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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

First Stage Concludes Motor Cyclists In Great Form GOULBURN

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 7

THE first stage of "The Telegraph" Motor Cycle Reliability Trial, the greatest event in the history of motor-cycling in…

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Attempt on Bridge Midnight Explosions on Colliery Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--An unsuccessful attempt was made to-night to blow up the bridge on the public road leading from Aberfield Colliery…

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Grafton Aerodrome Proposal Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

When correspondence about the proposed aerodrome at Junction Hill was before theGrafton City. Council the Deputy Mayor (Alderman D. W. Macpherson), said that South…

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Car-train Smash Hobart

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

When a car crashed into a picnic train at Valley Fields level crossing, near New Norfolk, this evening, the engine of the train, striking a…

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Bridges and Roads Grants. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

Advice has been received that £4000 is to be made available to the Turon Shire Council for tin construction of bridges over the Winburndale and Cheshire Creeks on the Eglinton…

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Contract Bridge Tempting a Wrong Guess

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

WHEN a defensive player is unable to avoid being thrown in and forced to make a losing lead, often it is still possible to…

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EXPLOSION. Attempt To Destroy Bridge. Leading to "Black" Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

An attempt was made shortly before midnight to blow up a bridge leading to Aberfield Colliery, two miles south of Swansea, Lake Macquarie…

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Roads and Bridges. British Five-year Plan. LONDON. Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

In a speech at Birmingham, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Hore-Belisha) announced that the Government had decided upon a five-year plan to improve roads, rebuild weak…

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Network of Roads. Richmond and Clarence Valleys. Opening Ceremony. Kyogle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 6

The network of roads recently constructed in the Upper Richmond and Clarence Valleys, linking the tablelands,, coastal arean and Queensland, was officially opened yesterday,…

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For Better Roads Five-year Plan in Britain Is Announced London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

The Minister for Transport, Major Hore-Bellisha, has announced that the Government has decided upon a five-year plan to improve roads…

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Train and Car Collide at Crossing. Seven Persons Injured. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

A collision occurred at a level crossing at Valleyfield, on the main Hobart-Queenstown road, this evening between an excursion train and a motor car…

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Safety New Inquiry 400 Points Road Risks London, January 12

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

THE most searching and comprehensive inquiry into the causes of fatal road accidents ever undertaken in…

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One Dead, Several Injured Picnickers Near To Death When Lorry Capsizes Toll of Road

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

SIX picnickers were near to death yesterday, when the motor lorry in which they were travelling overturned on the Gordon Road, near…

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Munro Secures Autumn Mounts on Silver King Colt Leaves Winooka His Train-mate Stars Will Clash in Oakleigh Plate Bachian to Spell

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

WHETHER or not he secures the Peter Pan mount again, Darby Munro will not lack the riding of a champion this…

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Railway Improvements. Fly-over Switches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 9

In addition to the new crossing roads in be put in at the Central Station as reported in the Herald last week the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) has…

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Motor Cycling. Speedway Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

Displaying remarkable brilliance and dash, A. G. Wilkinson (Bathurst) won the first official onemile Australian motor cycle speedway championship at the Royal Agricultural Ground on Saturday…

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Motor Boating. Ladies' Day Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 11

Events decided at the Royal Motor Yacht Club on Saturday afternoon were for boats steered by ladies and resulted:- Cruiser Handicap two miles.—First heat: Miss…

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English Cricketer. Nine Months' Imprisonment. Sequel to Motor Accident. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

The English cricketer, V. W. C. Jupp, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment on a manslaughter charge, and was disqualified from driving a car for two years. Tne Judge…

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Motor Accidents. Six People Injured. Picnic Party in Overturned Lorry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

Six members of a picnic party were injured yesterday morning when the motor lorry on which they were riding ran over the edge of a 12ft embankment and overturned…

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119 Still in Motor Cycle Trial BATHURST

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 9

One hundred and nineteen of the 127 riders who left Sydney in "The Telegraph's" motor cycle reliability trial were still in the event when…

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