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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Motor Cycling. Third Dirt Track Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 14

The third and final dirt track motor cycle lest inateh between Enland and Australia will be decided at the Speedway Royal on Saturday night. If the English team beats the Australian side…

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Railway Health Clinic for Far West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 12

The car was officially opened for inspection yesterday at Central Station by Sir Kelso King…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 10

Byron William Mathews[?] 20, son or Councillor W. P. Mathews, of Mount Victoria, was riding a motor cycle, which came into contact with a car driven by Laurence Kierath, s…

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Baby Clinic. Second Travelling Car. Helpful Railwaymen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 10

A second railway car with which the council of the Far West Children's Health Scheme will extend the travelling baby clinic service to the north-western districts of New South Wales,…

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Railway Excursions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 5

State-wide railway excursions will be run this month. A series of excursion trains, for which tickets will be issued at single fare for the double…

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Bull Ants. Motorist's Experience. LIVERPOOL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 10

A Liverpool motorist had the worse of an encounter with large bull ants recently. His car met with mechanical trouble, and to ascertain the cause the motorist was forced to…

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Railway Workers. New Federal Log. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 10

The application made to the Commonwealth Arbitration Court by the New South Wales Transport Commissioner for a log to bring all transport workers under Federal jurisdiction…

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Double Tram Line To Chatswood

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 25

After years of agitation on the part of Willoughby Council, the tramway authorities have decided to duplicate the tracks in…

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Big Funeral Tramway Men Attend Late Mr. Wood

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 23

An impressive tramway funeral was to-day accorded the late Mr. James William Wood, an employee of the Tramway Department for over 30…

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First Aid Kit Should Be Carried By Motorists

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 35

An accident which occurred recently near Peat's Ferry again direct attention to the value of a first aid kit in the car, says the N.R.M.A…

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A Motor Boat Ripple Important Step to Be Taken by R.m.y.c. Pt. Hacking Club

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 4

ESTABLISHMENT by the R.M.Y.C. of a branch at Port Hacking has caused a stir in southern waters. Speculation is rife as to whether the…

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Rosebery Tram Service

South Sydney Sentinel · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 1

Mr. J. F. Ross, Sec. of the Dept. of Road Transport and Tramways, has notified the member for Botany, Mr. Heffron, M.L.A., in response to his…

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Readers' Impressions Of Other Times When Lyons Hit Two Fives In Succession In a Test: Whiffs Of Macartney's 345 In Less Than Four Hours At Trent Bridge Two Fives Off Successive Balls

Referee · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 9

"OLD-TIMER" (Wellington) writes:—I read with very great interest your account of the Test match between Lord Sheffield's team and Australia at Sydney, as it…

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Train Traveller, Fined

The Biz · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

On December 6 Harry Palmer travelled on a train between Granville and Guildford in a compartment of superior class to that his ticket entitled him to-use, with…

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From Moving Train

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 8

GOSFORD, Thursday.--Mrs. John Stewart (60), of Albert Street, Petersham, hurt both arms and her head when she fell from a moving train…

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Train Kills Fettler

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

Struck by an electric train while crossing the line near Central Station yesterday, Joseph Edward Tickner (41), a fettler, was hurled against…

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Tenders for Dale's Bridge

The Biz · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

Fairfield Council has received the following tenders for the reconstruction of Dale's Bridge, in Fairfield-street: L. J. C. Mansfield (Parramatta) £3,180; C. R…

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Live on a Train for Easter New Railway Scheme

The Propeller · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 3

Arrangements have been made by the Railway Department for a "railway cruise" to be operated during the forthcoming Easter holidays. The…

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Resumed Church Lands. For Bridge and City Railway. Amicable Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 10

The disputes between the Railway Commissioners and the Church of England authorities respecting land taken from St. Andrew's Cathedral property for the Town Hall Station,…

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Mountaineers. Found by Aeroplane. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 10

Anxiety felt for the safety of James Speden, George McBride, and Alex Dickie, residents of the Gore district, who were eight days overdue from a trip into the mountainous…

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