End of a Perfect Day When Motoring Is Pleasure
Two of the most lovely times to be far in the countryside with the car are at dawn and when day is merging into night. They are the pearls of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
1,233 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 62
Railway Freights City Is Not Favored Country Development Secretary Replies to Criticism
Writing to the "Advocate," the secretary to the Railway Commissioners in the following article deals with the statements that the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In the Motor World Useful Hints "Toe-in."
"Interested" writes:--Can you explain why the principle of "toe-in" is included in steering design? Is it in order to counteract some bad…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miss Julia Dawn Visits General Motors Plant
Miss Julia Dawn, popular Organist of the Prince Edward Theatre, says “Buick is her favourite car.” In company with Mr. M. G. Lawton,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Notes Five Minutes Late and Still Won the Gold Medal Graham-paige Performance at Brooklands
To start five minutes late in a one-hour race, then stop for gasoline in the last few minutes of the run, and still win the event, was the unique…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aerodrome Lease
Mr. E. C. Best, M.L.A., supplies the following copy of a letter received front the Department of Lands: "Dear Sir,—In reply to your representations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World's Fastest Light Aeroplane. Tiger Moth Does 165 M.p.h
Shortly before dawn on Saturday (15) a large crowd of R.A.A.F. officers and others interested in aviation gathered at Point Cook to watch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£15,000,000 Bridge. Passed by House of Commons
In the House of Commons by 230 votes to 62, the second reading was carried of the bill providing for the erection of Charing Cross birdge at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leg Broken. Cycle Hits Horse. Peak Hill Road Accident
Mr. Robert Alexander, of the Main Roads Board office, Parkes, received a complete fracture of the left leg at 8 p.m. last night, when a motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor and Cycling Notes Fitting Awkward Screws
It happens sometimes that a screw has to be inserted, or a nut put on a stud, in a deep, pocket-like position which its often only accessible head on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Uniform Railway Gauge. South Australian Opposition
A hitch in the proposal to bring about a uniform railway gauge has occurred. The Federal Government offered to bear one-fifth of the cost,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Washaways. Parkes-peak Hill Line Only Slight Damage
The rain on Saturday was responsible for a couple of washaways on the Parkes-Peak Hill line, but the damage was not of a very…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Notes N.R.M.A. and Transport Bill
Mr. King, Acting-Chairman of the N.R.M.A. Board of Management, suggests that the numerous proposed amendments of the Motor Traffic Act…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motorist's Psychology
It is a curious, thing, and well worthy of imitation, says, the N.R.M.A. Safety Department, that drivers who exercise care and regard for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Light Aeroplane
A large, crowd gathered, at Pt. Cook to watch the first test flight in Australia of the Tiger Moth. The only machine of its type in the world, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan Street Bridge Improvements Suggested
Council's overseer, Mr. McKellar, reported to the last meeting that he was preparing plans and specifications of a suitable culvert on the Orange Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners on Road Work
At one stroke so speak, the State prison authorities hope shortly to overcome two of their major difficulties—accommodation and employment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pigs on Road Case at Bribbaree
A Bribbaree butcher allowed his pigs to wander on a public road. They frightened a horse attached to a sulky and as a result the driver, who was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Payten's Bridge School Activity Mr. and Mrs. Wenz Thanked
The school at Payten's was reopened with a smaller attendance, but in the next few days this had increased to 21, and there are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Losses Railways and Tramways
In addition to the tramways showing a loss of £25,000 for the first seven months of the financial year it was slated on Wednesday that the…
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