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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

Motor Cycling. International Riders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 15

Two famous international riders, Frank Arthur (the Australian) and J. Parker (England's open champion), will both be in Sydney this week-end, and will attend the racing at the Speedway Royale…

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Motoring. Relay Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 15

The New South Wales Light Car Club has revised the handicaps provisionally declared for the 100 miles Brooklands Relay Race, which will be held to-morrow at the Maroubra Speedway. The…

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Motor Tail Lights. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

Sir,—The latest edict of officialdom is to hold up cars at the bridge and enter into an argument as to whether the driver is not breaking a 20-year-old regulation which says…

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Victorian Railway Gauge. Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 12

The committee organising the conference to be held at Jerilderie on January 28, to press for the introduction of the Victorian gauge on the Tocumwal-Narrandera line, is…

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Motor Car Overturns. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 12

A serious motor accident occurred near Tarcutta to-day. A car driven by a man named Delaney, who was accompanied by a young man named Charlton and his sister, all of…

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Midland Railway Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 13

The Midland Railway Company of Western Australia, Ltd., after transferring £2500 to taxation reserve, £25,000 to depreciation renewals account, and paying interest on first…

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Railway Electrification in Copenhagen

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 12

Three suburban railway lines, with a total length of about 24 miles, in Copenhagen, Denmark, are being electrified. Power will be obtained partly from the city’s own electricity…

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"Parasites" a Railwayman's Outburst

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 11

"I thought that unionism was the be-all and end-all of everything. I thought it was our emancipation--and I found we were only breeding…

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To-morrow's Trams

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 11

Tram services to-morrow will be the same as on week days, except between 7 and 9 a.m. and 4.30 and 6 p.m. and as advertised in this issue…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Hotel Metropole Midland Railway

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

Hotel Metropole Raises Dividend Hotel Metropole Ltd., is evidently doing improved business. Directors of the company have…

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He Wanted to Be a Tramp Sydney Boy Stopped at Goulburn

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 8

Filled with a desire for the life of a tramp, Thomas Johanessen (15) left his home at Phoebe Street, Balmain, on January 19, and, after…

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The Tramp

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 10

He tramps alone in the early dawn While the silvery stars shine bright. And he loves to be, when his camp is made,…

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Motor Traders Assn

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales (Inc.) the following officers were elected for 1933:--…

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Rail and Tram Finances Drift Checked "Improvement Will Be Remarkable": Premier

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

Though it will not be apparent until next financial year, a remarkable improvement in the financial…

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Additional Hornsby Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

Commencing on Monday next, an additional train will leave Central for Hornsby, via Strathfield. at 8. 3 a.m., Mondays to Fridays. It will call at Strathfield, Ryde, and stations…

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Motor Comfort Larger Tyres for Use on Rough or Sandy Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

Gradually since the advent of the balloon tyre ten years ago, rim sizes of cars have become smaller and the cross-section of tyres larger…

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Golf. Road Now Open

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 15

The rood, leading to the New South Walcs clubhouse La Perouse. Is now open for traffie…

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Road to Failure. Some Mistakes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 8

Failure can be traced to various causes; but men often strike misfortune through one of the following faults. Seeing others' faults, but not their own…

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Police Hurt in Road Smash

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 17

BEGA, Thursday.--A police motor cycle containing Sergeant Glass and Constable Pockett collided with a telephone-post near Bega while…

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Farm Roads First Achievement of Empire Farmers' Co-op

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

SO complete and comprehensive are the plans for the production and marketing of primary products throughout the Empire by the recently established…

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