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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Bücherschau. the New Road. by Col. Eric Campbell

Die Brucke = The Bridge · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

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Railway Fireman's Illness

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

AKING ill while on duty as fireman on a train passing through Penrith on Sunday afternoon, George Henry Newman (31), of 1 Bower…

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LONDON & North-eastern Railway. Air Conditioning on the Railways

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

In order to ensure that passengers are supplied with clean filtered air, the London & North-Eastern Railway Company has for some considerable…

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Railway Cricket Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 16

THE Victorian and Queensland Railways Institute cricketers will be in Sydney from February 17 to 25, to revive the…

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THRILLING Motor Boat Finishes St. George Club

The Sun · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 6

Although a late start was made owing to the incessant rain, the St. George Motor Boat Club had some splendid finishes at Kogarah Bay, this…

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Motoring Big Aviation Move What Will Pacific Trust Do?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 14

WHEN three people now in Sydney arrive at their individual and collective decisions, there should be a big development in our civil aviation. They are Lord Sempill, H. C. Armstrong, and G. A…

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Jumping on and Off Trams Police Warn Children

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 5

"Notwithstanding previous warnings issued by the Police authorities, children still continue to jump on and off moving trams and other…

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Motor Cycle Trial Attracts Big Entry

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 11

APPLICATIONS for entry in "The Telegraph" all-comers' 2½-days motor cycle reliability trial over the Anniversary…

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His Surprise Police Discover Theft Before Motorist

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 7

Before the owner knew what had happened Detectives Cleary and Sellers yesterday recovered a big quantity of spare parts from a motor…

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Motor Boating. Griffith Cup Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 20

The annual contest for the Griffith Cup and unlimited championship of Australasia which was announced for January 12, on the course of the St. George Motor Bost Club, Kogarah Bay Sans…

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The Suburbs. First Class Railway Carriages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 19

At the last meeting of Auburn municipal Council it was decided to ask the Minister for Transport to discontinue the running of first-class carriages on trains between…

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Motor Accidents. Car and Bus Collide. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 19

A car driven by Mrs. S. E. Wiley, of Nowra, collided with Messrs. Payne and Kelly's motor bus at the intersection of Junction and Osborne streets. The occupants of the car…

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Shipping Subsidy. Assistance for "Tramps." Details of British Scheme. (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, Dec. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 16

Compared with the orgy of competitive subsidies abroad the scheme of Governmental assistance for British tramp shipping, agreed to by Parliament this week, may appear quite…

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Turned on Bridge Motorist's Fine Is Legal History

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 17

A MINOR traffic case, heard before Mr. May, S.M., at the North Sydney Court last week made legal history in the annals…

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Contract Bridge Bluff Interpose

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 20

IMAGINATION plays a big part in contract bridge and players lacking in this quality are seriously handicapped. "Safety…

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Pittwater Road Is Danger Point!

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 8

Attention of the Transport Department is directed to dangerous driving on the Pittwater road…

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Sir Sam Hordern on Road to Complete Health

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 9

SIR SAMUEL HORDERN'S countless friends and well-wishers will be delighted to know that he is now making a…

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Contract Bridge. Grand Slam Bid But Best Suit Not Chosen

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 3

THE supreme thrill in Contract Bridge is to call a grand slum, vulnerable. with the knowledge that it cannot be beaten unless…

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Lang at Cross-roads? If Labor Fails At Next Election, "Our Jack" Will Take Count

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 14

"ANOTHER little conference won't do us any harm!" will be the slogan of the Lang break-away forces of the Labor…

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Newsboy Under Tram

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 1

Having suffered so many abrasions., when he slipped under a tram in Harris-street, city, yesterday, that ambulance men got tired of writing…

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