
TT is a fairly safe bet that a few of the Melbourne Motordrome's patrons ever suspected George Beavis, one of the sidecar brigade, of being…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Motoring, Motor Cycling, and Cycling Van Praag Is Still Champion His Hardest Fight Grosskreutz's Form
Referee · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 23
VAN PRAAG is till half mile dirt track champion of the Wentworth Speedway. For the eighth time he…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Motoring Cheap Maintenance and Its Attainment
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 45
In these times of stringent economy, when more and more car owners are finding it difficult to meet the costs of general upkeep and the inevitable incidental…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Classification of Motor Trucks
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 46
FOR some time past the leading motor truck manufacturers of U.S.A. have not been satisfied with the system of rating of trucks, which has grown out of…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Diminishing Motor Registrations
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 46
THE returns supplied by the National Roads and Motorists' Association in connection with the registration of new motor vehicles in N.S.W. reveal a most…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →TRAMS v. Buses. to the Editor of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 7
Sir,—The reason why Sydney has an out-ofdate tram system, is through lack of funds, because of continued bus competition, and because Sydney has the oldest, largest, electric…
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