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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

The Letter Bag Should Govt. Grab the 'Buses ? the Incentive to Strike Why the Trams Fail To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

SIR,—I should like to remind the travelling public of the fact that since the [?] have been in competition with the trams, there have been no threats of strikes…

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"Evening News" Motorists' Guide Speedometers Are They Right? Effect of Errors

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 16

The speedometer is probably one of the most interesting fixtures on the present-day car. It keeps the owner of the car posted with all the information be…

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Motorgrams a Record Sales Year

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 16

The record number of over 100,000 motor cycles have been sold by British manufactures the year. R.A.C. England…

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How to Park a Motor Car

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 16

Few motorists know how to park a motor car. Either that or they follow the all-too-prevalent rule of selfishness, in the operation of a motor car…

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Novice Motorists Common Mistakes Things to Remember

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 16

The soldier's first time over the top could not be more uncomfortable than a now owner's first appearance in heavy traffic. The tendency is to take every…

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Motor Show Opens To-night Great Array of Cars Uniformity the Feature Night Illuminations and Entertainments Provision for Large Attendance

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 11

THE MOTOR SHOW, which opens at the Royal Agricultural Show Ground to-night, is held by officials of the Motor Traders' Association to be the largest commercial exhibition of motor cars, lorries, cycles, and accessories…

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Refund of Ninety Per CENT.s in Motor Taxes for Maimed Diggers

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 8

THE RETURNED soldiers' League has been informed by the Premier, Mr. Lang, that Diggers whose measure of disability is…

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Motor Accident. Car Bursts Into Flames. Ulmarra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 11

When a motor car, driven by Gordon Smith, with two othor occupants, was negotiating a corner on the Coldstream-road, Ulmarra, on Wednesday evening last, the lights failed, and…

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Conspiracy Charge. Motor Car Deals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

Before Mr. Giles Shaw, C.S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, further evidence was heard in the case in which George Vere Ward Terrill, aged 20 years, and Frederick Edward Foutaine, aged 52 years,…

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Motor Yacht Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 14

As all the racing members of the Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales were engaged at the Sydney Hospital aquatic sports last Saturday the handicaps listed for that day were postponed until to-morrow afternoon…

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Motoring. Olympia Speedway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 14

Prices of admission to all big meetings on the Olympia Speedway have been substantially reduced which will permit a far larger number of enthusi[?] to attend the meetings regularly The new charges…

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Motor 'Bus Burnt Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 12

About 9 o'clock on Tuesday night, on th[?] Windsor-Wilberforce road, about a mile from Windsor, a motor 'bus, the properly of Anthony William Deas, car and 'bus proprietor…

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City Railway. Town Hall Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 10

Dr. Bradfield, engineer-in-charge of the construction of the city railways, said yesterday thnt the City Station, opposite the Town Hall, would be situated on the site originally…

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Railway Extension. Kyogle to Brisbane. Uneasiness at Delay. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 10

When the new line is built from Kyogle to South Brisbane, Casino will be the most important town between Grafton and Brisbane. Casino business men are keenly interested in…

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Motor Show. Opening To-day. Magnificent Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 11

The Motor Show, organised by the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales, which will be opened officially at the Royal Agricultural Ground this evening, will be one…

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Moss Vale to Port Kembla. Railway May Be Built. Two Millions to Be Spent on Steelworks Government in Favour of Hoskins' Offer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 11

The Moss Vale to Port Kembla Railway will probably be commenced at an early date. Yesterday, an undertaking was given by Hoskins, Ltd., to the Government concerning the erection of steelworks at Port Kembla. It is unofficially stated that the Government will accept the…

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Cars--and Cars Beauty and Comfort on Wheels at the Motor Show Fine Australian Body Building

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 15

One thing which the third show of the Motor Traders' Association illustrates most strikingly is the pitch of excellence that has been reached in Australian body-building and upholstery. No aristocrat or American king of commerce could wish for anything to…

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Overlanding Motorist Mrs. Bell at Wagga Doesn't Recommend Trip Wagga

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 11

Mrs. Marlon Bell of Fremantle and her daughter stopped for a few hours in Wagga. on their tour around Australia by car, yesterday…

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Girl Motor Driver Does 200 Miles a Day Her Own Mechanic Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 14

Miss Rene Kay, aged 24, drives a hire car from Monbulk to Melbourne and back, 30 miles each way, three times a day. Her dally mileage is…

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Motor Car Tax Refund to Soldiers for Maimed Men

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 15

Returned soldiers whoso measure of disability is 75 per cent, and over are eligible to claim a refund of 90 per cent of the motor tax paid by them…

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