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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Tram Revival. Cheering British Figures. Evidence of Export Recovery. (From Our Special Correspondent.) (By Air Mail.) LONDON, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 17

A tale of expanding trade and industrial revival was unfolded this week by the provisional returns for 1934. Statisties were never less arid, for they supplied mute but convincing…

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Motorist Fined. Passenger an Inspector. Interesting Points Involved. Quensbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 17

An interesting case was heard by Mr. A. C. Hardwick, P.M., in which the reciprocal arrangement between the Federal Capital Territory and the State of New South Wales…

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Motor Traders' President

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 14

Mr. L. E. Doran who has been re-elected president of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales…

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Motor Cycling. Fourth Speedway Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 18

It has been decided that the fourth official motor cycle speedway test match between England and Australia will he conducted at the Royal Agricultural Ground on Saturday, and the fifth at Sydney…

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Motor Coach Services. Application for Interstate Licence. Refused by Motor Transport Board. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 14

Under the title of National Motor Tours, Days' Motor Tourist Service. Ltd., of College-street, Sydney, applied to the Transport Board to-day for a large-scale passenger licence to…

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Standard Gauge Railway

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 5

The Federal Cabinet has decided to proceed with the construction of the standard gauge railway between Port Augusta and Red Hill, at an estimated cost of £1,169,250…

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Put Brake Railway Air Mail

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 12

Having regard for economy in the enthusiasm for speedy transit, the Premier's Department has, in effect, advised railway officers that the brake…

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Rebound Lower Taxation Motor H.P. Americans Gain London

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

THE object of reducing the, horse-power tax on motor cars by 25 per cent, in the last Budget was to…

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Country News Railway Extension Sought

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 9

NARRABRI, Wednesday. --The question of linking the western and north-western railway systems is again arousing interest. A…

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Gratuity May Be Bar Ex-railwayman Seeks Compensation

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 8

Is a railway worker debarred from receiving workers' compensation because he has already received a gratuity under the Government Railways Act…

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Railway Champions

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 4

The Eveleigh Foundry tug-o'-war team, winners of the East Sydney championship. Left to right--Back row: D. Mackenzie, G. H. Allen, and F. Bickley; front rows: W. Le Serve, F. McCallum, and R. Pails…

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Are These Worth the Money? Hushes' Motor Service Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 14

Capital, £120,000. Depreciation reserve, £10,039. Deficiency, £46,683. Goodwill, £10,000 Assets per 20 total capital, regarding…

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Motor Cycle Contest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 7

"Full-pointers" in "The Telegraph" motor-cycle contest who have, not yet been photographed for their certificates should call at "The…

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Penshurst Railway Bridge Proposed Reconstruction

The Propeller · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 1

The Department of Roads informed Kogarah Council at this week's meeting that the Council would have to pay half the cost of a footway over…

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Bridge Party

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 13

MORE than 60 members of the women's social committee of the Watson (Federal) electorate of the United Australia Party met at David…

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The Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 16

JOHN REYNOLDS was what the old women of the lodging-house called "a nice young man," and what his brother boarders considered a down[?] right prig. He was conspicuously clean[?] even to the…

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Bridge Season Tickets

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 6

SEASON tickets for vehicles crossing the Bridge are a sensible proposition; we don't suppose that the one and only motive of Authority is to extract the last threepenny bit from the last wheel…

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The Bridge Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 24

Mr. Jenkins was a simple man of simple tastes. That is to say, he asked nothing more of life than he now had. He was well sunk in a comfortable armchair…

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Boundary Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 17

Windsor Council recently voted £50 for expenditure on Boundary-road during the year, provided a similar amount were voted by Baulkham Hills Council…

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Federal Aid Roads Agreement

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 10

In view of the fact that the Federal Aid Roads Agreement will expire next year, the N.R.M.A. is co-operating with motoring organisations in other States…

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