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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

7,611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Kurnell Road

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

Mr. H. P. Lazzarini, M.H.R. (Werriwa) has kindly forwarded the following letter to us re his efforts to induce the Commonwealth Government to…

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Defence Inquiry About Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wednesday. -- Defence Department officials are inquiring from engineers in country shires as to the state of the roads and culverts, particularly on…

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Greasy Road Surfaces

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 13

GRESY road surfaces, extremely prevalent during wet and unsettled weather, provide a definite risk to drives controlling vehicles…

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No More Train-changing

The Propeller · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 8

Following continued agitation that the changing over of trains at Hurstville station be discontinued, Kogarah Council has been informed by the…

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Cemetery Train Trial Service

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

That the Railway Commissioners had agreed, after revision of the question, to provide a service from Lidcombe station to the platform in the Rookwood…

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Bridge and Footbridges. Liverpool Proposals

Liverpool News · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

Liverpool Ratepayers' Association forwarded to Liverpool council on Tuesday night a request that tenders be called for the construction of pedestrian bridges on…

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Palmer and Leto Train Together

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 31

Jimmy Leto and Ambrose Palmer will spar with each other in preparation for their contests next Tuesday night at the Sports…

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594 Killed in Month on Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday. -- There were 594 people killed and 18,400 injured in road accidents in England last December, according to the Transport Ministry's…

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Woman Killed by Train. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 8

A woman inmate of the Mont Park Mental Hospital was killed when she was run over by a train from Eltham to Heidelberg early this morning…

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Demetral to Train in Leichhardt Ring

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

GREEK heavyweight wrestler Harry Demetral, who meets John Spellman in his Australian debut at Leichhardt on Saturday night, is to…

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North Head. Roads in Reserve May Be Closed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 16

The roads giving public access to Parkhill Reserve, North Head, may be closed, unless the Manly Council can come to satisfactory arrangements with…

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Advertising Signs to Go From All Main Roads

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads intends securing the removal of all signposts hearing advertising matter from main roads…

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George’s River Bridge. New Year Holiday Traffic

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 7

Nearly 40,000 motor cars crossed the George’s River bridge during New Year holidays, providing a revenue of nearly £850. Sunday…

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Here and There Accident on Campbelltown Road

Liverpool News · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

Although one tyre blew out and two other tyres were torn off when a motor car collided with the rall of a bridge on Compbelltown Road on Sunday, none of…

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Penrith Council Western Road Centenary Proposed Life-saving Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. D. Fitch) and Aldermen A. H. Hand, W. A. Plunkett, E. F. Rule, J. Cram, C. W. Paskin, L. Spence, and H. K. Uren were present…

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Horses on the Road. Driver Fined for Obstruction. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 9

An unusual case at the East Maitland court to-day was that in which John Bowling, of Belmont, was charged with falling to keep 84 head of horses as close to the left as possible…

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Stood in Path of Train Reckless Act Due to Lack of Food. Dubbo

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

Waving his arms in front of an approaching train at Ballymore on January 6, a young man who, according to police evidence in the Dubbo…

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Motor Cyclist's Mishap

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

John Neale, son of Mr and Mrs H. C. Neale, of Doonmore Street, Penrith, was returning home from Cronulla on Sunday evening on his motor bike,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

Harold Purvis, of 4 Campbell Street, Abbotsford, was riding a motor cycle behind a car on Sunday in High Street, Penrith, when the car suddenly pilled…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. a New Test

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

America has discovered a new test for drivers suspected of inebriation. They are caused to blow through a tube into a toy balloon which has been…

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