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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Fall From Tram. Visitor Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 10

A man from the country, who was visiling Sydney for the first time, was fataily injures last night, when he fell from a city tram Frank Mulligan, 40, of Ingle vale,…

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District Court. (Before Judge Edwards and juries, each of four.) Knocked Down by Motor Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 6

Mrs. Mary Poole, of Marrickville-road, Marrickville, sued Vincent Benedict McGovern, of Trafalgar-street, Stanmore, for £400 damages for injuries received as the result of being…

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May Re "Black" Newcastle Coal For W. A. Railways PERTH

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 9

Considerable importance is attached to the meeting of unions at the Trades Hall this afternoon to consider the threatened closure of the…

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WORK & WAGES Tramway Men Will Meet To-night

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 10

Two sessions will be held to-morrow when the half-yearly meeting of the Tramway Union is held. Chiel business will be consideration of…

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Far Off Removal Of Trams From City

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 15

Sydney may some day be a tramless city, as the Lord Mayor (Ald. Hagon) hopes, but that day would appear far off…

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Did Not Hear Tram

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 9

"This man was evidently very deaf, end I think the tram driver did everything he could to avoid the accident," said the City Coroner (Mr…

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Tramway Union Half-yearly Meeting

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 4

Matters of vital importance to the men in the service are to be discussed at the half-yearly general meeting of the Tramway Union to…

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Buses for Trams Traveller's Advice to Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 7

"One-way traffic should remain, but it is only a question of time when the trams will have to get out of the city area. The sooner the…

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Lost His Motor Cycle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 9

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

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Bridge Olympic. This Year's Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 12

The second world "bridge Olympic" will be held on May 1, when more than 36 countries will enter competitors in a tournament sponsored by the National Bridge Association of…

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Bridge Danger Collapse Feared, Say Councillors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

The Kuring-gai Council last night decided to urge the Transport Commissioners to widen the bridge over the railway line on the Pacific High…

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Road Warning Posts for Nights

The World's News · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 26

Minnes ota roads are being equipped with a type of warning…

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Access Roads; Vital Country Need Government Action Is Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

ENDORSEMENT of the plea by Clarence River farmers in "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday for more…

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Two Treated Wounded Man Lying on Road

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

With a deep gash in the side of the neck, a man was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital last night by Eastern Suburbs Ambulance and…

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Roads and Bridges Settlers' Needs in Upper Clarence Publicity Help

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

GRAFTON, Tuesday.--Leading public men in the Clarence River district have expressed the keenest…

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A Rough Road Pymble Farmer Makes a Complaint

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 6

Because of the bad condition of Kulgoa Road, Pymble, a farmer has to carry his vegetables a quarter of a mile to the top of a hill to load…

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Woman Killed. Run Over by Tram. Charge Against Motorist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 12

Phyllis Shaffran, aged 28 years, of Avenueroad, Mosman, was run over by a tram and killed at Cremorne Junction last night. She was first struck by a car, which threw her in…

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The Cat, the Kittens, and the Aeroplane An Extraordinary Flying Incident a New Game of Puss in the Corner

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 16

One day last week Pilot R. H. King, soaring over Sydney, was startled to hear queer squeaking noises proceeding apparently from the region of the tail plane of his de Havilland machine. He decided to land and investigate, and careful search revealed the cat and her newly-born family snugly ensconced in the…

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A group of men on the Oxley Highway job on the Wauchope-Walcha Road

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 17

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Good Motor Sport Prospects

Referee · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 24

OPENING next month, the N.S.W. Light Car Club's season promises to be even more closely contested than ever. Thus early there are nine cars new to…

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