Motoring & Cycling Notes (Written Specially for the "Champion.") New Selling Scheme Proves Great Success. British Car Distribution Expanding Rapidly
Western Champion · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 6
Just a month ago reference was made in these columns to the difficulties encountered by manufacturers and distributors of British cars in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Facilities. F. & S. Conference Resolutions
Western Champion · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 8
No fewer than 90 resolutions passed at the last Farmers and Settlers' Association related to railway matters. These were submitted to the…
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Western Champion · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 11
A motor car tragedy occurred at Forbes last Sunday, when Mrs. Eva Maud Parker, a well-known resident of Forbes, was knocked down by a car…
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The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2
The Motor Show, which will be opened in Sydney on Friday (to-morrow) is the fifth of the series held under the auspices of the Motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Best Motor-spirit. at 1/- a Gallon
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2
Motor spirit, extracted from shale, at 1/-. a gallon in the Lithgow district, at 1/2 a gallon in Sydney, and equal to the best imported!…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Motor Accidents. Australia's Statistics
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5
Allowing for this State's greater density of population, especially in Sydney, the number of motor accidents in N.S.W. compares favorably,…
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The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4
At the Council meeting last night, Alderman Crippin suggested that, owing to the heat in the afternoon, it wold be wise to have the official opening of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preventing Road Damage
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6
NEW regulations designed to minimise damage to road by motor vehicles, particularly of the heavier type, have just been put into force in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Around the Suburbs
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6
Difficulties are usually encountered by the motorist unfamiliar with suburban localities in determining the moat advisable route between given…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Page of Interest to Motorists Motor Notes
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6
Flabby tyres cause rolling on corners. They do not give the same precision of control, and they are apt to braking. Therefore, one of the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Motor Guide To Watch Orange District "A Friend Indeed."
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6
THE National Roads Motor Association is extending its western district activities. As a result of effective organisation in Orange by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cowra on Wheels Big Increase in Number of Cars.the Taxes Local Motorists Pay
Cowra Free Press · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1
During the year 1927 the receipts for registration of cars at the Cowra Police Station amounted to £2568 19s 8d. This does not include the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fifth Motor Show Opens in Sydney To-day
Cowra Free Press · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 8
The Motor Show, which will be opened in Sydney to-day (Friday), is the fifth of the series held under the auspices of the Motor Traders’…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accidental Death The Parkes Road Tragedy Coroner's Recommendations A Dangerious Crossing
The Forbes Advocate · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1
The coroner, Mr. Arthur Sam, conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Eva Maud Parker, who was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Pack Ford Coils Firmly
The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2
Misfiring in the case of the Ford engine can sometimes be traced to the coils being loose in their metal box. Pieces of card may be used to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor Show. In Sydney
The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 6
The motor show which opens in Sydney to-day (Friday) the 13th January, is the 5th of the series held under the auspices of the Motor Traders…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Driving a Motor Car in a Manner Dangerous to the Public
Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2
This morning before Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., a visitor, a returned soldier who suffered from shell shock, was fined £7, with 8/…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Payten Bridge Still Wrangling Over Rates the Council's Decision
The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 6
The much discussed question regarding the local rate imposed by the Jemalong Shire Council to defray a proportion of the cost of the Payten…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Main Roads Yanco Shire's Proposal. Jemalong Refuses to Co-operate
The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 1
At the meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council on Friday last, a letter was received from the Yanco Shire Council asking for co-operation in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Debating Club Will Open the Bridge. Annual Meeting Arrangements
The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 1
The committee of the Forbes Debating Society met last Friday night at the Town Hall to decide what form the first annual meeting of the society…
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