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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Road Champion

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

Victorian "FATTY" LAMB, who is expected to play a prominent part in the Mordialloo Grand Prix on Saturday week…

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Curing Road-hogs

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 13

In Sweden motor law forbids the motorist to smoke while at the wheel, and some think it would be a good idea to make a similar rule in this country. In New York…

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Clockwork Takes the Road

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 13

"Cheapness first!" is the Japanese motto, and their latest product is reported to be a clockwork car. Not for running along the nursery floor,…

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George's River Bridge. Higher Toll Revenue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 12

The State Government, under its guarantee, will have to meet this year's deficit of about £10,000 on the commitments of Sutherland Shire Council in regard to the George's River…

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A Bidding Spree in Contract Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

ROUND about the New Year, owing to the effects of undigested big meals, one expects occasional departures from the…

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Not Well Clare Dennis Cannot Train

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

SWIMMING in big races has proved exacting for Miss Clare Dennis, a world breaststroke champion and record-holder. She…

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Left on Road; Loses Leg

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

LEONARD BOND (19), of Belmore Road, Blakehurst, was found lying seriously injured beside his damaged…

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Harbour Bridge Tax. Another Move for Abolition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 12

The Kuring-gai Municipal Council decided last night to call a meeting of representatives of all shires and councils contributing to the cost of the Harbour Bridge, by means of the…

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23 KILLED Russian Train Smash MOSCOW

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

It is officially announced that the casualities in Sunday's train smash were:--23 killed, 56 seriously injured, 23 slightly injured…

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Bridge Tax North- Side Move for Its Abolition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

Efforts to secure the abolition of the Harbor Bridge Property Tax are to be made by Kuring-gai Council. "We have paid our quota, and…

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Piled Up Train Smash 11 Trucks Express Delay

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 11

WITH a crash that was heard two miles away, 11 trucks of a 1000-ton freight train left the rails…

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Figures Point Accusing Finger For Road Toll

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

A RUN and a jump may save you from a speeding car, but 286 pedestrians who were in a hurry last year were hit while "on the wing" and of these 16 were killed…

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Leg Off; Case of Hit-run Lorry's Driver Sought Motor Cyclist Is Left On The Road Cry for Aid

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

AFTER coming into collision with a motor cycle on Prince's Highway, Blakchurst, yesterday morning, the driver…

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Russia's Worst Train Crash Two Expresses Hit Moscow

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

A COLLISION between two expresses last Sunday resulted in what has been acknowledged to be the heaviest-death-roll in Russia in…

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High Court Appeal on Road Revenue Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

Kilkivan Shire Council is appealing to the High Court against a decision of the Queensland Full Court which held that the council's…

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Victorian Transport. Some Railway Lines May Be Closed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

The Victorian Minister for Transport (Mr. Kent Hughes) stated at Melbourne last week that Parliament would probably be required to consider recommendations…

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Railway Gauges. Proposals Before Federal Cabinet

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 14

The Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Re-employment (Mr. Stewart) submitted proposals to the Cabinet at Melbourne last Friday for the unification of…

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Interest-free Loan. £6,000,000 for N.S.W. Railways Department

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

The N.S.W. State Government has decided to provide the Railways Department in that State with an interest-free loan of approximately £6,000,000, which…

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RAILWAYMEN. Proposed Regulation Strike

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

It was announced last week that a majority of the sub-branches of r the N.S.W. State Branch of the Australian Railways Union had favored a regulation…

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LONDON & Northeastern Railway. Air Conditioning on the Railways

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

Ill order to ensure that passengers nrc supplied with clean filtered air, the London & North-Eastern Railway Company has i'or somo considerable time been experimenting with…

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