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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

7,611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

The Road to the Rainbow ASTROLOGY By ARTHUR de DION Just how much of the story of man's painful trudge through life is written in the stars?

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1938 · page 14

SCIENCE says none--but we need not concern ourselves greatly with the objections of science to any trend of…

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Bridge for Scenic Road. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Coastal Scenic League, held at Terrigal last night, at which were representatives of Erina and Woy Woy shires and Gosford Municipal Council, it was…

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Train Times

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 7

SPECIAL passenger trains leave Central Station at 10.10 and 10.40 a.m. for Menangle Park Races to-morrow…

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Iron Cove Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 13

A movement has been staried in the Rozelie. Balmain, and Drummoyne districts for the erection of a new bridge to replce the Iron Cove Bridge, between Rozelle and Drummoyne…

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Railway and Road Sought. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 9

Mr. B. M. Wade, M.L.A., addressed an enthusiastic audience on the activities of the North and North-west Better Communication, League on Friday night. Mr. Wade, who…

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Railway Ganger Killed. Run Down by Express Train. KENDALL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 19

Henry Ormonde Green, railway ganger, was run over and killed by the Brisbane express near the Johns River station early yesterday morning…

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Contract Bridge. Championship Teamsof-Four

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 19

The State teams-of-four championship was concluded on Friday night at the David Jones's Auditorium, and resulted in a win for the challenging team led by Mr. E. Shaw. The…

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Road Accidents. Car Suddenly Leaves Road. Overturns; Occupants Trapped

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 7

Two people were trapped beneath an overturned car, and one, a woman, was seriously injured, in a curious accident on the main road between Galston and…

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Liner Awaits Train Perth

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 6

Two washaways on the Trans-Australian railway have led to postponement of departure of the liner Oronsay from Fremantle for…

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"Not Advisable" Old Timber for Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

A suggestion that the council use old and second-hand timber for the erection of a bridge in the Blacktown shire reserve was deemed inadvisable by the…

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2 Road Deaths at Weekend

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

A man and a youth were fatally injured in road accidents at the weekend. Charles Cowley, 63, of Rosebery Street, Manly Vale, was struck by a car in…

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Thrown Over Bridge by Horse. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 9

Thrown from a horse over the railway bridge yesterday, Mrs. E. Morrison, of West Gosford, rolled 20ft to the bottom of an embankment. but escaped with abrasions to the…

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Plane Damaged in Forced Landing. Mishap at Orange. £10,000 Aerodrome Opened. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 8

During a flying display at the opening of the new Orange aerodrome on Saturday aftunoon, a Moth aeroplane, piloted by Mr. M. Fowler, and belonging to the Royal Aero…

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"Bring Business to Lidcombe" Improvement of Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 1

Stating that it was in a deplorable state, the Lidcombe Progress Association asked Lidcombe Council last week to construct Arthur-street…

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Toll Of The Road Two, More Killed by Motors List of Smashes Is Heavy Many Seriously Injured WEEK-END

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 7

TWO persons were killed and many injured in road accidents during the. week-end. Following a collision yesterday…

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32 Passengers Marooned Train Held Up By Inland Floods ADELAIDE

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 6

Thirty-two train passengers are marooned at Edwards Creek. The express, which left Marree for Alice Springs, on Friday, is held up there…

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"Very Dangerous" Inadequate Lighting at Railway Station

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

Insufficient lighting at Seven Hills railway station constituted a great danger both to passengers and railday employees, declared Councillor Eyall at…

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Electricity Failure. Melbourne Trams Stopped. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 19

Because of an accident to the switching apparatus at Yallourn, there was a failu [?] of the supply of electr [?]y in Melbourne and suburbs, and in all country centres supplied…

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Motor Boating. Results of Club Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 16

ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB, at Rose Bay.— Speedboat handicap, two miles—First heat: Jolly Roger (Miss M. Bowden), 1; Neryda (Mrs. M. Bushby). 2: Miss Judith (Mrs. E. G. Glass), 3…

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N.z. Railway Gorge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 12

A characteristic railway cutting on the Napier-Gisborne line, New Zealand. It was in such a gorge as this that flood waters overwhelmed a railway construction camp, 20 men and one woman losing their lives…

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