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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Cabramatta Bridge No Funds Available

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

The Main Roads Commissioner has informed Liverpool Council that at present no funds are available for raising and widening the bridge over Cabramatta…

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From Train to Motion Pictures

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 6

Harold Waldridge was paged from an east-bound train for his first part in a motion picture ! Having completed a long engagement…

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Brothers Hurt Car Capsizes on the Cordeaux Road

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 7

Waving his arms, his face covered with red, Norman Cunningham (29) was thought by motorists on the Cordeaux Road, Appin, yesterday, to…

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Bread Prices Train Fares, Too U.a.p. Members Getting Anxious

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

Members of the U.A.P. section of Caucus are asking when Mr. Stevens intends to give effect to his promises to reduce suburban railway…

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Saw World at Three Chose Corner Seat in Train Told His Name

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 7

Although only 3, Jimmy Head has a sense of adventure. YESTERDAY he walked…

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Waited for Years Epping-St. Leonards Railway "Hoodwinked and Side-stepped"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 2

"We have been hoodwinked and side-stepped in the past, but there are people in the district who have waited for the railway…

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Motor Collision Claims for Damages

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

In the District Court last Thursday, before Judge Edwards and a jury of four, James Ernest Mondy, of Clyde-street, Guildford, sought to recover from…

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Await Official Information New Railway Prospects

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

Although sympathetic, Dundas Council would not be stirred to action in respect to further agitation for the Epping. St. Leonards railway line until it…

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Unsafe Motor Vehicles

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 6

As a practical contribution to the cause of safety first on the mechanical side, the N.R.M.A. has opened a now channel of service-inspection and report…

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Railway Tank Stand Purchased by Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

Liverpool Council has received notification from the Railway Department of the acceptance of its offer to purchase and remove the old tank stand at…

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Motor Spirit From Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 11

The Manchester Corporation Gas Committee have decided to undertake the extraction of benzole from coal on a large scale. The "Manchester Guardian" Commercial says the…

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Trams and Buses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 11

Mr. C. A. Gregory, honorary secretary of the Modern Transport Federation of Australia, in a letter to the Editor, says that, whereas the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) recently…

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Railway Line Obstructed. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 10

Local railway permanent way men worked feverishly to cut away about 100 tons of earth and rock which overhung the LithgowSydney railway line near the old Zigzag…

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Motor Boating. Kermath Cup

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 5

The Royal Motor Yacht club of New South Wales decided the Kermath Cup, the longest race of the season so far in the harbour, on Saturday. It was a handicap for cruisers from Rose Bay to the Royal…

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Lorry Strikes Tram. Woman Killed. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 10

Miss Minnie Mary Dienelt, 51, of Henley Beach-road, Mile End, was killed, and William Pieneng, of Hughes-street, Mile End, and Walter Tuff, of Hocking-place, Adelaide, were…

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Motor Accidents. Brothers Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 10

Norman Cunningham, aged 29, and Allan Cunningham, aged 13, brothers, of Campsiestreet. Campsie, were seriously injured when the steering gear of their car became locked…

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Tramway Swimming

The Sun · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 7

D. McKenzie, A. Hume and W. Barnes, Waverley Depot team, winners of interdepo[?] relay swimming championship at Drummoyne Baths to-day…

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Lost His Motor Cycle

The Sun · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 11

Mr. Fred Tottey, well-known Eastem Suburbs footballer, left his motor cycle (No. 39,553) at the spot where the North Bondi Surf Club sheds…

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Collision Ends Fatally Motor Cyclist and Car Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

In a collision between a motor cycle and a car on the Wollombi Road, Cessnock, early last night, Robert Findley. 48, the cyclist, of Mt. View…

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Melb. Tram Men Short Paid Refund to Be Made Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

There was a surprise in store for trammen on Saturday when they were paid 16 a week less than usual, the deduction being on the latest…

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