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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Motoring. Singer Car Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 13

The first picnic outing of the Singer Car Club for the year will bo held on January 14, to Palm Beach. The club's annual meeting will be held at the Sydney Bicycle and Motor Club's rooms,…

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Motoring New Studebaker. the Dictator Six

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

The 1934 model Studebaker Dictator Six, which has just arrived in New South Wales, has a most shapely and impressive appearance which justifies the claim that its coachwork…

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British Motor Trade. Great Advance in 1933

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Widespread reference has been made to the remarkable revival in the British motor trade in 1933, and that progress has been reflected in Australian statistics. According to latest…

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Stone on Railway Line

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 10

A porter found a large stone placed on the railway, on one of the rails near Bond's-road, on the Tempe-East Hills railway line, last night. During the last 12 months many…

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Motor Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

The authorities and public of New South Wales have noted with pleasure a decrease in the number of motor fatalities within the State. During the…

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Motorist's Licence. Five Years' Disqualification

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Laurence Emanuel, 31, accountant, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with driving a motor car in Darlinghurst-road, on December 15, while he was…

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W.A. RAILWAYS. Commissioner Appointed. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

The Cabinet last night decided to appoint Mr. J. A. Ellis, assistant chief civil engin[?] in the Railway Department, to be Commissioner of Railways in place of Mr. E. A…

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French Communists on Railway Disaster Paris. December 25

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

The death roll as a result of the terrible railway disaster at Lagny on Saturday night, when an express crashed into a stationary…

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Attack on Railway Workers SYDNEY, 28th Dec

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Federal unions, with headquarters in Sydney, were served with a new log of claims yesterday, covering workers on the…

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Trespass on Railway Ground. Also Used Offensive Language

The St George Call · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Two youug men were before Mr. Atkinson, S.M., at Kogarah Court yesterday, charged that they did trespass on railway premises and also that they…

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Motor Boating St. George : Club

The St George Call · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

The usual programme of four events will take place to—morrow afternoon on the club’s course. Kogarah Bay, which will consist of speed boat…

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Motorists Injured

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Michael Sugarman, of Gallipoli Street, South Hurstville, a well-known Hurstville business man, and Arthur Corkill, of Katoomba, were injured last…

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Accident at Hurstville. Lives Endangered at Railway Steps

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

An accident, which might easily have been attended with fatal results, occurred at the railway steps, Hurstville, yesterday afternoon, when an oxygen…

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Accidents of the Week. Motor Car Accident

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Shortly after five o'clock last Friday morning, a taxi-cab, driven by George Davies, of Waverley, containing four passengers, collided with Stanley Cham…

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Hints to Motorists. Examine After Tour

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Many a man who is careful to have his car put in condition before a long trip often neglects to submit it to an examination when he gets back. The…

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Trams to Cricket G'nd

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

The Commissioner, for Road Transport and Tramways advises that special tram services will be run from Circular Quay and Railway to…

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New Motorship Here

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Burns. Philp and Co's new motorship Malaita reached Sydney on Wednesday after an eventful passage from Glasgow. The vessel encountered…

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Newsboy Crushed by Trams

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

CRUSHED between two trams in Campbell Parade Bondi, yesterday afternoon, Allan Waters, a 14-years-old newsboy,…

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Motorist Fined £10 Driving Under the Influence

The Biz · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

Hubert William Lee pleaded guilty at Liverpool Police Court last Friday to a charge of driving a motor car whilst under the influence of introxicating liquor…

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Bridge Victim

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

Despite numerous inquiries throughout yesterday by Serge Hammil of the Water Police, the identity of the man who fell from…

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