General Motors Record Sales Overseas
Sales of General Motors cars and trucks, to dealers in the overseas markets during March totalled 37,003 units, the highest March volume on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 119
Canada's Motor Industry
Eighty-five establishments were engaged in 1937 in the manufacture of metal parts and accessories for the Canadian motor industry as their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor World Progress Made in French Industry Two-Stroke Combustion Cycle Engine
The possibilities of the two-stroke combustion engine have long been known, but it is only in recent years that much advance has been made in obviating inherent weaknesses of the early two-strokes, and in applying the principle in automobile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →High Efficiency Gear-box of Modern Motor Car
That automobile engineers have done much towards eliminating waste of power on its way from the engine to the driving wheels is indicated by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Body on Railway Adelaide
The mutilated body of an elderly woman was found lying near the track of the Port Adeliade railway line, between West Croydon and Kilkenny…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bridge Collapses Train Plunges into Creek Thirteen Killed New York, June 19
A passenger train from Chicago to Seattle plunged into a creek when a bridge collapsed after heavy rain near Saugus, Montana…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stunts on Roads Not Liked by Motorists
Motorists are concerned at the number of stunts being carried out on main inter-city roads to the danger and congestion of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Round the World Mr. Bridge Plans Flight SYDNEY
Mr. L. G. Bridge, a Sydney business man, who considers that flying is the ideal method of transport, is arranging a flight round the world…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Fatality Girl Killed, Brother Hurt SYDNEY
Lois Marlow, 12½, of Cabramatta, was killed and Edward Marlow, 18, her brother, suffered severe injuries when a bicycle on which they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Plunges Into Creek Great Loss of Life. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) New York
A passenger train from Chicago for Seattle plunged into a creek near Saugamont, when a bridge collapsed after heavy rain that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways and War Conversion of Workshops
Allegations were made at Sydney Trades Hall on Friday night that the defence authorities were collaborating with State railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Bridge
The Women's Guild of St. Paul's Church commenced its second series of war bridge tournaments last night in the Parish Hall. The winning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stroud Road School Picnic
At the last meeting of the P. and C. Association, it was decided to postpone indefinitely the school picnic, on account of the number of children…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABERGLASSLYN Vigilance Committee Bad State of Road Aberglasslyn
A meeting of the Aberglasslyn and District Vigilance Committee, was held in the local school room. Mr. R. C. Penfold, chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trampled on Calves in Motor Lorry Case in Court
In the West Maitland Police Court to-day, Percival George Bambach, of Springfield, Seaham, was convicted on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Safety. Mr. Bruxner's Views. Reply to Critics. Sydney
"When the law is generally obeyed, and some real courtesy and consideration shown by those who now disregard it, we will quickly arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Express Train Plunges Into Creek. Death Roll Estimated at 100. New York
As the flood waters of Custer Creek, Montana, subside they reveal the shattered and twisted remains of the express train which fell into the torrent yesterday. It is still impossible to determine the exact death roll, but estimates range from 66 to 100…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Burden British Motor Industry Petrol Oil Duty
The proposal, announced last month by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to levy an even higher petrol and oil tax on an industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Captain's Flat Railway Goulburn
A further call for men from Goulburn for work on the Captain's Flat railway will be made on Thursday. This will increase the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →General Motors Interesting Statistics
The average number of General Motors employees throughout the world during 1937 was 261,977, the highest average on record. The company's…
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