Rebel Troop Train Blown Up
MADRID, Wednesday:— The Defence Committee, in a communique, says a rebel train of 25 coaches carrying troops and munitions to Madrid…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
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Wet Ignition System Advice to Motorists Hard Work for N.R.M.A. Guides During Christmas
The heavy wet weather experienced in parts of the district during the Christmas holidays and the past week has meant hard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Heavy Tram Cars
The consistent agitation of the Tramways Union in favour of the installation of air brakes on city trams is at last to bear fruit to a limited…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Brisbane's Good Xmas Air Brakes On New Tramway Cars Diphtheria Campaign (From Our Correspondent.)
BRISBANE has had a good Christmas, judged from most standards. Retail traders gnerally are satisfied with the volume of the business turnover, particularly during last week. Under existing Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →U.S.A. Motor Output CHICAGO
a preliminary survey by the Automobile Manufacturers' Association shows that 28,270,000 automobiles are in operation in the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Crashed Into Train Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured
PERTH, Friday:—Crashing into a truck of a goods train on a motor cycle at a level crosing at Northam last night, Ernest Wilson (22) received…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brother and Sister Injured Aeroplane Comes to Grief
MELBOURNE, Friday:— When a plane piloted by Jack Bennett (23), of Dimbula, and in which his sister, Belle Bennett (17), was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fingal Popular Bridge Construction an Asset
Fingal this season is enjoying the greatest popularity in its history, due in a large degree to the construction of Barney's Point bridge. Every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →35,708 Road Victims WASHINGTON
It is announced that 35,708 persons, the largest in history, were killed in automobile accidents in 1936…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman Burnt to Death Child Killed Road Accidents in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Friday: A woman was burnt to death and a child died from a fractured skull in road accidents in Victoria today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramcar Conscience Money Sixpence—From Indiana to South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Friday: — A woman from Tipton, Indiana, U.S.A., sent sixpence to the Johannesburg Transport Department to pay a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Crowds at Brunswick Heads Motor-boat Race Ambulance Station Opened
The crowd which yesterday enjoyed the pleasures of Brunswick Heads rivalled that which thronged the resort on Boxing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hints for the Motorist Six or Twelve Volts?
Amateurs are often justifiably perplexed by the fact that whereas most American car manufacturers favour six-volt electrical systems the trend in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INCREASE Motor Sales In 1936
ON THE available figures representing sales of new cars and trucks throughout the Commonwealth during 1936, it would appear…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Harbor Bridge Over 36,000,000 Cross During Year
SYDNEY, Sunday:-- During the financial year ended June, 36,509,000 passengers crossed Sydney Harbor Bridge by tram, train and road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strikers Remain in Possession Motor Industry Trouble
NEW YORK, Sunday:--Despite a court injunction obtained by the Fisher Motor Body Co., which is a venture of General Motors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Harbour Bridge Heavy Volume Of Traffic 36,509,000 Passengers During Year
Taking an average, 99,751 passengers and 15,601 motor vehicles crossed Sydney Harbour Bridge each day during the financial year ended last June. The total passengers for that period numbered 36,509,000. They included those crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Car Development
Commenting on motor car development during 1936, Mr. J. Fielder, chief engineer of the N.R.MA. said that the period had been free from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Opposed Roads Agreement Clause SYDNEY
The State Government is in communication with the Commonwealth authorities regarding the proposed new Federal Aid Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Progress in Britain Streamline Faster, Smoother and Safer
London transport's latest train --the finest ever—made its debut recently on a run between North- fields and Acton Town. It is a…
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