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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

9,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Motor Car Which Bore Unissued Number

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 10

When Cecil Edmund Collins of canterbuty-road. Revesby, was cycling in Chapel-road. Bankstown on Saturday night, he was struck by [?]…

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Burns Philp's New Motorship

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 5

Informed of the renewal of their South Sea Island shipping contract with the Commonwealth Government, Burns, Philp, and Co. ordered a new…

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Washing Of Dirty Aeroplane Linen

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

IF the washing of dirty linen by the rival sections of the Government Press In Sydney over the Commonwealth Government's aeroplane construction scheme has achieved nothing else, It has focussed public attention upon the urgent necessity for the adoption of the Australian…

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Aerodrome Plans. Maitland and Albury. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 8

After an Inspection of sites for an aerodrome to serve the Newcastle and Maitland districts, the aviation authorities have chosen Motto Farm racecourse at Raymond Terrace…

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Fell To Death From Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

A MIDDLE-AGED man, as yet unidentified, crashed to his death from the Harbor Bridge last night…

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Fall From Bridge. Unknown Man's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 12

An unknown man fell about 150ft from the southern approaches of the Harbour Bridge last night. He was shockingly injured, but lived a few minutes. The Central District…

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Goods Train Jumps Line Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

When 12 trucks of a goods train bound for Peterborough Jumped the line a mile on the Cockburr side Mingary to-day. considerable damage…

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Found Dead on Road Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

THE body of Henry vernon 24,of Colonel Light Gardens on fig found lying on the road miles M railway crossing about fourmiles…

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Alighted From Train at 35 m.p.h

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--"I don't suppose you have many people who want to make rockets of themselves?" Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., asked…

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CRASHED 15Oft to Concrete Harbor Bridge Tragedy M'dle-aged Man

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

AN unknown middle-age'd man had r practically every bone in his body broken shortly fore dusk last night when he…

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Toll of the Road Woman Killed My Car Companion Hurt

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

WHILE on their way to catch a tram at the corner of King and Perry Streets, St. Peters, yesterday, Miss Violet Rose Deal, 40, of. Beach Street, St. Peters, was killed, and Mrs. -Mary Ann Smith, 63, of Perry. Street, St. Peters,was seriously injured when…

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Ensuring Safety on the Road. Necessary Education for the Children

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 21

WITH greatly increased traffic on the roads in the summer time; children more in evidence during the school vacation; an air of abandon and excitement prevailing, because of freedom from school discipline and lessons; there is usually a bigger toll on child life on the road…

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WHEELS and Wings Studebaker Dictator Good Points In Road Test

The Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 7

EARLY arrival of the new Studebakers was followed up last week by a road test of the Dictator model…

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Motoring Studebaker Dictator. 1937 Model Tested. Many Good Points

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 7

The 1937 edition of the six-cylinder Studebaker Dictator is a most satisfying vehicle. It is a moderately priced motor car which is outstanding for its…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Drake-Brockman.) New South Wales Railway Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 7

An application was made on behalf of the New South Wales Railway Commissioner for the amendment of the award for the traffic wage and daily paid general grades…

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Motor Car Industry. Washington, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 11

The Secretary for Labour (Miss Frances Perkins) has called a conference of General Motors Corporation and union officials for Wednesday to find "plans and methods for…

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New Railway. Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 9

A re-survey is taking place for the new rail link in order to obviate the necessity of having to cross the Goulburn River over three bridges in the vicinity of Sandy Hollow. A…

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Railway Trucks Derailed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 9

The derailment of 12 trucks of a goods train, near Cockburn, disloceted the services between Cockburn and Peterborough, causing a complete stoppage of goods traffic. Eight…

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Government Attacks Climatic Pay Threat To Railwaymen

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

SYDNEY, Jan. 22.—About 1000 men are involved in an attempt by the Railway Commissioner to discontinue paying the climatic…

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Fourth Month of Shipping Strike Deadlock in Motor Plants

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.—All negotiations held last week ended in failure. It is over four months now since…

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