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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

7,611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Catty Communications 'Erm Does Her Girl Guide Act For the Younger Generation -- Blake Pelly Tries His Hand At Aviation -- Sim Bennett the Lad Of the Hour -- Baron von Cramm Turns Down Ginnahgulla Road Hospitality -- Charles Spry GOOD old Carl

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 21

Thomas is in the news again with a vengeance, since he decided on the Macquarie Street spot for his new night club. It should be ideal,…

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U.S. Motor Roads Washington

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 18

A PROPOSAL for super- motor roads and a charge to motorists using them of one cent (about ½d.) a mile to cover…

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Bridge in Schools

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 8

There is a place for bridge in the English educational system. This comment was contained in a…

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Train Stewardess Has Unique Job MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 3

As new train stewardess on the Spirit of Progress, a girl walks 60 miles each week, while she is travelling 1160. While the train hurtles along to…

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The Scene Abroad Rumania Takes the Road of Pro-german Fascism

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 3

THE most interesting European news for some time is the still developing news about Rumania. Rumania has gone, or appears to be going, Fascist; Rumania has…

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Speed Ban on Cycusts Police Advice On 30 Miles-An-Hour Road Limit NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 25

The new traffic speed regulations were responsible for cycling clubs cancelling to-day's road races…

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Motoring Sleuthing Wheel Wobble Hints For Amateur Mechanics

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 11

OF all the running faults from which a car can suffer, that of defective steering is among the worst. Most drivers have had…

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Touring the "Never Never" Motorists Can See Australia

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 11

A FEW years ago motoring in the Central, Northern, and far north-west of Australia was an exploit restricted to a few explorers…

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Motor Boating. Storm Raised St. George Boats To Withdraw Australasian Title

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 8

ALL is not well in the motor boat world. The action of the speedboat authorities in transferring the race for the…

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Motor Boating Failed by a Second 57 m.p.h. Was Not Fast Enough For Speedy Newsletter

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 24

Withstanding a stern challenge from Newsletter, Nimbus (C. Farr) won the speedboat handicap event for the…

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Paralysis Hits Tram Figures Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 2

Tram revenue increased by £55,000 in the first six months of 1937 and 4,288,283 more, passengers were carried…

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New Face for Circular Quay Beauty, Utility, Is Stressed in Special Report Underground Trams Seen as Solution Of Traffic Congestion; Parks And Playgrounds

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 7

Far-reaching proposals for the transformation of the Circular Quay and Observatory Hill areas, recommendations for improvements in the Quay railway and overhead roadway projects, and suggestions for eliminating traffic congestion…

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Get a Mental Picture With Motoring Judge's Speed Formula Auto. Biography

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 4

An easy way to judge effect of speed! For safety's sake, learn it. Your miles per hour, plus half your miles per hour equals the feet your car is travelling every second…

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Motoring Bodies. -- No. 2. Possibilities Of Light Car Fired Enthusiasts

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 4

The light car had firmly established itself in popular favor by the end of 1929, but not so motor sport. At no time had it reached a lower level. Then some enthusiast realised the…

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Country News. Albury Aerodrome. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 7

It is claimed that albury's aerodrome which is to cost £19,000, will be one of the finest in Australia. Any machine now flying in Australia will be able to land and take off…

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Train Times

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 7

SPECIAL passenger trains leave Central Station at 10.10 and 10.40 a.m. for Men...angle to-morrow…

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Mt. Druitt Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. McIntosh) informed Blacktown Council last Thursday that the Mount Druitt bridge should be completed in about two weeks, and opened…

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Bridge Collapses Warning Notice Ignored Council May Prosecute

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

Despite warning notices, owners and drivers of heavy vehicles continued to use the Turner-street bridge, which eventually collapsed under the strain…

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Road Accidents. Car Falls Down 90 Feet Cliff. Driver Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 6

William Thomas Collins, of Upper Bayview Street, Lavender Bay, was fatally injured when a single-seater car he was driving crashed through a fence and fell over a 90ft cliff in…

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Toll Of The Road Four Killed In Accidents CAR'S 90 Ft. Drop Over Bank Young Woman Met Death Standing At Punt

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 5

FOUR persons were killed and many injured in road accidents during the week end. W. T. COLLINS, well-known…

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