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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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

[?] at Clyde [?]Tram Cars

The Biz · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

Sydney's 200 new tram-cars, painted green and cream, are to be built by the Clyde Engineering Co., Ltd. The contract price for the…

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Criminal Who Terrified 100,000 People World's Worst Train Wrecker Found to Be a Business Man Arrest That Made Whole of Central Europe Breathe Easier Killer Blamed for Power for His Appalling Crimes

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 23

FROM the ranks of six millions of people, police departments in the six States of Australia at the present time are endeavoring to locate the man who foully slew a girl in National Park (N.S.W.) one night in December last…

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Bridge Risks for Tram-men

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

Sir,--May I ask permission to call attention to the risk which tramway conductors engaged on the Sydney Harbor Bridge are exposed In carrying out their, duties?…

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New Train Ferry

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 6

THE IDEA behind the new train- ferry running between England and France is to lessen charges on transhipment of merchandise…

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Year's Road Riding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 18

O. Nicholson, the well-known Victorian professional road rider, who already holds the unpaced record from Canberra to Melbourne, and has won, among other events, the road race from…

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Fell From Train Springwood Lady's Death

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 2

Mrs J. Perritt (44), of Bathurst Road, Springwood, was fatally injured on Thursday by a fall from a moving train between Dulwich Hill…

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Too Light Some Doubles In Bridge CAUTION!

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

WHEN informatory doubles in auction bridge first came into use the opportunity to double a no-trump was…

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ROAD-BUILDING. Address by Mr. Toyer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 17

Addressing members of the Local Government and Highway Engineering Branch of the Institution of Engineers (Australia), Mr. A. E. Toyer, chairman of the Sydney branch…

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Deserted by Chinese Woman Who Went Over Bridge Identified

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 1

FOLLOWING the identification last night of the elderly woman who leaped to death from the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Thursday night…

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Family on the Road. Long Trek to Obtain Dole. WYONG

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 11

Pulling a "go-cart" loaded with their possessions, including a camping outfit, a man, his wife and their three children passed through Wyong last evening, a day behind time, to…

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Will Be Fed As She Pedals Girl's Attempt on Road Record

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Lillian Thorpe, the 18-year-old Mascot cycling enthusiast, Is so eager to commence her record-making attempt…

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Many Suitable Buses Ready for the Road Govt. Not Eager to Find Them, Says Secretary

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 6

"It seems to me that the Government does not want to find suitable buses for putting on the road," said…

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Railway v Kingswood (Played on Penrith Park) Kingswood

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 3

First Innings..................... 72 Second Innings R. Millen, c Mitchell b White..... 44 A. Elston, b Dukes................ 8…

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Meddick Mucked Things Up Properly "Missed on a Moral" Wedge Call Should Have Waltzed In the Motorist Steps on It

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

WHEN Wedge Call was narrowly beaten by The Motorist in the first flit of the Ascot Flying on Wednesday punters scratched their heads and wondered why, in the name of all that is sane, did George Meddick "go for"…

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Bulk Handling in Victoria. Railway Stock Suitable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The tests which have been made on the Victorian railways recently have proved that the existing rolling stock is suitable for carrying bulk wheat…

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Motor Cycling. Teams' Match. Wentworth Speedway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 18

As a preliminary to the selection of the Australian team to meet England in the series of motor cycling test matches, a match between teams captained by V. Huxley and L. van Pr[?]ag will be…

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The Harvest. Heavy Railway Traffic. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 14

For the week ended December 31, the southern line and branches received 2,434,306 bags of wheat into silos, 464,963 bags were lodged at sidings, and 197,918 bags were despatched…

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Motoring. Granville Speed Way

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 17

Already C. O. Spurgeon (Rajo Ford), Max Campbell (Rajo Ford), L. Cockran (Fronty Ford), K. Miles (Overland-Millier). R. Tucker (Rajo Ford). and other have nominated for the Catrol Cup cur…

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Motor Vehicles. Registrations Increase. Many New Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 13

Figures issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) yesterday show that at the end of December there were 212,137 motor vehicles registered in the State…

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Tramps and Camps On Kangaroo Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 9

The more I stood, a favoured one, on the little coaster's bridge to watch the unfolding of that long line of shore, the less I could believe it. There on the map the island had…

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