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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

9,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Peter the Tramp-- (Wednesday And Saturday)--Not This Time

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 14

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Railway Land At True Value

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 4

Land resumed for railway construction would be paid for at its true value, and not that placed on it by speculators, the Premier (Mr. Stevens) said…

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Deadlock in Motor Strike Detroit

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 3

STRIKE negotiations collapsed when General Motors Corporation officials failed to attend a…

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The Motorist's Friend Craigie's Indexed Map of Sydney and Suburbs

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 2

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Crown Land Roads

The Propeller · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 7

After considerable delay, work has been progressing on road construction on the Engadine Crown Land Subdivisions. The Crown Land Settlers…

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Road Accidents

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 13

Commenting on the road accident figures for last year, issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport, the president of the N.R.M.A., Mr. J. C…

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The Road

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 15

OWEN [?] It is very dry, windy. and duaty here. Recently I went on a trip to Barruba, twenty-[?] miles distant. Our can go by car but it is almost…

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The Road Juggernaut. Motor Traffic Regulations

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 22

The production of the annual casualty lists has started another agitation for the stringent regulation of motor traffic. One section of the people want to establish…

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Roads to Port Stephens

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 13

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…

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Motoring Notes Road Accidents No "Panic Measures"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 9

Commenting on the road accident figures for last year issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport, the president of the N.R.M.A., Mr. J. C…

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George's River Bridge Tolls

The Propeller · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 2

Co-operation has been granted by Kogarah Council to Sylvania Progress Association in a deputation to the Sutherland Shire Council to…

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Stone Thrown at Train Window

The Sun · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 25

A guard on the 3.45 train last night from Sydney to Melbourne reported to the police that, between Berala and Villawood, a stone had been…

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"The Road to Glory."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 9

This film will probably be the one selected to celebrate the Roxy's seventh anniversary. Warner Baxter, Fredric March and Lionel Barrymore all play…

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New Bridge for Como. Optimistic Outlook

The Propeller · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 4

Further developments in the proposal to construct a combined .vehicular bridge and pipe-line over George's River at Como have taken a…

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George's River Bridge. Increased Toll Revenue

The Propeller · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 3

In his annual report at last night's meeting of Sutherland Shire Council the tollmaster of the George's River Bridge (Mr. F. Stratford) said traffic…

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"Metro 50" Road Race at Schofields

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 7

The next big road race, will be the "Metro 50," which is to be held at Schofields, near Blacktown, on Anniversary Day, February 1…

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Collapsed in Road Death at St. Marys

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 4

Louis Frederick Haymet (67), a ves[?]dent of Brisbane Street, St. Marys, died tragically on Tuesday morning. About 11.15 a.m. he walked into Mr…

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Old Illawarra Road. The Pass of Sabugal

The Propeller · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 7

I was very interested in the article dealing with the Old Illawarra Roadway which appeared in the "Propeller" on January 14, inasmuch as…

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Painting the Bridge. a Six Years' Job. 42 Men Kept Busy

The Broadcaster · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 3

Painting the Sydney Harbor Bridge is a six years' job, which keeps [?] busy all the time. Each year it [?] about £16,000, and about 4200 [?]…

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Boy Left to Die on the Road Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 6

TERRIBLY Injured, when he was A struck by a motor-car or truck as he rode a bicycle along Prince's Highway at Mount Morlac, near Geelong,…

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