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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Railway Accident Victim Dies

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 6

Thomas C. Hardy, 35, of Park Street, Kogarah, who fell from a train 30ft to the roadway beneath the tracks near Banksia railway station…

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Struck by Runaway Motorcar Unattended

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 6

AN empty car, which careered from the Supreme Court down Elizabeth Street on August 28 last, and scattered a queue of…

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Late Vaucluse Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 4

While there is sufficient patronage two later trams will be run nightly from Clarence Street to Vaucluse (Signal Station). Commencing on…

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Train Block Goods Train Fouled Line

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 20

A blockage, caused through a goods train fouling the line, held up traffic for about an hour near Normanhurst about 8.30 a.m to-day…

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Junior Jingles The Dream Town Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 15

When little feet grow weary And the toys are packed away, And drowsy lids are closing Over blue eyes, brown and grey,…

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Hole in Road Council Awaits Claim

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 3

Auburn Council will not take any action until it receives a definite claim in respect to an occurrence of which Mr. James Grant, of Enfield, notified them…

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Road Reopened for Traffic. Eden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 10

The South Coast road between Bega, Eden, and the Victorian border is now open for motor traffic. This road has been closed for nearly three weeks…

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Diesel Electric Train Success in Britain London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 1

The first Dieselectric train to run on a British man line, to strict express schedule [?]ing, travelled between London at Birmingham, on…

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Just a Stone Merrylands Causeway Impassable Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 7

You may have noticed a stone at the western end of Crimea-street. There was [?] causeway there once, but— "It has disappeared except for one…

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Road Tests. 1933 Models. the 9-H.p. Singer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 5

As practically every new model which is introduced differs more or less in design from its predecessor, the customary statement of distributors that the latest type of car which…

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Better Road Sanitary Contractor's Request "Nearing Limit of Overdraft"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 2

The question of a new road within the sanitary depot at Granville again came before the local council last Tuesday evening…

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Defeat in Lords Government and Road Policy LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 20

The Government was defeated in the House of Lords to-night, a motion by Lord Buckmaster demanding the dissolution of the…

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Border. Lines Road Competition an Obstacle to Control by Victoria

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 3

An important reply to the proposal that the Narrandera to Tecumwal railway should be controlled by the Victerian Department of Railways,…

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Prince of Wales Drives a Tube Train. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 9

The Prince of Wales drove one of the most Up-to-date tube trains when he visited the new section of the Piccadilly underground railway this afternoon…

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New Electric Train. Generates Own Power. Fast and Economical. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 10

The first Diesel electric train to run on a British main line to strict express schedule travelled between London and Birmingham on the London, Midland, and Scottish line to-day,…

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Drama of Death Is Re-echoed Court Case Struck Out for Tragic Reason Bridge VlCTIM

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 5

"CASE struck out--no appearance of parties."A grim human drama existed behind these prosaic legal Words' penned by Judge…

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The Motor World

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 6

The N.R.M.A, warns motorists that it is almost as dangerous to operate a car from which all fresh air is excluded as it is to remain in a closed garage with…

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Railway Fares Auburn Complaint

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 3

At the instigation of the Auburn West Progress Association. Auburn Council decided to ask Mr. Lang to take up the matter of what is regarded as exorbitant…

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Trappers Blamed! Strong Criticism by Minister for Railways

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 13

"Any fanner that lets the average trapper on his place It a madman. It is amasing that even when the State is gripped by a plague, certain…

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A Rabbit Trapper's Plea Request for Chilling Chambers at the Gwabegar Railway Station

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 13

Having Just pained through a rabbit draught here, and bearing In mind the mess made last year, when the rabbit lorry was stuck in Bugildi Creek and…

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