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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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

Building Wing Of Indoor Aeroplane

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

LAST week we described the method of building the hollow motor stick and the tail group. Here are the…

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Bridge Victim Unidentified

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

Sergt, Hammill (Water Police) supplies the following description of the body of the man who fell from the Harbor Bridge on Thursday…

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Gladesville Bridge Two Councils Want Footway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 9

The question of providing a footway across the Gladesville bridge is being considered by the Commissioner for Transport and the…

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Which Game Contract Bridge Or Auction? Card Valuation

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

ALTHOUGH the players of Auction Bridge still greatly outnumber those who have taken up Contract,…

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Struggle on Bridge Twice Saved From Death Leap

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

A DRAMATIC story of a struggle on the Harbor Bridge footway, and of a relumed soldier's two alleged attempts to…

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Winning Car in 100 Miles Victorian Road Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 16

J. W. Williamson's Riley, winner of the 100 miles road race at Phillip Island, conducted by the Light Car Club of Australia…

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Almost Cut Off by Water Roads From Brisbane Are Flooded Heavy Rains Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

AS a result of heavy rains, many arterial roads from Brisbane to country centres have become impassable. The North Coast road…

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"Au Revoir, Jeemy," Said Trainer Harbulot Obscurities' Dramatic Rise Breaking Of Partnership Causes Fistic Sensation Kutner to Train Kelso

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

JIMMY KELSO, lightweight champion boxer of Australia, and Paul Harbulot, French handler of boxers, whose rise to fame as a mentor has been meteoric, have parted…

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Castlereagh v Railway (Played at Castlereagh)

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Castlereagh—1st Innings: W. Devlin, c Hartigan b Payne, 1; G. Devlin, b Hartigan, 0; K. Smith, b Hartigan, 14; A. Johnson, b Hartigan, 4; A…

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The Motor World N.R.M.A. Notes Don't "Coast" Down-hill

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

It is a dangerous practice to descend hills with the gear lever in the neutral position, declare the technical experts of the N.R.M.A. It is courting…

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Motoring in Ceylon

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

Ceylon motorists are very fortunate in having, for the most part, exceptionally good roads. Their needs are very similar to those of…

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Jumped From Railway Viaduct. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

The district coroner, Mr. Keegan, to-day conducted an inquiry into the death of Robert Doyle, whose mangled body was found on January 2 on rocks beneath a railway viaduct…

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Wheat Silos Damaged by Fire. Roof on Railway Line. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 15

Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out this afternoon in the northern division of the Temora wheat silos There were only 10,000 bushels of wheat in…

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Motor Cycling. Old Timers Dinner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

A movement is on foot to hold an "old timers'" dinner for members of the motor cycle trade, competitors and mechanics, who have been connected with the business since 1918. The affair is being…

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Truck Leaves Rails. Crashes Into Wall. Railway Restaurant Damaged Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 13

At 2.30 o'clock this morning, a goods train, comprising loaded wheat trucks and empty sheep trucks, was being shunted into a deadend beside the refreshment room at the…

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Nth. Coast Floods Motorists' Many Troubles GRAFTON

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

TORRENTIAL rain in the Rappville district (between Grafton and Casino) has resulted in considerable…

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"OVERBOARD!" Headgear Rescues in Tramway Tunnel Clutching Hands

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

A scream as of mortal anguish, echoing through the tunnel at Wynyard, a hasty lean at the communication cord, and the north-bound tram is…

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Motorists' Week Protest Against Tax On Petrol

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 9

Though the date has not yet been definitely decided upon, it is probable that the combined protest of motorists throughout Australia…

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Saved by Mud Series Of Motor Mishaps GRAFTON

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

When a car, travelling along the Grafton-Maclean road, failed to take a sharp turn at Swan Creek, near Grafton, it dashed through a…

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Joyce Cooper Unhurt In Motor Accident

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Miss Joyce Cooper, the visiting English swimming champion, was in a car which was in an accident to-day in Military-road, near…

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