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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

10,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Unregistered Motor Cycle

The Propeller · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 2

Stanley Richard Matthews, a young man, was proceeded against for driving an unregistered motor cycle along Prince's Highway, Rockdale, on…

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Collapsed in Tram

The Propeller · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

Just as Miss Hickson, of Doll's Point, Sandringham, boarded a tram at Kogarah Station on Wednesday night she collapsed. The St. George Ambulance…

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Railway Methods

The Propeller · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

Bexley aldermen are disappointed because the Railway Commissioners have refused to install an additional turnstile at the local railway station,…

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Railway Accident. Arncliffe Man Injured

The Propeller · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

A light railway engine with two carriages crashed into a motor lorry loaded with 16 pigs on a crossing near Homebush Abattoirs, yesterday after…

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£26 for Loss of His Wife Fatal Motor Saiash

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 3

A verdict for £26 was returned yesterday in favor of William Charles Frederick Williams, of Brown Street, Paddington, by a jury in the District…

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Great Grab ait People's Railways Details of Sinister Scheme Junta in Control Above Law Big Conference Proposes Lines Of Action Coolie Wage

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 6

Further developments at the big conference of fail and transport chiefs yesterday elaborate the project to deal with the…

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Tramway Union's Shortage Embezzlement Is Charged Brandt's Case

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 6

THE hearing of withesses in the charge of embezzlement which has been preferred against Christian Theodore Brandt was continued at…

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Pursuit on Footboard of City Tram Woman Inspector's Daring Two Arrested

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 5

Clamboring along the swaying footboard of a moving tram was part of a thrilling pursuit in George Street, City…

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Railway Systems of Australia Heads Consider Co-ordination

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 5

The conference of Railway Commissioners and Transport authorities appointed by die Premiers Conference yesterday…

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Better Tram Service Wanted

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

Claiming that Lane Cove was served, in the matter of transport worse than any other district in the metropolitan area a meeting of local…

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No Compensation for Newsboy Must Not Jump Off Moving Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 8

The Workers' Compensation .Commission yesterday ruled that newsboys who jump from trams are not entitled to compensation…

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On to Moving Tram Woman Inspector Caught Suspect

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 9

Chasing a man and a woman, who, it was alleged, stole a dress worth £66 from Anthony Hordern and Sons." Ltd., yesterday, shop inspector…

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Help for the Motorist Running-in the New Car

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 6

Having gone over the new car in the manner I suggested a few days ago in my notes on "'Vetting' the New Car," the next thing to do is to…

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Railway Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 10

The establishment of an inter- State Commission to exercise wide control over all Australian railways, particularly regarding rates and…

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Railway Costs

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 6

RE your sub-leader in to-day's issue on railway losses. A fundamental factor in these has unquestionably been the failure of all…

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Navigation Cases Unlicensed Motor Boat

The Biz · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 2

At Liverpool Court on Tuesday, the Navigation Department proceeed against Jeremiah Richards for carrying passengers in a motor boat…

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Bridge Boom

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 4

THE BRIDGE OPENING celebrations are already the talk of Melbourne, and booking is brisk for special excursion trains to Sydney…

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Menace of the Roads Motorists Pelted

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 5

Men tramping the roads with swags up think harshly of motorists whose only reply to the request for a lift is to give them their dust as they speed…

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Hay Train Alteration

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 6

The Railway Department advises that after the trip on February 26, the train timed to leave Hay at 7.30 p.m. on Friday nights to connect with…

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Train to Re Discontinued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 17

The Railway Department advises that after the trip on Friday, February 26, the train, which is timed to leave Hay at 7.30 p.m. on Friday nights to connect with the Melbourne…

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