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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Country News. Motor Car-damages Bus. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 10

An unknown motorist crashed into the Ballina-Bangalow bus near Ballina last night He did not stop. The bus was carrying a large number of passengers when the car…

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Good Terms Speed Motorists For U.S.A. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 30

A team of six Australian midget car drivers has been engaged for American tracks, and will leave some time in April. Though the personnel…

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Hints to Motorists. Holding Car on Hill

The Propeller · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

There are certain occasions when it is necessary, to hold a car on a hill with the brakes released, as for instance, when a rim or wheel has to be…

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Fell Down Railway Steps

The Propeller · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

Mrs. Henderson, aged 65 years, residing in English Street, Kogarah, fell down the railway steps at Hurstville Station on Monday morning. She…

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Railway Fireman Crushed

The Propeller · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

Charles Scott, 32, railway fireman, of Mi Mi Street, Oatley, was standing on the bunker of a locomotive, which was being backed to a water hydrant…

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Tempe-east Hills Railway

The Propeller · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

The Railway Department has informed Bexley Council that if holders of weekly and season tickets on the Tempe-East Hills railway were…

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Meeting to Urge East. Suburbs Railway

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 6

With the co-operation of Paddington. Randwick, Vaucluse, and Woollahra councils, a public meeting, convened by the Mayor of…

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Unification of Railways Conference Postponed Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 5

The Federal Cabinet decided to-day that the unification of railway gauges conference, set down for February 12, in Melbourne, should…

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Motor Cycling England May Turn Tables

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 5

FOR the first time in his career, "Bluey" Wilkinson, winner of the Australian motor cycling speedway…

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WHEELS and Wings Motor Law--no. 19 Safety In Stopping

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

A FEW days ago I was an interested listener to a rather fierce debate between two motorists as to whether or not…

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Bridge Captain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 7

MRS. J. B. FIELDER, game captain of N.S.W. Zone in the Fourth World Bridge Olympic to be held in David Jones's auditorium to-morrow…

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Blazing Bridge Trail

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

WOMEN, often nervous at the bridge table, are particularly so while playing in big tournaments…

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Broken Hill Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

For the convenience of excursion and other passengers to Broken Hill, the ordinary biweekly train service will be supplemented by an additional train to-morrow. It will leave…

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Grant for Warwick Bridge

The Biz · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

Liverpool Council on Tuesday night decided to ask for portion of the £300,000 relief grant to build a bridge over the railway crossing at Warwick Farm; and…

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Taxation on Bridge As Issue

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 9

DESPITE appeals from a section of those present that nothing should be said or done to embarrass the Government on the eve…

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£6000 Applied For Cabra-vale Roads

The Biz · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

[?]olroyd Council asked Cabra-Vale Council, by letter, to co-operate in an application to the Minister for Local Government for grants from the £300,000…

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Petrol Tax. Federal Aid Roads Agreement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 7

As the Federal Aid Roads Agreement will expire next year, the National Roads and Motorists' Association is co-operating with motoring organisations in other States to…

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Action Threatened Road to Hollywood

The Biz · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Solicitor for W. W. Wright, of Hollywood, wrote to Cabra-Vale Council regarding its agreement in his lease, to keep in repair the road to Hollywood…

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Grant for New Roads Suggestions for Fairfield Council

The Biz · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

The State Government requested Fairfield Council on Thursday night to forward plans and specifications of proposed work. If it wished to participate in…

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Bridge Tax Move May Be Made Election Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

IF the Premier is not prepared to fulfil his promise over the Bridge tax, we must run our own candidates at the elections,"…

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