Good Roads. Effect on Trade and Property
Mr. L. J. Ollier vice-president of the Studebaker Corporation and a member of the National Highway Committee of America, has taken advantage of his visit to Australia to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250
Work for the Road Roller
Ald. Cheetham, at Tuesday's meeting of the council, complained of the council's roller apparently aimlessly parading the streets. He said that rather than going…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. Marys Council the Old Council's Last Meeting. Private of Public Road?
The regular monthly meeting of St. Marys council was held on Monday evening when there were present:—The mayor (Ald. K. Campbell), and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell Down Railway Steps
A woman of stone proportions, who gave her name its Mrs. Jane Northey, and age as 58 years and stated he was an inmate of Newington Asylam, had the and…
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You cannot ask us for anything we have not in stock if it, is for a motor car. That is where we have the advantage when your wants are urgent. Come right in. Car…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Million and a Half Big Railway Increase
An outstanding feature of the State's revenue return for the month of January is the increase of £443,528 in receipts from the railways making the increase…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Ford's Flying Trams. Speed of 70 Miles an Hour Can Be Obtained
DESPATCHES from Detroit state that Mr. Henry Ford's internal combustion engine for his petrol tramcar, with which he expects to revolutionise transport, has received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Ships for Norwegian Owners. 23 Large Vessels Under Construction
All the leading Norwegian shipowners are now so thoroughly convinced of the advantages of the motor ship for general trading that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring to Melbourne by Car the Prince's Visit
The suggestion that the Prince of Wales travel by motor car between Sydney and Melbourne, or vice versa, is likely to have enthusiastic support…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Opinion Maroubra Tram
"Disgusted's" experience:-- After waiting for 17 minutes at Darlinghurst on Sunday evening, January 25 the usual single car did come…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trains Ard Trams. Increased Earnings and Expenditure
The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1919, issued yesterday, shows that while, in comparison with the same period of 1918, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Goods Rates. Albury
As a practical protest against the increse in the railway goods rates, local motor importers, who supply the bulk of the cars for Riverina, are pursuing a policy of bringing new cars by…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring. Automobile Club of Australia
A programme of competitive events for the year has been drawn by the roads and tours committee of the above club, as follows:—February, opening run, with speed judgirs coatest; April, two days'…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Get Together for Good Roads
When a responsible Minister of the Crown admits, as Mr. Fitzgerald did at the dinner given on Thursday by Mr. L. J. Oilier, vice-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Movement for Good Roads Mr. L. J. Ollier's Timely Move
The first determined effort in recent years in the direction of obtaining good roads in this State must be credited to Mr. L. J. Oilier, vice-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A National Highway Proposed New Road Between Sydney and Melbourne MELBOURNE
The proposal to construct a national highway between Melbourne and Sydney is being discussed enthusiastically in Victoria by various public bodies and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Roads an Urgent Need Condition of Arterial Highways Out of Sydney is Intolerable From Any Standpoint Minister Approves Sunday Times Policy
Interviewed on the main roads question, the Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald, Minister of Local Government, said: "I have watched the good roads propaganda of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forty-four Hour Week and 28/ a Day! Demand of South African Railway Workers CAPETOWN
A strike ballot of railway artisans is to be taken, throughout the Union, on a demand for a 44-hour week, with a minimum consolidated rate of pay, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Knocked Down by Motor
William Nihill, 42, a painter, residing at 15 Wellington-street, City, was blocked down by a motor car in Regent-street about 7.30 last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Killed by a Tram Accident at Sports Ground
As a result of a tram accident outside the Sports Ground about half-past 10 last night, a man named Robert Miller, address unknown, was admitted to the…
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