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Railways, roads & transport, 1939

6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 250

Grand Parade Path Walking on Roads

The St George Call · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

“We will have to do something about putting down a path here as the police have already complained about people walking on this busy road,”…

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Beardy River Bridge. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 7

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Spooner, has advised the Severn Shire Council that he had approved the acceptance of the tender of £1,728, submitted…

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Motors and Motoring The Vauxhall Wyvern on the Road Light Car Under Test

The Land · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 17

THE many improvements which have been made to the 10 h.p. Vauxhall Wyvern were described at some length in a recent issue…

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Must Move to Bridge Gap between Costs and Prices

The Land · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

IN the course of his address to the annual conference of the Graziers' Association, the retiring president (Mr. J. P. Abbott) said he considered price fixing schemes for wool were inherently unsound, but he suggested that graziers' organisations might well give consideration to the question of…

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Road to Gold Fields. New Guinea Miners' Claims. "Route Practicable."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 13

Captain H. T. Allen, president of the New Guinea Mining Association, said yesterday that the immediate construction of a road to link Salamaua and…

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Easter Railway Arrangements

The Land · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 26

Every part of the, State will have at least one excursion train service to and from Sydney about the end of March, that is, the week before Easter. On Friday, March 31,…

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Bouquets for Railway Dept

The Land · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

BOUQUETS, and an odd brickbat or two, were thrown at the railway administration by the annual conference of the Graziers'…

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Motoring. Two Stroke Engines. American Development

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 5

Because of their simplicity, and the elimination of rather complicated valve gear, two-stroke engines have attracted engineers for many years, but their lack…

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Bluey : Interest and the Railway

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 4

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Made Trams Look Small

The Sun · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

Dwarfing traffic on its way from Walsh Bay to cement works at Granville, to-day, this 30-ton section of a…

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An Avalanche of Metal Tram and Lorry in Smash

The Sun · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

A ton of blue metal screenings spilled into the tram driver's cabin and the cabin itself was stove in…

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Tram Fares to Be Increased From July 1

Daily News · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

TRAM fares on the metropolitan and Newcastle systems will be increased from July 1. Despite official denials, well-informed political sources state this to be the intention of the…

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Tram Guard Gets £218 Verdict

Daily News · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

A verdict for £218 was awarded to Herbert Smith, train conductor, of Petersham, by a jury before Judge Barton in the District Court yesterday…

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Another Slug on Railways

Daily News · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

Swiftly following their 10 to 100 per cent, rail fares increase, the Stevens Government yesterday announced a further slug to train…

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Railway Institute Soccer Xi

Daily News · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 13

Playing members of the Metropolitan Railway Institute Club are requested to be present at Eastern Park, Balmain, on Saturday. A match has been arranged with…

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Low Railway Charges Royal Commission Called For Benefit to B.H.P. WOLLONGONG

Daily News · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 8

HOW much of the B.H.P. profits from the Port Kembla steelworks should rightly be in the coffers of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners? A Royal Commission of enquiry into this scandal would…

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Motor Cycle News--Every Friday Easter Grand Prix Riders' Winning Chances

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 10

The Auto Cycle Union of N.S.W. will hold its annual Australian Grand Prix meeting on Easter…

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Wire Big Item in Motor Car Building

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 11

About six' biilion feet of wire and cable are in use in the world's 43,000,000 oars and trucks. This gives an average of about 140…

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Motoring News And Reviews NEW M.G.'s Feature Finer Coachwork

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 11

Superb coachwork is a feature of the M.G. T-series cars which have just arrived from England. Chassis and engine of this famous light car remain…

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Police Looking for Motorist

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 7

Burwood police are continuing their search for a motorist who knocked down Charles Bedges, 32, in Parramatta Road, Flemington, last night…

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