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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Melbourne—Mecca of the Pro. Runners Champions Train for Big Events Bayne of N.Z. Joins the Ranks

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 17

MELBOURNE, at the moment, it the Mecca of professional runners. With three lots of championships to be decided during the next month or…

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World's Motor Cycle Record England to Reply to German Attempt

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 24

PARTICULARS are now to hand of Ernst Henne's successful attempt to regain for Germany the world's motorcycle speed record. As surmised when…

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Handling of Motor Was Questioned

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 10

SEVERAL matters engaged the attention of the stipendiary, stewards at Canterbury Park on Saturday. One concerned M. McCarten's handling of Motor…

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Commonwealth Railways Award

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 15

THE award of the Conciliation and Arbitration Court for employees of the Commonwealth Railways on the Trans-Australian (East-West) Line and the…

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To-Morrow and the Motor Trade Summing Up the Outlook for 1933

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 43

In this summing-up of the prospects of the motor industry in Australia our contributor discusses the decline in the colume of motor imports, and suggests that more and more…

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Risking Their Lives and Limbs for the Sake of Charity — Motor-cycle Polo at Los Angeles

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 35

This spectacular motor-cycle polo game was played between teams of former officers at a benefit of the Califor-nia Municipal and County Motor-cycle Officers' Association in Los Angeles. Polo, with powerful motors speeding up the game often to 60 and 70 miles an hour, proved hair-raising, and spills were frequent. The teams of four men each were the All Americans and Southern California Juniors…

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Wool Industry. Effect of Railway Freights. Governments to Investigate. Subject to be Considered by Premiers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 14

Pending further inquiries and domestic conferences, Governmental delegates to the interstate wool conference, which resumed its deliberations in Sydney yesterday, refused to promise relief to the industry in the form of reduced freights, light and harbour dues, and land tax…

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Motor Cycling. Eastern Suburbs M.c.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 18

The Eastern Suburbs Motor Cycle Clubs freak hill climb resulted:—H. Sharp (496c.c. Norton), time 13 3-5s 1; J. Macaulay (498c.c. Ariel), 12 1-5s 2; E. Wilson (498c.c. Norton), 14s, 3. Macaulay…

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DISMISSED South Australian Railway Official ADELAIDE

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 17

The General Traffic Manager of the South Australian Railways (Mr. A. N. Day) has been dismissed from office, following an inquiry into certain…

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VANISHED Driver Of Stolen Motor Car

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 15

Extraordinary incidents followed a serious collision between a motor car and a motor cycle, in which two persons were seriously injured at…

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Order for Our Trams Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 10

The Victorian representative of the Clyde Engineering Co., of Granville, Sydney (Mr. C. M. Nightingall) said to-day that he had placed an order…

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Tram Ablaze Passengers Scramble At Rozelle

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 13

A blazing tram created a stir at Rozelle this morning and caused a delay of 20 minutes in the service. The fire broke out in the…

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Railway Wage Cut Union In S.A. Talking of Strike ADELAIDE

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 13

"All avenues of economy have been inquired into. If anyone can reveal new ones, we shall be grateful," said the Railways Commissioner (Mr…

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Railway Men Dismissed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

In pursuance of its policy of retrenchment in the Railway Department, the Government yesterday issued notices…

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All-australian Motorcar "Smithy" Is to Make Tests Soon

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 9

When Sir Charles Kingsford Smith returns from his flight to New Zealand, the first job he will do will keep him on the ground…

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Border Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 13

"From Woodenbong on the Queensland border, towards Legume, the first twelve miles is at present rough," writes the Secretary of the Royal Automobile…

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Train Thieves

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 18

Detective-Sergeant Campbell, of Campsie, saw three eases of goods thrown off a goods train on Tuesday and four men went to the cases and…

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Train Scalers

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 17

BATHURST, Thursday. -- Train scalers are more numerous than ever and pilfering from trucks is on the increase. As a result Bathurst police…

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Crazy Bridge Game

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 10

Have you tried "crazy bridge"? One of Bowral's popular hostesses, Miss Norma Reubens, of…

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"Ghost Train" Thunders On

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 10

"THE GHOST TRAIN," with Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Angela Beddeley, is thundering on…

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