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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

The Man in the Street (To The Editor.) Motor Club's Appreciation

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

Sir,--Acting, on behalf of the Eastern Suburbs Motor Cycle Club, I desire to convey our since thanks to "Goggles" and "The Labor Daily"…

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Bad Railway Service Same As Quarter of Century Ago

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

At the last meeting of the Wentworthville Ratepayers' Association Mr. W. A. Rainbow, the president, expressed his…

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Towing of Motor Vehicles

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

In his weekly, traffic bulletin is sued yesterday, the Commissioner of Police said it was important that drivers should carefully observe the…

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World of Motoring Goggles

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 12

HARRY HINTON intends to leave Sydney for Phillip Island on January 20, and will travel by road to Melbourne. He reports his motors in good…

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In Budapest You Can Have 12 d Tram Rides: in Sydney. . . !

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

WHILE Sydney trams lumber along with twopenny sections, heavy losses, and a protesting public, a cable reports that…

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Motorists' Week Protest Against 'Petrol Tax

The Biz · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 3

Though the date has not yet been definitely fixed, it is probable that the combined protest of motorists throughout Australia against the heavy petrol…

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Aeroplane Terms a Glossary For Model Builders

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

So that beginners may understand aeroplane nomenclature, the following glossary is given. Study the drawings carefully, picturing in your…

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Tempe-east Hills Train

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

Commencing next Monday, passengers on the 7.55. a.m. train from Kingsgrove, which formerly ran through to St. James, will be…

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Leap From Bridge. Victim Identified

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 16

The body of the man who jumped from the Harbour Bridge on Thursday night was recovered yesterday by George Ford. a launch driver, near Dawes Point. It was identified…

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Express Train Derailed in Spain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 18

Fourteen people were injured when this train was wrecked outside the city of Saragossa during the recent revolutionary disturbances. A view obtained dir ectly after the derailment…

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Bridge Patrol Staff to Be Strengthened Soon

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 1

IN view of the inadequacy in the number of special Harbor Bridge patrolmen recently appointed by the Main Roads Board, it is expected…

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Bridge Victim "Lived for Good of Fellow Men"

The Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 7

Though Jeremiah Michael Sullivan ex-Imperial soldier, who fell from the Harbor Bridge on Thursday, left a letter volunteering his remains to…

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To Train Children Place in the Movement Brit. Plans

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 9

AN innovation in the British Labor Party--the formation of a children's section…

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Why Contract Bridge Is Winning Recruits Value and Risks of Psychic Bidding

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 10

THE inauguration of inter-State bridge matches has caused Australians to become "contract-conscious."…

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Alas Secret of the Blond Young Man Deduction In a Railway Train Just a conversation overheard in a railway-carriage...But things aren't always what they seem, and you'll get a surprise when you read the ending of the story

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 24

"But I had to do that job at the Hill. Necessary. Vital...Besides, there was Susie. You remember Susie…

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Two Months to Live Sentence of Death by Doctor Incurable Throat Disease, Wrote Bridge Victim Tragic Letter

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

LEAVING a lengthy letter--now in the hands of the police--in which he told of a life of hard,…

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Motor Cases in Hospital

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 1

CREDIT for moving the Hospitals Association in the direction of asking the Government to legislate to compel motor vehicles to carry…

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The Motor World N.R.M.A. NOTES

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 3

That it is a dangerous habit for pedestrians to walk on the roads at night, particularly if they are going with, their backs to the traffic stream, is…

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Retired Railwaymen's Re-union

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

The annual social and re-union of the retired railway employees will be held in the Railway Institute this Saturday, 13th inst…

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Motor Cycling. Dirt Track Racing. International Teams Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 20

The programme at the Speedway Royal to-night is a varied one and should prove attractive to followers of dirt track motor cycling. There will be a teams' race between England…

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