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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Another Man Goes Over the Harbor Bridge Disappeared and Did Not Come to the Surface 23rd Victim Horrified Spectator Unable to Prevent Death Jump

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 7

IN full view of a male pedestrian, a man was seen to leap from the Sydney Harbor Bridge last night. The observer shouted…

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Removal of Starving Stock Railway Department Thanked

The Land · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 16

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

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Mo Tors & Motori Ng Jobs the Amateur Can Do Repairs and Maintenance Easily Carried Out At Home Part I.

The Land · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 17

The nature of the repairs or overhauls which an owner-driver can undertake at home, depends, of course, upon his skill as a mechanic and the equipment of his workshop. In this article some of the jobs which most amateur mechanics should be able to undertake…

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Great Meat Province For Development How Bourke-Birdum Railway Will Open Up a Huge Cattle Area £30,000,000 Advance in Land Value

The Land · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 7

RECENT reports from London appear to confirm the suggestion by "The Land" on December 9 that powerful meat interests in Britain are backing the Sydney company that is negotiating with the Federal Government for concessions in return for the expenditure…

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High-grade Motor Oil "Heart of the Crude"

The Land · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 17

Following is an explanation of three stages in the distillation of motor oil crude which is vital knowledge to anyone who drives a motor…

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Motor Cycling. Mr. S. Moran

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 14

Mr. Stanley Moran, hon. secretary of the Autocycle Union of New South Wales, is seriously ill in Lewisham Hospital. Mr. Moran, while on his annual holidays, was fishing, and pricked his finger…

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MOTORING. Teams' Relay Race. Novel Event at Maroubra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 14

The New South Wales Light Car Club successfully promoted a 100 miles teams' relay race on the Maroubra Speedway yesterday, at a meeting in aid of the children inmates of the Institution for the…

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Motor Car's Mishap at Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 12

After this motor car collided with a verandah post, the structure fell. The three occupants of the car escaped unhurt…

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Motor Tail Lights. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

Sir,—If cars were left as we receive them, at least from America, with the tail light an integral part of the lighting system, so that any movement of the dash switch operates…

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Victorian Railways. Proposed Extension into N.S.W. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

Two representatives of the Victorian Railway Department will attend the conference at Jerilderie, New South Wales, next week, to discuss a proposal for further extensions of the…

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Motor Vehicles Damaged. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 6

Damage estimated at £1500 was caused by a fire last night, which broke out in the premises of British-Australian Motors Pty., Ltd., in the Valley, Brisbane. Twenty-two…

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Motor Industry. Revival Anticipated. Tendency Towards Cheapness

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 8

Confident of a revival in the motor car industry in Australia, Mr. H. B. Phipps, vicepresident of the Chrysler Export Corporation, who has been in charge of the company's…

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FINANCE and Commerce. Financial. Riverina Railways. Third-rail Proposals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

Proposals for the laying down of a third rail on New South Wales raliway tracks in certain portions of Riverina have been enthuslastically received by those primary…

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2,000 Tram Men Declare For Action Against Wage - Cuts M.M. Line Whole-heartedly Supported MELBOURNE, Jan. 22

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

Over 2000 tramwaymen attended a monster meeting at the Temperance Hall, Melbourne, on Sunday morning, January 22, and declared for…

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What Are You Doing To Swell This Fund? Dowling Street Tramway Depot

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

This delegation committee is able to report continued progress with its collections for the delegation on pay day…

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Railway Repairs

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 9

The Railway Department advises that lines damaged by the continued heavy rain have been repaired and traffic is being worked through at…

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Railway Cleared

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 10

Mittagong, Friday.--The Moss Vale-Kembla railway will be[?] re[?]pen[?]ed for traffic to-morrow…

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17 OBJECT Rival Railway Unions

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 10

Arguing that the application was not a bona-fide one, Mr. A. Landa (for the Railway and Tramway Salaried Officers' Association) to-day…

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Railway Deficits Threaten Canada's Very Life Bennett Outspoken Ottawa

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

Mr. R. B. Bennett told a deputation of railwaymen to-day that the railway problem is threatening the very economic life of the…

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Motor 'Bus in Collision. Accident at South Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

On Monday a motor omnibus plying between Cronulla and Hurstville, driven by Henry May, came into collision with a motor lorry owned by Sylvester…

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