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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Fatal Motor Accident. Tumut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 14

Due to the failure of the foot blake a car driven by Mr. William Eccleston, of Tumut, with Mr. Hugh Cameron as passenger, became uncontrollable when descending Wyangle…

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Law Report. Federal Arbitration Court (Before Judge Drake Brockman.) Railway Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 11

In the application by the Australian Railways Union and the Federated Ironworkers' Association, against the Commissioner for Railways for New South Wales, for a new…

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Motor Transport. Traders' Annual Dinner. Ministers Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 14

The Minister for Transport. (Mr. Bruxner), speaking at the annual dinner of the Motor Traders' Association at the Wentsvorth Hotel last night, said that he had probably trod…

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Motor Mechanics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 14

A correspondent living at Wingham, in a letter to the Editor, says that persons should be compelled to pass a comprehensive examination before being allowed to practise as…

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Australian Railways Standardisation of Gauges

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 5

Proposals for the standardisation of the Australian Railway Gauges will be submitted to the Federal Cabinet next Tuesday preparatory to their being considered by the Premier’s…

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Railway Harmony

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 1

London, Tuesday.--A satisfactory conclusion was reached to-day to discussions between representatives or the leading railway companies and…

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Noisy Trams in Noisy City

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 12

A SCIENTIFIC investigator was able to inform the Science Congress delegates that trams in the city streets were responsible for as much noise as all the rest of the traffic put together. There are many brain-workers who, speaking from daily experience of the…

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The Loop Quay Activity City Railway Reports Ready

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 13

REPORTS recently called for by the Premier (Mr. Stevens), dealing with the completion of the city…

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3 Dead, 20 Hurt Motor Coach Smash

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 1

MALAGA (Spain), Tues. WHEN a tourists' motor coach skidded and plunged down a mountain road at…

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Motor Cycle Trial Entries Smash Record 'Telegraph' Aid to Sport 142 Reliability Riders

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 13

THE 142 entries received for "The Telegraph" all-comers' two and a half days' motor cycling reliability trial, to…

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Hands Off Motor Trade Gall Guarded Reply By Bruxner

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 5

"HANDS off the motor industry," urged Mr. R. Cobden, general manager of York Motors, last night…

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Combined Tram-ferry Fares

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 9

The Department of Road Transport informed Balmain Council last night that the combined tram and ferry tickets from Rowntree Street…

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SCIENCE Sidelights No. 11 Noiseless Motor Cars

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 9

Sydney traffic is to be "de-noised" by substituting trolley buses for trams. It is suggested overseas that city traffic could…

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Tests of Road-Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 14

A report supplied by one of the most prominent Australian tyre companies states that a 15-ton motor train has andergone most successful tests in…

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FOR £1000 Melrose's Aeroplane MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 20

Jimmie Melrose, the Adelaide airman, arrived at Essendon to-day in his Air Race 'plane and will fly to Sydney on Saturday, where he hopes…

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Dead on Train-line

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Late to-night the body of an elderly man, who has not yet been identified, was found across the rails in the…

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Australia Day Train Arrangements

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 6

The Acting-Secretary for Railway directs attention to the opportunities for excursion travel during next Week -end, The reduced fares which…

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Council Too Slow. Main Roads Board Complains

The Propeller · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 2

The Main Roads Department made a complaint at the last meeting of the Sutherland Shire Council against the slow rate of progress made by…

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Coroner Warns Against Road-Walking

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 22

A warning against the danger of walking on roads at night was issued by the Parramatta district coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) on Tuesday…

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Bad Surface Hampton-Oberon Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 14

At a point two miles on the Jenolan Caves side on Hampton there is a branch road running to the right, which goes across country to Oberson, 14 miles…

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