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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Barque Towed Under Bridge

The Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 1

The four-masted barque Pamir, photographed from the top of the Harbor Bridge to-day after she had been towed under the bridge on her way to load bulk wheat…

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Moth Aeroplane's Fatal Crash Into Cook's River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 10

Sergeant W. E,. Brown, flying instructor, and Sergeant J. A. B. Bundy, of the Citizens' Air Force, were drowned when the aeroplane in which they were flying crashed 200 feet into Cook's River on Saturday morning…

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Newsboy's Claim Fall From Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 1

Before the Workers Compensation Commission on Friday. Leslie Sydney Charles Tanner, newsboy, of Avenel-street, Canley Vale, sought 600 compensation from…

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Lorry Strikes Train Dubbo

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 7

[?] had a narrow escape from death when a boy crashed a mixed train at a level-crossing on the Peak Hill line[?] Cheaney, who…

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Train Strikes Tractor. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 10

Judge Barton, in the District Court, reserved judgment in a case in which Sidney Alfred Frape, farmer, of Millthorpe, claimed £400 damages from the Railway Commissioner for…

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UNDER! Tall Sailer And The Bridge

The Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 11

THE first square-rigged sailing vessel to pass under the Bridge, the Pamir, which has been lying off Point Piper for a…

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Train Crash Caused by Overrunning Signal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 7

GRAFTON, Sunday.--An official explanation of the collision between the Brisbane express and a shunting engine in…

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Disarmament As a Road to Ruin

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.--Officials of the League of Nations are assembling in London for a meeting on Tuesday to…

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Car Over Embankment in Pittwater Road

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 5

THE PHOTOGRAPHER came on the scene just as a passenger was being lifted from a wrecked car on Pittwater Road yesterday. Two people were injured…

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New Dutch Motorship. For Australian Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 5

The twin-screw passenger and cargo motor-vessel Almkerk, built for the United Netherlands Steamship Company, the Hague, by the…

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Motoring. Maroubra Speedway. Light Car Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 15

Some creditable performances were recorded at the Maroubra Speedway on Saturday by members of the New South Wales Light Car Club. The proceeds were devoted to the New South Wales…

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Motor Cycling. Third Dirt Track Test Match. A.ustralia Beats England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 15

The Australian team of dirt track motor cyclists regained the championship, which was annexed by England in London last year, when it won the third test match at the Speedway Royal on…

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Motor Accidents. Car Overturns. Two Occupants Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 10

After colliding with a motor cycle in Pittwater-road, Manly, yesterday afternoon, a sedan motor car skidded, struck a milepost, and rolled down a 15-foot embankment,…

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Motor Boating. Kermath Cup

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 6

Members of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales decided Kermath Cup day events at Rose Bay on Saturday afternoon, when the first race for the season over the course to Manly ead…

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Trammen Hold Meeting Dismissals in Victoria Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 8

More than 2000 employees attended the mass meeting of the Victorian branch of the Tramway Employees' Union to-day. A…

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Motoring Contests

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 3

The Royal Automobile Club of Australia will hold Its first reliability trial and touring contest for the year on Saturday. February 24…

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Charged with Slaying Sequel to Motor Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A man detained at Wyong by Sergeant McCarthy last night, and later brought to Newcastle Police Station, has been…

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Barque Under Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

With 10 feet to spare after her topmasts had been lowered, the Finnish four-masted barque Pamir passed under the Harbor Bridge…

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Canal Bridge Plan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 10

The Main Roads Board advised Leichhardt Council last night that a preliminary survey was being made for the proposed concrete bridge over…

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Bon Voyage Bridge and Tea

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 16

HUGE bowls of blue hydrangeas and pink tiger lilies decorated the drawing-room at No. 11 Onslow-avenue, Elizabeth Bay, this afternoon,…

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