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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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Motor Strikers' Terrorism Rush About City In Cars New York

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 19

The strike situation at Flint, where unionists at the General Motors Corporation Works are out, is aggravated by the conduct of bands of…

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Wrestling on a Motor Cycle Thrilling Event For Police Carnival

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 8

Constables J. Brown and E. W. Ferguson will combine with Constables Reilly and Langham, champion police motor cyclists, in a…

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Juvenile Railway Fares

The Propeller · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 3

Some time ago Kogarah Council suggested that the price of weekly railway tickets issued to persons between the ages of 18 and 21 years…

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Hints to Motorists. Door Slamming

The Propeller · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Door slamming is unthinkable at home, so why do we tolerate this slamming of motor car doors ? The answer seems to be that a large…

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Motor Cycling. Hurstville Club's Reliability Trial

The Propeller · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Under A.C.U, open competition regulations, the Hurstville Motor Cycle Club will promote its first annual 24 hour reliability trial on February 27…

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Hearing of Trammen's Claims

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Following the completion of evidence by the Tramway Union, the board of reference set up under the Federal aword has [?]to enale the…

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Employees Must Leave Works Injunction Granted General Motors New York

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 5

WHEN the Circuit court met at Flint (Michigan) to-day the presiding Judge granted the General Motors corporation an inunction…

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Dulwich Hill Motor Cycle Club

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4

Next Sunday Dillwich Hill Motor Cycle Club will conduct a qress-country scramble on the track from Kurnell (Cantaln Cook's landina ground)…

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Railway Bridges Blown-up Spectacular Shots For New Film Hail of Rock Stroud

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 5

WHEN railway bridges on the line between Simsville. and Mount Alexander were blown up for the Picture "Tall Timber." to-day. there…

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Bridge Conference

The St George Call · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

Bexley Council derided at Tuesday's meeting to appoint Alderman Mainerd its delegate to a conference to be held on February 8th by the Bardwell Park…

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Early Train Discontinued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

The Secretary for Railways stated yesterday that, because of lack of patronage, the train which now leaves Bundanoon for Sydney at 5.20 a.m. on Mondays, will be discontinued…

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Bridge Wanted. at Lugarno

The St George Call · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

The Menai Progress Association has requested Hurstville Council to move for the construction of a bridge at Lugarno, and urge the taking over of…

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Road to Burrinjuck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 7

Reports received by the N.R.M.A, touring department indicate that the road from Hume Highway to Burrinjuck Dam is badly worn in places, calling for particularly careful…

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Main Roads Comm. for World Tour

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

Mr. H. H. Newell, Commissioner for Main Roads, will leave Sydney on March 23 for a tour of Great Britain, Canada, the United states and…

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Road Transport. Nelligen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 9

Queanbeyan store and hotel keepers are now bringing suppllos. 80 miles from Nelligen by 9-ton lorries, instead of using rail transport. Canberra is drawing sawn timber from the…

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Tour Overseas. Commissioner for Main Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 12

The Commissioner for Main Roads (Mr. H. H. Newell) will leave Sydney next month on a visit abroad, and he will be away from Sydney for about six or seven months…

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Bitumen for Road Making

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 13

The Standards Association of Australia announces the issue for public critical review the second proof of a draft Australian standard specification for bitumen for road…

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Peats Ferry Bridge Would Obviate Delay

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

STRONG support was forthcoming yesterday for the proposal to bulla a bridge at Peat's Ferry, especially In view of the large number…

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George's River Bridge Abolition of Toll

The St George Call · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

A large deputation was heard at Wednesday night’s meeting of Sutherland Shire Council, advocating the total abolition of the toll on Georges…

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Toll of the Road Boy Is Fatally Injured Many Hurt In Collisions Motor Cycles

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

A LAD, Kenneth Good, 13 of Bellbird, was fatally injured yesterday afternoon when his bicycle and a lorry collided…

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