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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

9,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Tram Services. Broken Wire Causes Delay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 14

Tramway traffic from La Perouse, Maroubra, Clovelly, and Coogee was held up for nearly half an hour by the breaking of an overhead tramway wire in Anzac-parade,…

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German Motor Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

In spite of Germany's internal economic troubles, her motor industry was never in a more prosperous condition. The latest official figures available, from Berlin, show that the…

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Union Defied. 40,000 Employees Resume Work. U.S.A. Motor Strike. Washington, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 14

Thirty thousand General Motors Corporation employees returned to work in nine supply plants in Michigan and indiana, and encountered no…

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Railwaymen Move Towards Strike Action High Feeling in Queensland Unity In Wage Struggle

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

BRISBANE, Jan 26.—Greater organisational unity than has been achieved in the past 12 years is leading the whole of the railway workers of Queensland to raise a constantly louder call for strike action against the callous tactics of the government…

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U.s.a. Strikes Deadlock in Motor Dispute

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 4

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—The management of the General Motors Corporation refused to attend the conference arranged for yesterday,…

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Motor Boat Title Race Abandoned

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

The St. George Motor Boat Club has decided to abandon the Australian motor boat championship race for this year. The race was to…

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Retirement From Tramway Department. 'Tiger" Kelly Farewelled

The St George Call · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

The members of the tramway staff of Rockdale trams, on Tuesday, 19th inst., farewelled one of their oldest mates (W. Kelly) on his retirement…

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St. George Motor Boat Club

The St George Call · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

The "Griffith" Cup and Australian Championship set down by the St. George Motor Boat Club for this Saturday, has been cancelled, and in - all…

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Motorist Is Fined Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 13

At the Newcastle Police Court to-day Arthur James Reynolds, 31, a milk vendor, was fined £5, in default 10 days imprisonment, for driving a motor cycle in…

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Now Up To The Motorist

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 6

IT having been made clear by the Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, that the probable majority decision of the Road Safety Conference in favor of the imposition of a speed limit for motor vehicles cannot be implemented without Parliamentary authority, the onus is…

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Motorist Is Fined Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 16

At Bathurst Police Court to-day. Keith Gordon Jamieson, 26, of Concord West, pleaded not guilty on a charge of drunken, was fined…

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Tram Hold-up at Peak Hour Kensington Mishap

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

Delays of up to 40 minutes were experienced by workers travelling to the city yesterday morning by trams serving the suburbs of Coogee, Clovelly…

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Matters of Moment to Motor Cyclists What the Clubs Are Doing Arncliffe-Bexley

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 14

The weekend is free to members. A club meeting is listed for Tuesday, February 2, at Jack Kay's shop. B.S.A…

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Bridge Pylon Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 12

The exhibition at the south-eastern pylon on the Harbour Bridge is open dally from 10 a.m. till 8.30 p.m…

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Train Run Curtailed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 2

Because of lack of patronage, the train which now leaves Bundanoon for Sydney at 5.30 a.m. on Mondays will not run between Bundanoon and Moss…

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Toll of the Road Mother and Son Killed Country Holiday Party In Smash CASINO

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 1

A MOTHER and her infant son were killed, and a daughter was seriously injured when a car,driven by Rov…

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At Port Kembla Tramp Steamers Arrive

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 4

Last Thursday the steamer Deerpool arrived at Port Kembla from Sydney, and the Deebank from Ocean Island. The Deerpool is bound to the…

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Motor Racing. Bathurst Circuit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 21

The announcement that the Bathurst Municipal Council proposes spending £14,000 on the reconstruction of a road which exists along: the base of Panorama. Mountain, near Bathurst, has Riven rise…

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New Motor Vehicles. Commonwealth Figures. 69,312 Sales Last Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 9

According to figures received from Mr. J. S. Strong, Australian representative of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Limited, of London a summary of the official…

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Motor Boating. To-day's Programme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 22

Although the Griffith Cup and Australasian championship will not be decided this afternoon, there will be a full programme of motor boat fixtures. The Royal Motor Yacht Club of New…

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