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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Noisy Motor Cycile

The Biz · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 5

For riding a motor cycle with und[?] noise on December 12, Clive H. Snelling of Granville was fined £1, at parramatta Court ocn Wednesday…

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Lugarno Bridge Plan

The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

The construction of the Lugarno Bridge across the George's River is one of the works that Hurstville Council has suggested should be…

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Bridge Pylon Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 12

The south-eastern bridge pylon exhibition will be open to-day and to-morrow from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. The Miller's Point tram stops at the lift, which serves the py[?]on…

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Supposed Body. Search by Aeroplane and Boat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 15

A pilot was flying over Cook's River, Mascot, yesterday afternoon, when he noticed an object floating in a bank of reeds in the stream. He circ[?]ed round, and what he saw…

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Bridge Cup Teams Of Four

The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 7

BEFORE a "gallery" of interested onlookers, the contract bridge players who have reached the final stage in the…

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"Psychic" Bid Swings Contract Bridge Finals

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 8

A LARGE and intensely interested gallery watched the fall of each card in the finals of the N.S.W. Contract Bridge…

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Contract Bridge Idle Cards and Busy Ones

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

THE new principle of Idle and Busy cards is an important feature of the Culbertson System of Play…

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Woman Killed. Run Down by Train. Baby Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 15

Char[?]otte Elsie Arthur, 21, the wife of a fettler, was killed instantly and her baby had an amazing escape from death when they were run down by a train near the Towrang…

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Rowing Members Urged to Train Practice Means Success

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 7

The sole selector, Claude Roseverar, journeyed up from Sydney last week-end to select crews for the Anniversary and Championship Regattas to be…

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Cut to Pieces Mother Killed by Train, Baby Badly Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 7

Walking along a train line with her 18-months-old baby in her arms, Mrs. G. Arthur, 21, wife of a fettler, was cut to pieces near Towrang…

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Cut Down by Engine of Train Driver's Desperate Effort To Save Woman Head Severed Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 5

RUN down by the engine of a train in which she had intended to travel to Goulburn, Mrs. Charlotte Elsie Arthur, 21, was cut…

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"If I Were Dictator of the Turf" H.H. the Aga Khan Says Totalisator Is Road To Utopia Guest of Honor at Gimcrack Club

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

H.H. The Aga Khan, though he's never visited Australia, is as well-known here as he is in England or India. He has sunk half a million pounds sterling into horseflesh during his association with the English and Indian…

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Motor Service Owners

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 2

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the [?] [?]lling public complete datails of [?] and times of arrival and departure of…

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The Unions. Railwaymen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 16

The secretary of the Australian Railways Union, Mr. J. Chapple, stated yesterday that, following the decision of Judge Drake Brockman to restore, in effect, the 1930 wage margains…

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Railway Traffic To Melbourne Centenary. Increased Revenue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 16

Heavy interstate raliway traffic in connection with the Melbourne centenary was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday by the Railway Department…

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British Motor Cars. to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—The report published in your cable columns last Tuesday to the effect that, owing to the recent reduction in the horsepower tax in Britain and the consequently…

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More Motor Registrations. in Wagga District. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 16

Evidence of returning prosperity is indicated by the increasing number of motor vehicles on the roads in the Wagga district. The number of new registrations of motor vehicles…

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More Work Railway Scheme £1,250,000 Plan Stock and Tracks

The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 5

ADDITIONAL employment will be given in many industries from July 1, when the big plans of railway…

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Call to Riders Motor Cycle Test

The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

"This is the greatest opportunity yet offered to new riders," declared Mr. W. A. Capper, of the Auto Cycle Union, speaking from station 2UE on…

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Froth on the Beer Vic. Railways Reduce Freight to That Extent What of the Future?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 3

PERHAPS there is nothing more in this than the froth on the beer. And the froth is usually a subject for complaint or cheer,…

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