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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Motor Traders' Assn

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 20

The annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association will be held at 57 William-street on Tuesday next, and the annual dinner will be held…

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A Blot to Go Railway Machinery Near Memorial

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 22

The unsightly fence and machinery now obscuring the Shakespeare memorial near the entrance to the Botanic Gardens are to be removed…

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Keen Check Most "Trammies" Honest

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 19

One tram conductor is not at the mercy of another when ticket "plucking"--taking tickets from the bottom of the block-- is resorted to…

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From Morgue Into a Place of Amusement Witnesses Give Views of Bondi Luna Park Proposal "Color" Trees Switchback Railway an Attraction, Says Builder

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 8

"WE would like to turn this section of Bondi Park from a morgue into a place of amusement," was the statement of…

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Have Only Members Out of Over 90,000 the National Union of Railwaymen Seek Registration 2% of Total Strong Attacks Made on Bona Fides of Applicants

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 8

STRONG attacks on the bona fides of applicant "loyalist" organisation were made by union advocates in the…

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Vic. Railway Revenue. Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 1

Victorian railway revenue for the period from July 1 to January 14 aggregated £4,983,660, which is £95,293 more than for the corresponding…

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Tram Driver Was Not Drunk

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 5

A charge against Arthur Keays, 44, tram driver, of having been drunk while in charge of a tram in Botany Road, Waterloo, on…

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Three Killed at Level Crossing Terrific Impact of Car and Rail-motor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Three occupants of a car travelling from Colac to Melbourne were killed instantly about 8 a.m. to-day when the…

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Aerodrome in the Riverina. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 10

A movement is reported to be on foot to establish an aerodrome in the Riverina for an England-Australia aerial mail service. It is understood surveys are being carried out…

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Fall From Train

The Biz · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

Mrs. Margaret Dolman, 60, of Eleanor-street, Granville, was treated at the Parramatta Hospital on Monday for concussion and abrasions…

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Wrecked Wheat Train

The Land · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 3

—Scene at George's Plains, near Bathurst, after the derailment of a goods train engine, which dragged trucks off the rails with it. The fireman, Leslie Burke, was killed and the driver, Jack Oehbie, narrowly escaped…

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Road That Can't Be Used

The Propeller · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 6

The relatively good condition of the Liverpool-Sutherland road at either end, the N.R.M.A. touring department points out, invites many motorists to…

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Cycling on Road and Tracks Spokes & Speaks

Arrow · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 21

BETTER DAYS AHEAD IMPROVED management, brighter racing, and big gate receipts were features of the cycling carnival at…

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Bite Your Coin at the Bridge Tell Tale Machine That Detects The Counterfeits

Arrow · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

WHEN next you throttle down your car and tender a shilling to the toll collector before crossing the North Shore Bridge, and he returns and drops a mass of mangled metal into your palm, don't be furious because your coin was found to be spurious…

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Registration Labels On Windscreens of Motor Vehicles

The Land · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 14

IN some instances uncertainty exists as to the necessity for presenting vehicles at district motor registries in connection with the attachment or…

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MOTORS & Motoring Don'ts" and "Do's" for Motor Drivers "Safety First" for the Holiday Season

The Land · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 17

With the busiest time of the year over (harvesting and shearing) many men on the land are no doubt contemplating a little additional motoring. Some, perhaps, will take a long drive from the "NeverNever" into the city, where many dangers confront the driver who…

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Council of Jewish Women Motor Car Drive

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 6

Considering the inclement weather of Sunday last, a fair number of cars with members and friends went to Hollywood and enjoyed the day's outing. The social committee is pleased…

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£15,000,000 RAILWAY. Promoters' Memorandum. Independent Finance. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 9

The Assistant Treasurer (Senator Massy Greene), and the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Perkins) are conducting preliminary negotiations with the promoters of the plan…

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Grease on Railway Line. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 9

Plain-clothes Constable Turner found that six chains of railway line near Zig Zag had been greased with mutton fat or dripping. It is suspected that train-jumpers had adopted…

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City Railway. Opening to Be Closed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 8

The opening in the roadway made for the City Railway in the vicinity of the Botanic Gardens entrance is to be closed down. Owing to the uncertainty when operations…

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