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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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Cambridge-road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

Fairfield Council notified Cabra-Vale Council on Monday of its willingness to contribute half the east of reconstructing the boundary bridge in…

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Roads Expenditure. Borrowing Position

The Broadcaster · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

Of all the financial transactions in this State the money expended in road construction is probably on the most satisfactory footing. For the ten years…

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Roads to Pt. Stephens

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

The roads to Port Stephens were recently inspected by the N.R.M.A. which reports that they provide fair travelling conditions. On the road from Newcastle to Nelson's…

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Death on the Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 10

In the latest statistics of road acci* dents published in yesterday's "Herald," there must unquestionably be read support for the official indictment of…

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Brogo Bridge in Use

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 13

The N.R.M.A. touring department advises that the new reinforced concrete high-level bridge over the Brogo River, on the Prince's Highway, between…

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Road to Patonga

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

The recently constructed road from Pearl Beach to Patonga, which was recently opened, while not a first-class thoroughfare, is in good order for tourist…

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Train Theft: 6 Months

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

Laurence Victor Feeney, 26, was sentenced to six months' hard labor, at Newtown Police Court yesterday, for stealing a case of whisky and 24 brooms…

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Scenic Road. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

The Lithgow Municipal Council is having prepared estimates for the construction of a scenic road to the Old Zig Zag, and also a route from Hassan's Walls Lookout to Brown's…

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Eyesight Tests for Motorists Opinion Of Road Commissioner Bathurst Case

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

REFERRING yesterday to a court case at Bathurst, to which a motorist had appealed against a police decision to refuse him a driver's…

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Birth Mark of Aeroplane Born During an Air Raid

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 21

BORN during an air raid, a youth in the Borstal Institute, England, has a birthmark on his back in the shape of an aeroplane…

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Oatley Station Access. Bridge or Subway

The Propeller · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 1

Hurstville Council was asked at its last meeting by the Oatley A.L.P. branch to grant support to a suggestion made by the assistant…

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Bridge Tax to Stay Until 1989

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

A reported statement by Alderman Pursell, at a meeting of Mosman Council, that the special Harbor Bridge tax would be abolished this year, was…

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Death Toll of the Road

The Propeller · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

During last year 539 persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales, according to a report issued by the Department of Road Transport…

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Herb Bishop on the Road

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

FOR the first time in his career, Herb Bishop has added roadwork to his training. Bishop fights Victorian Terry…

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"Road to Glory" for the Empire

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 10

THE Road to Glory," with Fredric March, Warner Baxter, June Lang and Lionel Barrymore, will be the main feature of the Empire's…

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Save Many Miles Moorebank-sydney Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

The reconditioning of Milperra-road would sore many miles in district communication with Sydney, Moorebank Ratepayers Association informed…

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Cycle Race Tactics "Develop Road Sense."

The Broadcaster · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

In his third of a series of articles written for this journal, all-round champion cyclist. Len Rogers, urges young riders to make a close study of race tactics in…

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Road Circuit For N.S.W.?

Referee · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 17

EVERY State except N.S.W. has a road-racing circuit, but if the ambitions of the N.S.W. Light Car Club are realised, the day is…

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George's River Bridge. Movement for Abolition of Toll

The Propeller · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 2

Another movement has been set on foot to obtain the total abolition of the toll on the George's River Bridge. Every municipal council within the…

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Toll of the Road 3 Motor Cycles in Accidents Injuries To Men And Boy Doctor Dies

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 1

AFTER motor cycles figured in three different smashes yesterday, three men and a little boy were admitted to hospital…

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