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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Cricket Ground Trams

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 4

The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways advises that in connection with the cricket match at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day…

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Justifying Your Buy : Motor Car to Five Shillings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 10

MESSRS. GRACE BROS, propose to give away an expensive motor car to the customer who thinks up the best…

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George's River Motor Boat Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

George's River Motor Boat Club's annual New Year Day's Regatta at Oatley yesterday was a great success…

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Short Story The Bridge

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 14

HARROD halted abruptly halfway over the bridge. It seemed as though a voice had shouted to him out of the surrounding darkness: "Push Binks over the bridge. It's the only way out."…

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Road Race. Gulgong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 16

The fourth of a series of five miles road races for the J. H. Stahi Cup resulted:—C. Canobi (50s), 1; N. Tickner (scr.), 2; V. Canobi (1m 50s), 3. Fastest time, N. Tickner, 13m 51s…

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Diggers Help Survivor Of Bridge Fall

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 11

Charles Gallagher, who is one of two persons to survive the plunge from the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which has already claimed 42 lives,…

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Speeding Up Work on Bridge Fencing

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 14

"The work is being done as quickly as possible," replied the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Bruxner) to-day when asked whether, in view of the latest…

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Bridge And Bow Has Another Opportunity

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

BRIDGE AND BOW brought off an unusual double at Kensington last week. He won the Jumpers' Flat and finished last in the Handicap the…

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Eight Charges Man Arrested in Train

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 11

William Norman Johnson, 19, laborer, was remanded by Mr. Atkinson, S.M., at the Central Court to-day to January 10, on £300 bail,…

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Contract Bridge. Interstate Match. Won by Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 12

The first interstate contract bridge match between New South Wales and Victoria was concluded, after three days' play, at an early hour this morning, and resulted in a win for…

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Leap From Bridge. Man Dies from Injuries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 11

Donald Stewart Sullivan, 46, an accountant, of Stanmore-road, Petersham, jumped from the Harbour Bridge last night. He died three hours later from his injuries…

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On Post Victory to Vic. Bridge Contest Exciting Finish

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 9

JUST when victory for New South Wales in the first interstate Contract Bridge match seemed assured, last…

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The Talbragar Road Tragedy An Old Time Mudgee Incident

The World's News · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 16

EARLY in 1863 a sensational happening occurred in the Mudgee district which was strikingly notable as…

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Jumped, and Died Jumped, and Lived 41st Bridge Victim Nearly Drops Into Police Launch

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

THE 41st victim of the Harbor Bridge--Donald Stewart Sullivan (46), an accountant, of Stanmore Road, Petersham--fell to his death from the eastern railing on the southern side late yesterday afternoon…

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Another Bridge Victim The Third Man To Go Oyer Within Three Days Girl Detained

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

WITHIN the space of three days three men have fallen from the Harbor Bridge. The last victim was Donald…

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Road Maintenance. Shire Councils Perturbed. Suggested Ban on Heavy Traffic. Balranald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 12

Representatives of the various shires of this portion of Riverina met at a recent conference to deal with the enormous cost of road maintenance within their respective…

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"Sun" Smile Is Ace High Bridge Trumps Game for Cheerful Way To Better Your Play No Talking

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 9

NOT even a whisper breaks the deathly silence. If you MUST breathe, impulsive creature, please do it quietly. A…

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Britain's Nonpaying Railways What The Future Holds

The World's News · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 31

"AT least 10,000 miles of railroads in Britain," said Mr. Gilbert Walker, of Birmingham, to the recent meeting at Leicester of the British Association,…

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NEW B.P. Malaita Arrives. Motorship's Maiden Voyage

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

The new Burns, Philp motorship, Malaita, which left Middlesborough on September 25, arrives in Sydney to-day, and…

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Another New Motorship

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

ADVICE from London states that an order has been placed with John Brown & Co. (Clydebank) for a twin- screw motorship of 8800 tons for the…

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