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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Rode Into Tram. Another Gray Street Accident

The St George Call · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

Yet another accident is added to the list of accidents at the junction of Gray Street and Railway Parade, Kogarah…

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Motor Boating

The St George Call · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 3

Despite the stiff south–westerly, the above club once again had its fleet of speedboats giving its usual display in a handicap of three heats of two miles…

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Hints to Motorists. Overcharging

The Propeller · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 7

A battery that uses up an excessive amount of water in a short time is overcharging, or has leaking cells…

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Motor Car Smash. Accident at Kogarah Causeway

The Propeller · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

About 10 o'clock on Tuesday night a cyclist riding without a light was the cause of a motor accident resulting in several people being injured. Mrs…

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Motor Driver Fined

The Propeller · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

John Francis Butler, 37, clerk, was fined £20, in default 40 days' imprisonment, for driving a motor car in Gerale Street, Cronulla, while under the…

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WORLD of Motoring Club Topics

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

WESTERN SUBURBS: The club will condut two hill-climb events on the hill at Ryde to-morrow. The first is a scratch event for the club championship…

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Funeral of Mr. W. J. Wood Tramwaymen's Tribute

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

Over 100 uniformed tramway' men, headed by the combined tramway band, marched in the funeral cortege of Mr. James William Wood, who had…

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Voice Of The Country Gelignite Near Railway Dubbo

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 8

The sticks of gelignite stolen from Dubbo Council's magazine were found by a schoolboy near the railway line. The boy handed the…

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Double Tram Lines at Chatswood

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 8

Gangs of men are engaged in preparing the roadway preparatory to laying another set of tram lines in Victoria: Avenue Chatswood,…

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Motorist Fined. Driving Under Influence

The Biz · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

Keith Faulkner appeared at Liverpool Police Court last Friday on a charge of having driven a motor car, whilst under the influence of liquor…

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Motor Cycle Club Formed

The Biz · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

Motor cycle authorities of Smithfield met at the home of Mr. Tom Phillips last Thursday night and formed a club to be known as Smithfield and District Motor…

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National Park Roads Clear

The Sun · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. touring department advises motorists that Lady Carrington Drive and the road from the Drive to Garie Beach have been…

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Bridge Tollman Has A Narrow Escape

The Sun · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 7

A harbor bridge tollman had a narrow escape from death shortly before midnight when a motorist, speeding through the toll at 60 miles an hour, grazed the tollman's heel, and smashed a wooden barrier to…

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Sought Death But Intercepted by Bridge Patrol

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 1

"I want to. die," said a man to another, who approached him yesterday on the Harbor Bridge footway. But the other man was patrolman…

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The Safest Road To Real Peace

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 9

IN my opinion, the best definition of peace is contentment, for wherever we have a contented people there we have no malice or…

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Road Dug Up to Free Child

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 5

SLIPPING down a drain in Seventh Avenue, Campsie, yesterday afternoon, Elbourne Maxwell, 4, of that address,…

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Found Dead on Road Owner of Burned Store Gulargambone

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 5

Believed to have been worried as the result of a fire which completely destroyed his store recently, Harry J. Lewis, one of…

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Train and Lorry in Collision Passengers Thrown From Their Seats Driver Lucky Grenfell

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 5

OVER thirty persons had narrow escapes from, injury at the Bimbi Road level-crossing at Grenfell to-day, when a rail…

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No Railway Siding

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 1

ST. MARYS COUNCIL has received from Mr S. Nicholas, Acting-Secretary of Railway, the following:- Referring to your letter of 14th…

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C Grade Penrith v. Railway

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 6

Penrith.—1st innings, 49, 2nd innig[?]s, 70. Railway.—1st innings, 85, 2nt inning: B. McDonnell, c Jones b…

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