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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Old Bathurst Road

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 4

A complaint from Mr S. T. Mullens, Emu Plains, with reference to the condition of the Old Bathurst. Road opposite his property, received at the…

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Springwood-Yarramundi Road

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 1

BLUE Mountains Shire Council decided on Wednesday to co-operate with Colo Shire Council in seeking a grant of £6000 for the road from Springwood…

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Mayfair—"the Ghost Train."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

"The Ghost Train," with Jack Hulbert, is in its fourth week at the Mayfair Theatre. Sydney Howard and Frank Harvey appear in "The Mayor's Nest," which is on the same programme…

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Bus Men in Protest Vehicles Ready for Road, Is Claim

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 9

"That the Government cannot procure suitable buses for the road is not supported by facts," said Mr. N. G. Beacon, senior vice-president of…

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Penrith Council Kingswood Richmond Road Water Charges for Unratable Properties

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of the Penrith Council was held on Tuesday evening, when there wore present:—The Mayor (Ald A. H. Hand) and…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

About 250 tents were erected for the accommodation of over 1,000 persons on the N.R.M.A. camping ground at Lake Illawarra South over the…

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Notes of the Week Railway Commissioner's Slogan

The Methodist · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 3

THE slogan submitted to the staff of our New South Wales Railway Department by the newly-appointed Chief Commissioner, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, will receive the whole-hearted approval of all who…

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Fierce Whirlwind Damages Railway Building. TAMWORTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 10

A whirlwind swept through the Tamworth railway goods, yards this afternoon, wrecking the weighbridge office. The wooden building was lifted from its foundation. The flooring…

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Railway Department. Telephone Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 12

The Railway Department has set aside a special telephone line (MA5678) to assist the public. It will be available at all hours of the day or night for the benefit of those who…

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Tramway Services. Temporary Alteration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 17

The Commissioner for Tramways (Mr. Maddocks) said yesterday that to facilitate relaying of tram lines in Phillip-street, the tramway services on this section would be…

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Motor Car Damaged at Busy Crossing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 16

The result of a collision yesterday afternoon with a tram at the intersection of College, Liverpool, and Oxford streets. The driver was taken to hospital…

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Motorist Burned to Death. Pinned Underneath Car. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 13

Kenneth Pryor, married, was burned to death on Gunning Gap this afternoon. Pryor, who was employed by the Goodyear Tyre and Service Co., was travelling towards…

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Rush of Petrol Overcomes Motorist. Extraordinary Accident. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 13

Mr. T. Atkinson, of Burren Junction, was almost suffocated by petrol yesterday. He was driving with Mr. Dorrington from Narrabri to Burren Junction when the car stopped and…

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Tram Contract Newcastle Trades Hall Protest NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 7

A storm of protest has been raised in Newcastle Trades Hall circles against the action of the Government in passing over Newcastle to give…

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All Night Railway 'Phone

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

For those seeking information on railway matters at all hours of the day and night, particularly in regard to bookings or the despatch of freight…

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For Dutch Line New Motorship on Order

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

Ordered for delivery in 1934, a new twin-screw motorship will be constructed by the Netherlands Shipbuilding Company for the Australian…

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Motoring Terraplane Takes Its Test First Of 1933 Series Over "Smith's" Course

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 14

FIRST car of the 1933 series to be put through its paces over "Smith's" Test course is the Essex Terraplane, and, if this performance is to be taken as a general guide, then motorists will have little cause for complaint in the future. Were it not for the fa[?] that each section of this rigorous test is timed accurately, by stop watch over surveyed…

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The World of Motoring Goggles

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 7

FRED PAUL, a popular member of the Eastern Suburbs M.C.C., passed away on the last day of the old year, through injuries received a few weeks…

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Motor Registrations

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 7

Interesting figures furnished by the Commissioner for Road Transport show that the downward trend in motor vehicle registrations has…

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Burned Alive in Motor Car Eye-witness Unable to Extricate Victim Near Gunning

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 5

TRAPPED in his car, which had caught alight after it had hit the side of the road at Gunning Gap, 12 miles from…

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