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Railways, roads & transport, 1927

16,644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Radiator Decoration Motorists' Taste

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 14

There are few places in which a man's taste is more prominently displayed than in the ornament he buys to put on his radiator cap -- unless it…

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Chromium Plate Its Use on Motors

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 14

"Considerable interest has been aroused" (says the "Autocar," England), "by the chromium-plated radiators and accessories which were…

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MOTORS and Motoring the Charm of Silence Making Cars Quieter Details Still Needing Attention

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 13

It is not many years ago that the passing of a motor car was reminiscent of a travelling ironmonger's shop I with the noise of the exhaust thrown…

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The Motor Show Opens Next Friday Great Display Anticipated

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 16

Evidence of the keen interest that the motor Industry is taking in the Motor Show, which will be held under the auspices of the Motor Traders'…

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Motors and Motoring Correct Carburetion Systematic Tuning for Better Results

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 16

Perhaps there is no subject so absorbing as carburetion. From the first days of the internal combustion engine this subject has demanded the…

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Motors and Motoring Tour for the Week-end Sydney -- Liverpool -- Appin -- Cataract Dam a Pleasant One-day Trip

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 18

This tour has been arranged for "The Daily Telegraph" by special arrangement with the manager of the N.R.M.A. touring department, with whom the copyright in the letterpress remains. It is recommended as a convenient one-day run, embracing many points of…

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Motors and Motoring Motor Cycling Men and Machines Six Days' Trial Official Results

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 17

The official results in the six-days' trial held by the Motor Cyclo Club of New South Wales were announced yesterday…

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Tram Strike Ends PERTH

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 19

An offer of a liberal interpretation of clauses regarding emergency traffic and the reinstatement of men dismissed from the service during the…

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Tramway Services

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 19

The tramway authorities notify that the connecting line between George and Pitt Streets, via Hay Street, will be opened for traffic on Monday, and…

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Two Injured Motor Cycle Overturns

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 19

Bernard Shannon, of Western Road, Wentworthville, and his wife (Jessie Shannon) were seriously injured when tho motor cycle and side car they were…

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"Ghost Train"

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 11

MEMBERS of Mr. E. J. Carroll's New English Comedy Company, who are to play "The Ghost Train," are on the incoming Orsova. They will open their…

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The Quiet Road

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 2

I decided to put in half an hour of quiet reading, a I had not had a read for days. So, taking my book, I retired to my room. I just opened the…

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Concrete Road Windsor-richmond

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 5

The main road between Windsor and Richmond from Rickarby Creek to Church Hill, is to be relaid with concrete…

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Our Roads Are Long Way Behind England's

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 18

Australian roads are 50 per cent, rougher on motor tyres than those in England, France, or America, This statement is made by an Australian…

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Armed and Masked Bandits Hold Up Men on Lonely Road Maitund Motorist Speeds Past Thug, Who Aims Gun at His Head Fruiterer Hoodwinks Thugs at Footscray

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 1

Three cases wherein armed and masked bandits held up and attempted to held up men were reported yesterday. At Footscray, Melbourne, two times held up a fruiterer, who, having become suspicious hid £20 in a banana, ease in his waggon. The men, who…

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Fell From Train at 35 Miles an Hour No Bones Broken! Bathurst

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 5

When the Dubbo-Sydney passenger train, travelling at 35 miles an hour, was nearing Newbridge this afternoon, Robert Stephens, aged 60, of…

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New Triumph Makes Its Appearance at Motor Show

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 18

The new 15-h.p. Triumph car will make its appearance for the first time in N.S.W. at the Motor Show, where it will he seen at Stand No. 105…

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Motor Speedster, Phil Garlick, Killed in Sensational Smash at Maroubra

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 1

Phil Garlick, the well-known racing motorist, went over the bank at Maroubra Speedway last night, hit an electric-light pole, and was smashed to pieces…

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The Motor Yachts Rodrick Wins Stelling Shield

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 9

Despite the ideal conditions for the Motor Yacht Club's first meeting of the New Year, at Rose Bay yesterday, there was a disappointing turn out, the…

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Snake Takes Ride on Motor Car Chassis Brisbane

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1927 · page 2

Snakes have become uncomfortably numerous in several parts of the State since the rain, and cases of snakebite arc frequent. A large carpet snake was…

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