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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Who Told Reid, M.l.a.? Manly Railway Furphy Exploded

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 5

"I KNOW of no investigations that have been carried on by officers of the Public Works Department concerning "a prominent English…

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Merging of Railways Problem of High Wages Federal Plan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 7

A plea for the merging under one control of the New South Wales, Victorian, South Australian, Tasmanian, and Federal…

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Searched Five Trams Police Chase After Suspected Thief

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 7

In a search for a suspected housebreaker, Constables Rogerson and Miller chased five city-bound trams from Canterbury last night, and…

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Help for the Motorist Running-in the New Car

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 6

It is generally agreed by motor engineers that the life of a motor vehicle is to a very large extent dependent upon the manner in which it…

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Stole Blankets From Hargrave Aerodrome

The Biz · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 3

The unusual spectacle of a man who had pleaded not guilty concurring with the jury's verdict of guilty occurred at Parramatta Quarter…

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Harbour Bridge Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 13

The motor boat section of the Harbour Bridge regatta has been drawn up. An organised speed demonstration will take place in the morning, also a procession of motor boats flanking the liners…

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Big Bridge Lottery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 8

Tickets In No. 3 Bridge Lottery will be available in the State Lottery Office from 9 a.m. to-day…

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Woniora Road

The Propeller · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

The condition of Woniora Road, Hurstville, was brought under the notice of Kogarah Council by a number of ratepayers at the last meeting. Some…

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Goods Train Pilfering

The Propeller · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 1

With what appeared to be a large ham on his shoulder, a man was seen standing on the buffer of a goods truck as it passed through the Carlton railway…

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Rapid Road Construction

The Biz · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 8

Last week the Bankstown Council employees, in eight hours, laid 33 chains of bituminous roadway, and threw open the new section to traffic…

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Run Over By Train

The Sun · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 7

While working on the line on the Sydney side of Stanmore railway station, shortly before 11 o'clock this morning, Sidney Thompson, aged 28,…

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Girl's Fall From Train

The Biz · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 8

May Thomas, 14, of Mandemar Avenue, Lidcotnibe, was seriously injured at the Auburn railway station on Monday night. The girl appeared…

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Stole From Train. Defendant Convicted

The St George Call · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 1

Giving evidence -at the Kogarah Court on Tuesday, a railway detective named Norley, said that stealing from goods train is rife at the present time…

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First Train In New Section of City Railway. Tests at Wynyard-square

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 9

At 10 a.m. yesterday the first electric train on the new section of the city railway entered Wynyard-square station from Central Station…

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The Bridge Against a Stormy Sky

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 12

An impression of the bridge in silhouette at sunset…

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Noble Bridge to Go London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 1

The London County Council has decided to rebuild Waterloo Bridge at a cost of .£1,295,000. The bridge will be completed in…

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Train Strikes Lorry. Accident at Abattoirs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 6

A man was injured at the Flemington Abattoirs yesterday, when a train crashed into a motor lorry laden with pigs. There are no signals at the spot, and both…

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Citizens' Road Committee. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 10

The Kempsey Crescent Head-road Improvement committee, formed to co-operate with the shire and municipal councils in doing work on the Crescent Head-road, approached…

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Three Men Charged. Alleged Thefts from Train

The Propeller · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 1

Evidence was given at Kogarah Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. McDougall, S.M., of the arrest near Sutherland of men who were alleged to…

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20,000 Victorians Reservations for the Bridge Opening

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 9

The Association of Victorians in Sydney decided last night to apply for a special reservation to accommodate 20,000 Victorians at the…

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