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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

10,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

G.P.S. RACE Railway Platform at River Preparatory Measures

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 1

FURTHER advance was made this week with preparations for the G.P.S. regatta to be held on the Nepeah in April. Mr Geo…

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Motor World N.R.M.A. Notes N.r.m.a.'s Record Month

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

The volume of work handled by the Patrol Department of the N.R.M.A. during the month of December broke all records. In the County of…

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Motor Mechanics' Exam

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

The annual examination of motor mechanics for the N.R.M.A. certificate will be conducted at the Sydney Technical College on the evening of…

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Thefts From Railways. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 18

At the Lithgow Police Court, Carl Carlson was sentenced to imprisonment for six months on a charge of stealing from the Railway Department. It was alleged that between…

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Motoring. Triumph Standard Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 22

The Triumph Standard Club's night trial will be held this ovening over the course through Ryde, Galston Guige, Baulkham Hills, Piospect, Parramatta, and Lansdowne Hill to the junction ot the…

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Motor Accidents. Man and Woman Killed. Ten Others Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 18

Two persons—a man and a woman—were killed, and 10 others were injured, two of them seriously, in motor accidents which were reported yesterday…

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Fatal Crash Motorist's Mad Dash PERTH

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

Jack Riccardo Pascoe, 28, of Government road, Osborne Park, was killed Instantly last night when a motor car which did not stop…

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Baby Clinics at Railway

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 6

Being the only clinics of their type in existence in the world, three railway carriages fitted up to meet the requirements of the Far West Baby…

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Drove on After Accident Motorist Is Fined

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 10

At Paddington Court yesterday, George E, Young was proceeded against for negligent driving in Queen Street, Woollahra, on October 23, and…

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Railway Tragedy Avoidable Statement By Loco. Driver At Inquest GOULBURN

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 5

THAT the accident could have been avoided had the lighting been better at the spot where John Scott was crushed…

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Danger Begins When Tram Stops

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

"WE have written to the Road Transport Department today, urging that trams be equipped with stop-lights. We will…

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You'd Like To Buy A Tram? Antique Cars for Sale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

" I'.D like to look at some trams." "Certainly, madam. Will you step this way.--Now, here's a…

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Dutch Motor Ships

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

The Royal Packet Navigation Company has been advised by its head office in Batavia that three new motor-vessels of 12,000 tons each, with…

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I Nuovi Motori Del . "VULCANIA" danno una velocita' di oltre 23 nodi. Trieste, 17 Dicembre

Italo-Australian · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

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INCONVENIENCE Tearing Up The Roads

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 11

RETURNING to Sydney after an absence of some years, it is very interesting to observe the chances that have taken place. New buildings…

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Contract Bridge Challenge Cup Holders in the Lead

The Sun · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 15

At the conclusion of the first night's play in the final contest for the David Jones Challenge Cup at David Jones's…

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Another Pildin? Pooley Bridge Now a National Hope Caulfield

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 3

BY lumping 11.12 to a thrilling dead-heat with Phocis in the Hawthorn Hurdle at Caulfield this afternoon Pooley Bridge proved…

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Man Fell to Death 50Ft. Crash at Approach to Bridge

The Sun · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 1

A thin, old man--whose body was found to be curiously tattoed--crashed 50ft. to his death from the Harbor…

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Death Leap From Bridge Unknown Man Believed To Be Seaman

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 1

IN a death leap from the Argyle Cut steps leading on to the Harbor Bridge, an unknown man, believed to be a seaman, was killed instantly yesterday afternoon. In his possession was an out-patient's card from Sydney…

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Egypt Gets New Roads One Good Thing At Least As a Result Of War Scares Six Highways of Note Cairo

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 16

ONE good result of the tension between Britain and Italy in the Mediterranean will be to give Lower Egypt a system of good motor roads linking the most important points in the Delta…

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