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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

i Motor Boating St. George Club

The St George Call · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Visitors to Kogarah Bay-Sans Souci will once again be enthralled with the usual spectacular Bight of the club's speed-boats in action together with the…

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Motor Cycling. Bexley Club

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

Next Sunday members of the Bexley Motor Cycle Club will hold a quartermile handicap acceleration test race. This will be the first of a series of…

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Motor Boating. Port Hacking Club

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

A branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales has been formed at Port Hacking, with headquarters on Gunnamatta Bay. A large…

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Accidents of the Week. Injured by Tram

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

On Monday morning Frederick Wunderlea, of Llewellyn Street, Oatley, collided with a team in Railway Parade Kogarah. The St. George Ambulance…

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WORLD of MOTORING Go[?]les

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

STAN MARTIN, well-known to every clubman as the general accr[?]tary of the A.C.U. of New South Wales, is due for congratulations, for last Saturday was…

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Railwaymen's Campaign Against New Log

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 10

A meeting of representatives of the A.R.U. last night decided to launch a State-wide campaign to defeat the new log, seeking drastic…

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Railway Lines Over Crescent

The Biz · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 8

The Mayor of Fairfield (Ald. Stimson) has arranged with the Quarry Company for the concreting of the railway line crossing The Crescent. This action was…

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Motor Boat Racing

The Biz · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Competing at the big Anniversary Regatta on Sydney Harbor, Deepwater speedboats were successful in several events, as follow:—…

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Motor Cycle Accident Man Killed; Companion Injured

The Biz · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Frank Bull, 37, of Porth-street, Ashbury, was killed, and Arthur Gordon Cop inland, 34, of Beulah-street, South Kensington, was seriously injured on Friday…

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Smart Capture Motorist's Trick

The Biz · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

A few days ago, in response to an advertisement, a stranger called at the home of Mr. Walter Williams, 16 Rhodes Avenue, Guildford, who had advertised…

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Road Train. Latest Transport Facility. May Be Seen in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 12

The latest development in road transport— the motor-train, a petrol or crude oil driven vehicle, with trailers attached—is likely to be seen in Australia shortly. Mr. S. A…

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His Escape Train Crashed Into Motor Cycle

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

Hayden Moore, 40, of St. Hilliers-road, Auburn, had a remarkable escape from death early to-day, when he was hurled 20ft after a motor…

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Bridge Olympic. World Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 14

Throughout the world last night bridge players participated in the third World Contract Bridge Olympic, conducted by the National Bridge Association of New York…

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Wet Roads Result in Smashes Trams Collide With Lorries Many Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 5

BAD visibility and wet roads were responsible for many road accidents in the metropolitan area. The most serious…

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Long Suits Majors Clash With Minors Bridge "Freaks"

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 4

DISTRIBUTION, which has been called "that blessed word," because it is so favored by writers on bridge, is the…

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Train Without Rails Experiment May Be Made Outback

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 1

A "road train," comprising a petrol-driven tractor, with trailers, may shortly be imported for experimental work in central and northern…

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Train Collision. Lines Blocked at Abermain. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 13

Two coal trains collided at a[?]ermain, on the South Maitland railway line this evening. The locomothe drawing one of the trains struck three coal trucks in the middle of the…

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Big Test Bridge Olympic Against "Par" World-wide Play

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

"WHAT means this eager, anxious throng?" The interrogation would have been a natural one by…

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"No Coat, No Tucker," in Heat Wave on Transcontinental Train 130 Degrees In The Shade Fails To Melt Railway Red Tape

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 3

IT takes more than a heat wave to melt the frigid Red Tape of the Commonwealth Railway officials. In last week's heat wave the passengers of the transcontinental train gasped for breath while the carriages…

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Cataract Dam Trip Hard Surface Roads Not Affected By Weather Greatly

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

Featuring the 107 miles tour described to-day by the N.R.M.A. Touring Department are Cataract Dam Bull Lookout and Sublime point…

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