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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

10,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Kenyon's-road

The Biz · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 7

Holroyd Council has decided to spend £140 on improvement to Kenyon's-road, Merrylands…

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Road Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 8

The popular tourist route from Lismore through Casino and Kyogle to New England Highway at Woodenbong now offers favourable motoring conditions for the greater part,…

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Opening of Council's Roads

The St George Call · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Aid. Houlton, at this week's meeting of Kogarah Council, drew the attention of council to the negligence of plumbers who opening up a road to lay pipes…

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Bridge Tea Novel Gifts

The Sun · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 13

BRIDGE gifts ranging from a table to fancy matches were presented to Miss Leila Manning at a bridge tea given by Mrs. B. B. O'Conor at…

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Missionary Jack of All Trades Aeroplane Builder and Engineer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 7

A missionary Jack-of-all-trades was described by a speaker at yesterday's session of the Methodist Mission Society annual meeting…

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Child Killed Under Train Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 10

BECOMING confused at the approach of a train in Denison Street, Rockhampton, to-day, Joyce Dowse, 10, was…

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Barricaded Bridge To be Reopened for Traffic. KYOGLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 13

An agreement was reached to-day between the Railways Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) and the Shire Council relating to the reopening of the bridge over the line at Highfield,…

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Schoolgirl Killed Run Over by Train on Level Crossing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 7

ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday.--Lorraine Dowse. 10, was run over by a train near Archer Park ralway station this morning and killed instantly…

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As a Worker Sees It “Wild Boys of the Road”

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Residents of Yerttinbool (N.S.W.) complain that absconding inmates from the Mittagong Farm for Boys are annoying them, stealing fruit and breaking…

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Motors and Motoring for Countrymen The Running-In Period Importance of Paying Full Attention to Makers' Instruction

The Land · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 19

ONE of these clays, perhaps, it will be possible to buy cars in the popular price range so well prepared at the factory that they do not have to be put through that horribly boring and annoying running-in period, which,…

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Pastoral Notes. New Railway to Reduce Freights

The Land · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 9

IN an endeavor to have freight costs reduced, Mount Isa Mines Ltd., has applied to the Queensland Government, for a concession to build a railway line from…

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More Railway Excursions to and from Sydney

The Land · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 9

Advice has been received from the Department of Railways that, during' the last week of February, excursion trains will be run from and to the country. Return tickets at…

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Motorship Taurus

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 5

The motorship Taurus, built in Norway for the Wilhelmsen Line, ran successful trials at the end of December, and attained a speed…

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Motoring. Waterfall Hill Climb

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 16

The annual hill climb at Waterfall, on the ole section of the road near the Sanatorium, will be held on February 15 by the New South Wales Light Car Club. Entries close at the clubrooms, 89…

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Motor Boating. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 17

The Upper Hawkesbury Motor Boat Club will on [?]ay, conduct its annual bridge to bridge race, [?] third longest speed boat race in the world. The race will be over a course of 75 miles on…

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Railway Gauges. Claims for New Invention

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 15

An invention which, it is claimed, will solve the difficulty of the present difference in the railway gauges in the various States, was demonstrated to members of the Federal…

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Railway Institutes. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 16

Teams representing the Victorian and New South Wales Railway Institutes met at Perry Park to-day in the first match of the series of the interstate games between railway cricketers. Details:…

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Motoring New Morris Utility Chassis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 8

The Morris 8-10 cwt utility chassis, examples of which have just arrived in Australia, is an interesting vehicle because to it have been applied those principles of design, hitherto…

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MOTORING. Light Car Club's Record Speeds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 16

The New South Wales Light Oat Club has now complied a full set of the fastest times and speed averages done at its speed trials at Canberra at the week-end. Subject to official confirmation by…

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New Number Plates. for Motor Vehicles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 12

A new type of number plate for motor ears and lorries is to be issued by the Transport Department. The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr…

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