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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

CRICKET Railway Leads Again Century to G. HOWELL

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 2

The third series of matches in the second round of A Grade and the eighth series in the first round of B Grade concluded on Saturday. Railway…

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The Motor World N.R.M.A. NOTES

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 8

In December 777 new members joined up with the N.R.M.A., which provides a further indication of the fact that the motor industry in New South…

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A Grade Railway Defeats Emu

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 2

There was not much difference between Emu and Railway in the match on Penrith Park so far as the first innings were concerned. Railway…

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Railway Institute Annual Meeting

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 3

The annual meeting of Penrith branch of the Railway and Tramway. Institute was held an Thursday evening, 12th inst, when there was a good…

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Concession Railway Fares

The Methodist · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

The Rev. P. L. Black, Secretary of the Removal and General Expenses Fund, writes:— (To the Editor.) Sir,—I desire to intimate through your columns…

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Motoring. Triumph Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 17

The Triumph Sports Club's first outing for the 1933 season will be held on January 22 either to Avalon or Newport Beach. Cars will meet at 10 a.m. at the corner of Miller and Ridge streets…

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Motor Cycling. Civic Reception. English Team Welcomed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 18

The party of English racing motor-cyclists, with Mr. J. S. Hoskins as manager, who are visiting Australia to decide a series of international teams matches with leading local riders, were tendered…

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Railway Safe Robbed. Griffith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 14

Griffith railway station was broken into last night, and £150 in notes, and more than £50 in cheques, was stolen. The railway station stands in the centre of…

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Victorian Railway Gauge Proposed Extension in N.S.W. JERILDERIE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 8

Considerable interest is being shown throughout Southern Riverina in the conference to be held at Jerilderie on January 28, to discuss a proposal that the Victorian gauge should be…

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Lucky Escapes Thrill In Overturned Motor Truck

The Sun · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 6

Trapped Inside a runaway motor lorry which overturned twice and was wrecked at Vineyard, near Windsor, this morning, a man and his two…

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The Digger Motorman

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 16

A DEADLOCK had been reached on, the Heliopolis-Cairo…

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Motoring Buying a New Car How To Get Best Value For Your Money

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 11

IN its first issue this year, "Smith's" proved to motorists in a most convincing fashion that 1933 would be a new car year. Consequently the great middle class -- those people who really keep the wheels of motordom moving -- will now, and for the next few months, be busily engaged in studying catalogues and planning ways and means of…

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Dance to Visiting Motorists

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

SPEED fans will be delighted to know that a welcome to the visiting English dirt-truck riders will be given on Wednesday night…

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The World of Motoring Goggles

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

JOHN S. HOSKINS famous Anglo-Austrlian speedway promoter, has had a [?]ectle week since his arrival in Sydney last Monday, and he will be glad when…

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Registration of Motor Vehicles

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

The Commissioner for Road Transport draws the attention of motorists who hare nominated the Fort Macquarie Motor Registry as the registry to which…

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Not Likely to Sell Manly Trams Govt. to Consider Latest Offer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, said yesterday that he had had a preliminary discussion with the Road Transport Commissioner,…

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Grazier's Tribute to Railways Quick Carriage Saved His Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., have sent to the Railway Department a letter from a grazier at Condobolin, regarding the removal of…

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The Truth About Motors a Seasoned Motorist Tells a Spring Story in the Summer Time

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1933 · page 11

THE first spring vehicles date back to about 1750, and by 1790 the use of the spring vehicle was fairly universal where comfort was considered. The principle embodied in the conventional type of automobile suspension, in…

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New Nile Bridge

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

Gradually the system of road and rail connections which British engineers have played so important a part in producing during the past century is extended into…

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Public Agitation Dangerous Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

Although deprecating the fact that the communication from the council, as a representative of the people should not carry more weight than a public agitation, the…

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