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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Stones on Railway Line

The Propeller · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

A motor train which runs on the Tempe-East. Hills railway struck several stones which had been placed on the line near Kingsgrove station, about 8…

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Accidents of the Week. Youth Falls From Tram

The Propeller · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 6

While trying to board a moving tram at the loop, Sans Souci, about 1 o'clock last Sunday morning, Richard Boyd, 19, of Queen Victoria Street,…

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World of Motoring Club Doings

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Calthorpe: The outing for next Sunday will be a trip to Donglos Park Swimming costumes and lunch are the necessary eqipment, members to meet…

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Tyre Blew Out Motor Cyclist Thrown From Machine

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 1

William Masters, 50, tram conductor, of Hansard Street, Waterloo, was riding a motor cycle along Anzae Parade last night when the…

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To Inquire Into One-man Trams

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 9

BRISBANE, Thurs. FOLLOWING a collision between two trams in the city on December 30, the…

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Tramway Complaint Dismissed Restitution Of Extra Pay Sought Long Service

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 8

SEEKING restitution of extra pay rights for Conductor J. Train, of Pine Street, Marrickville, the Tramways Union…

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Back From Russia Tramwayman Notes Lack of Luxuries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 11

Mr. C. R. Gerard, the Tramwaymen's delegate, who returned yesterday from Russia, told an audience at the F.O.S.U. Hall last night…

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Was Sarcastic Motorist Not Charged with Drunkenness

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

The statement that he "had had 330 drinks" by Robert Milne Stephen, used in evidence when a traffic breach charge was preferred against…

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Motor Traders to Meet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association is to be held at 57 William Street on January 23, at 11 a.m. The annual dinner will be…

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Unregistered Motor Lorry

The Biz · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 1

At Parramatta Court on Friday last Leslie George McKay was fined £8 for driving an unregistered motor vehicle on the Sydney-road, Granville, on January…

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Railway Line in Crescent

The Biz · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce asked Fairfield Council, by letter, to concrete the railway line across The Crescent. —Council decided on Tuesday night to…

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Contract Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 16

The team officially selected by the New South Wales Bridge Association to play a team captained by Dr. F. V. McAdam on Ianuary 22 23, 24, and 25 for the David…

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Roads Cut up by Outsiders

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 1

AN attempt by the Blacktown Shire Council to obtain relief money for repairing damage to main roads done by the City Council and the…

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Rioters Wreck Train Lisbon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 8

Rioters derailed and wrecked a goods train at Santa Iria. The driver and fireman were seriously injured…

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Sharks at Maroubra An Aeroplane Gives Warning Gala Curtailed

The Sun · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

THREE sharks cruising near the buoys at Maroubra this afternoon caused the sudden postponement of all the swimming events of…

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Bridge Traffic Gladesville Has Big Problem

The Sun · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 7

Control of traffic on the narrow Gladesville bridge in peak hours is so difficult that police are experiencing trouble in handling it…

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Elbow Fractured on Train. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 16

Arthur Menzies, 17, of Bullan, was sitting in a motor train between Narrandera and Tocumwal, with an elbow on the ledge of an open window. He felt a bump, and it was…

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A Glossary of Aeroplane Terms (Concluded from last week's Magazine)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

DOPE.--The liquid material applied to cloth surfaces of an aeroplane, and to the tissue paper of a model aeroplane, to produce tautness by shrinking and to act as…

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"Wild Boys of the Road"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

THIS is the first of a new series, projected or already accomplished by most of the leading…

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Youngsters See Working Model of Sydney Harbor Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 7

A WORKING MODEL of the Bridge, costing £1000, is installed at Holborn London, and fascinates all children who see it…

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