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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

8,894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Conserve Our Railways!

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 11

MR. T. J. HARTIGAN, N.S.W. Chief Transport Commissioner, speaking at a Goulburn Rotary Club function last Thursday, told some candid truths about…

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Railway Workers' Industry Branch Enthusiasm for the New Branch. Organisers' Encouraging Reports

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 16

LETTERS of appreciation for the move taken by the Convention in reorganising New South Wales are still being received, the latest expressions of approval…

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Coal for W.A. RAILWAYS. May Be Secured from Newcastle

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 18

A serious position has arisen in regard to coal supplies for the Western Australian Railway Department. Negotiations broke down on Monday…

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More Railwaymen to Be Sacked

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 10

THE action of the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners, in circularising heads of the various departments for information as to "the probable effect of a 48-hour…

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MOTORING Tabloids of Traffic Law

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 43

In various motoring articles which have appeared from time to time in the "Mail," the principal traffic regulations which drivers must be careful to observe have been explained, and in some cases criticised. In this article our contributor has compressed…

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Traffic Strike. Paris Trams and Buses Stop. LONDON, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 11

As a protest against wage reductions Paris postmen struck for two hours The telephones and telegraphs censed to function at 11 am causing extreme dislocation at the busiest…

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Motoring. Wiseman's Ferry Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 16

The N.S.W. Light Car Club's reliability trial to Wiseman's Ferry, on February 26, will include a flying quarter-mile and combined accelerated quarter-mile, and a hill climb Entries close at the…

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Railway Scheme With English Capital. Proposal for Cabinet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 11

Proposals for the building of railways between the eastern suburbs, the city, and Newport, and between Marfly and Pittwater, with English capital, were mentioned by a witness…

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Sheep for Canning. Half Rates on the Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

A statement issued by the Railway Department yesterday contains particulars of the conditions under which aged sheep sent from New South Wales holdings to canning or…

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Arrest on Tram Bogus Money Charge Quick Work

The Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

THERE was a sensation in tramway circles to-day when it was learned that Detective Sergeant Smith, deputy chief of D…

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Armies Are Manoeuvring for Positions the Chinese Tear Up Sections of Railways Skirmishing Commander Says Will Resist to the Last Shanghai, Tues

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

CHINESE and Japanese officials deny that the major offensive has commenced, but constant skirmishing is taking place…

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Young Woman Mutilated by Mosman Tram Passengers Assist to Remove the Body Several Faint First Struck by Car; Man Charged with Manslaughter

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 5

CROSSING the street at Cremorne Junction at 11 o'clock last night, Phyllis Shaffron, 28, of The Avenue, Mosman, was…

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Tours for Ministers Papua & Northern Territory N.t. Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

Two Ministerial tours in the next three months have been approved by the Federal Cabinet…

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Tram Continued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

When a notification from the Department of Road Transport, intimating that the 5.26 a.m. tram from Drummoyne would continue running,…

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Flying Glass Motorist Temporarily Blinded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

When a stone crashed through the windscreen of his car in Wilson Street, Newtown, yesterday. A. W. Clifton, a butcher, of Denison Street…

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Railway Line to Newport English Capital Available

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

ENGLISH firms were still interested in the proposal to build a railway from Sydney to Newport, it was stated at the…

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Instant Death Woman Under Tram at Cremorne Junction

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 7

Struck by a car at Cremorne Junction last night, Phyllis Shaffran, 28, of Avenue Road, Mosman. was flung several feet into the air and fell…

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Rose Bay Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 6

VISITORS to Rose Bay are constantly confused when they see no tram showing a "Rose Bay" destination sign. "Dover Road" is Rose…

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Goodradigbee Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 2

To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler": As one who knows that part or the Goodradlgbee Shire fairly well, I shall be pleased to hear of a reasonable amount…

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Bridge Stadium Matches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 13

Eddie Stewart and Keith Hall are the principals for the main six-round contest at The Bridge Stadium, Circular Quay, to-night. George Calvas will meet Marcel Laffineur in a six-round…

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