Glebe Road Methodist Y.p.s.c.e. Semi Jubilee
The following extract, from a report read at the 25th Anniversary Meeting, on Monday, February 4th may provo interesting, giving as it does a few facts…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1918
4,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 244
Threaten a Scrap. Victorian Railwaymen
A deputation, representing 15,000 railwaymen, walted upon the Victorian Minister for Railways (Mr. A. Wynne) to protest against the economy proposal of the Government, which is that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Men Killed. Bathurst Accident. Inquiries by the Coroner. Bathurst, Saturdcay
Interesting and Important evidence was beard before the Coroner (Mr. C. Jennings), at the adjourned Inquest into the deaths of Walter Hocking and Charles Bradley, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Emergency Battery for Starting an Automobile Motor
AT least 50 per cent, of the modern automobiles use battery ignition. As this system sometimes gives trouble, even in the most expensive cars, a method for producing an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motors and Motoring. What Makers and Motorists are Doing. Fast Time
For some time past there has been considerable rivalry amongst Victorian motor cycle speedmen as to who would be the first motor cyclist to negotiate a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Consulting Column. Information for Motorists. Correspondent Invited
It is our desire to make this column of real use to motorists. Every car owner or driver has occasional troubles with his car, and is puzzled to diagnose…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring a Rival to Petrol Alcohol As a Fuel
Many people in Australia are concerned about the increasing cost of petrol. The demand for this liquid fuel is of worldwide growth, and the supply is limited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Greatly Dissatisfied" Victorian Railway Trouble Mass Meeting To-morrow MELBOURNE
Inquiry amongst railway men this morning showed that they are greatly dissatisfied with the reply given to their representative by Mr. Wynne. Minister for Railways, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-cars and Hawkers
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The inspector of nuisances has reported to his council the growing street obstruction by motor-car owners. He stated that business men drove to the city in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Curious Accident. House Climbs Into Motor-car
When Mrs. Emma Brown (44), of Glen Street, Marrickville, was driving a motor-car along Regent Street, near the Mortuary station, yesterday, she tried to swerve round a cart. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Speed of Motor Cars
Mr. F. Fanker writes that shortly after 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon he witnessed an accident, when a small boy was run over by a motor car in Oxford Street, city. He adds: "It…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →15,000 Protest. Railwaymen and Economy. Victorians Threaten "Scrap."
MELBOURNE, Friday.--A deputation representing 15,000 railwaymen waited upon the Minister for Railways (Mr. A. Wynne) today to protest against the economy proposal of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Henty-billabong Railway. Will There Be State Resumptions'?
The fact that a proclamation has been placed over land on either side of the route of the projected Henty-Billabong railway does not necessarily mean either that the State intends…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring. Four Weeks' Registration's
The registrations of new motor-propelled vehicles at the Traffic Department for the past four weeks, commencing January 16, and ending on Tuesday last, have been, respectively:--…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Matters
The Mosman Council have received letters from the Railway Department dealing with cetain representations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Wanted Good Roads What of the Main Roads Bill?
The most pressing problem to-day from the motorist's standpoint in New South Wales is how to get better roads. The State of New South Wales had a big road mileage, but that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Roads of Disrepute
There is not a decent arterial road out of Sydney, the Minister for Local Government testifies. It is only too true. In some of the rural districts there are long stretches of fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Losses Absurd German Claims (Admiralty, per Wireless Press) LONDON
The Allies lost in January 20 balloons and 151 aeroplanes. We lost 68 aeroplanes and four balloons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goods Train Runs Away Brakes Would Not Work WOLLONGONG
At Kiama a locomotive had six trucks loaded with mullock attached to it, and through the brake lever becoming jammed the train got beyond control of the driver. It careered along…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Rocks Record Breaking Samples From a Paddington Street
The samples of road metal of which we published a photograph last week were bad enough, but they were not apparently the worst in existence. Road Rocks, of Park-road…
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