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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Along The Road To Abundance Motoring Future

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

"The good life lies somewhere along the road of abundance," said one of the leaders of the American motor car industry recently. "We shall find it, not by accepting our present situation as final, but by going forward with stout hearts and open…

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Increased Road Grant

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

The Main Roads Department has advised Hurstville Council that it has approved of an increase of 11d per square yard of the rate previously…

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Road, Track, & Factory

Referee · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 24

AS from January ], the horse-power tax of motors in Britain has been reduced from £1 to 15/ per "horse." SIR ABE BAILEY has put up £10,000…

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A New Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

A new road running form the main Tenterfield-Casino road at a point six miles east of Tabulam to the New England Highway at Woodenbong is now…

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Orange Wants Aerodrome Visit by Weaver to District Orange

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

The Minister for Health, Mr. Weaver, was in Orange to-day at the request of the local council, members of which asked for…

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Our Bridge Gladys Was Disappointed

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 26

Little Gladys White, from Nyngan, now in camp with the Far West children at Manly, didn't think much of the Harbor Bridge. That is, not…

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Russian Train Smash Moscow

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

The second Russian railway disaster within a week has occurred at Rostov, the chief city in the Don territory…

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Road Fund's Growing Millions

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

For the year 1933-34, the English road fund received £31,577,716 from motor taxes. This compares with £28,702,370 in the previous year. Of this sum,…

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Road to Patonga Wanted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

Patonga is one of the most attractive watering places on the northern side of Broken Bay, but as yet there is no motor road to the settlement says the…

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A Hard Red Road

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

Oh, for a road that winds In the fragrant country bush, A twisting, turning, hard, red road, Away from the city's crush…

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New Road Running from the Main Tenterfield to Casino Road

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 11

THE National Roads and Motorists' Association write to say that the new road running from the main Tenterfield to to casino road at a point six miles east…

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George's River Bridge. Higher Toll Revenue

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

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

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Fatal Fall From Bridge. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 12

The death occurred at Windsor District Hospital of Geoffrey Mortley, aged 7, the son of Mr. Keith Mortley, electrical engineer to the Windsor Municipal Council. He was…

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Kellyville Extension Poole's-Road Proposal

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 11

Extension of Poole's-road through to Glenhaven was advocated by the Kellyville Progress Association in a letter to Baulkham Hills Council on Tuesday…

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Grants for New Roads. To Provide Work for Unemployed

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

The Local Government Department has circularised local councils concerning the provision by the Government of £300,000 for grants to…

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Royal Train Unemployed Threat Oamaru (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 17

On the way to Dunedin, the Royal train to-day stopped at Timaru and Oamaru farming centres. Timaru unemployed threatened a d…

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Train Collision Eight Charged with Negligence Moscow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

IT Is officially announced that 23 persons were killed and 79 seriously injured in the collision between two express trains 140 miles south…

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Gardener’s Road Post Office. All Facilities Now Available

South Sydney Sentinel · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 3

The Gardener’s Road Post Office, conducted by Mr. Thos. J. L. Carr at the premises of A. B. Finney and Co., now boasts all the ordinary…

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"Paying Too Much" Council's Road Materials Aldermen Can Buy Cheaper

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 17

Declaring that Parramatta Council was paying more than the ruling rates for materials used in road construction, Alderman Musto on Monday…

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Motor Cycling Parramatta Club's Activities

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 16

The Parramatta and District Motor Cycle Club has again got into its stride after the Christmas vacation. A programme has been drawn up and started…

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