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Railways, roads & transport, 1927

16,644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

S. A. Cheney Romantic Career Motor Trade Changes H. A. Wheeler's Views

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

At a dinner last night at the Hotel Carlton. Mr. H. A. Wheeler made an interesting speech to motor men. "It is appropriate." he said, "that at…

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"News" Motoring an Innovation Celluloid Side Screens

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 24

A writer in the "Light Car and Cyclecar" says that the most useful thing be noticed at Olympia was a big touring car with [?] side screens. Which live…

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Motor Cycles for Four Experts' View

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 23

Mr. James, of the Dunlop Rubber Co., in a letter to the "News," expresses no fear about the future of the motor cycle. He writes:—…

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Macquarie-street and Motor Cars

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

Sir,—The opening of Parliament on Tuesday was again the cause of much inconvenience to doctors in Macquarie-street. Parking was prohibited in front of Parliament [?]…

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Penny Saved on Canterbury Tram Direct City Service

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 9

AFTER many years of agitation, the Railway Commissioners have agreed to forage the extra penny which they previously…

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The Motor Show First Inspection

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

MR. W. B. Larks presided over a luncheon to Pressmen to-day to mark the opening of the M.T.A. Motor Show, [?] referred to the difficulty N.S.W. had…

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Day of the Motor Show Is Opened Growth of Trade

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

PROBABLY no other modern invention has so transformed our country life for the better and in such a short time as the advent…

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Motor Spirit. From Molasses. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

Sir James Calder, of the directorate of Distilleries, Ltd., has arrived in Australia to investigate further the possibilities of the distillation of motor spirit from molasses…

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Annual Motor Show a Great Display. Barometer of Progress. Increased Exhibits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

An immense array of motor-cars, finishing back the sunlight in their mirror-like radiance of burnished frames, will impress the visitor by their superb beauty…

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Motor Fatalities. Manslaughter Charge. Novel Identification Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 16

The motor fatalities in Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, on the evening of December 19 last, when Mrs. Mary Thompson, aged 71 years, and Rosetta May Thompson, aged 11 years, her…

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Motorists Fined. Case of Drunkenness

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 8

Before Mr. MacDougall, S.M., at the Paddington Police Court, Herbert Grant Hickey, 26, real estate salesman, was proceeded against for having driven a motor car whilst…

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Motor Cycles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Motor cycles are among the most efficient of modern motor vehicles, as they develop and maintain extraordinarily high brake horsepower for prolonged periods from small…

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The Motor Tractor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Recent years have seen a notable development in the motor tractor industry. The days of unrestricted experimentation have almost wholly passed. The unreliability and…

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Border Railway Congestion. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 10

Sir,—I notice in your issue of to-day that further traffic delay at the New South Wales border IS causing concern to Victorian railway officials, and that a good deal of this…

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Another Delegation To Soviet Russia Railwaymens’ Story

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Rest Homes and New Building Schemes; Wages Up; Transport Improving During my visit to Soviet Russia last year I accompanied a delegation of British…

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World-wide Range of Motors Representation From All Countries

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 15

Continuing on to the Hall of Industries, exhibits hold the spectators' interest by variety and method of presentation. 51. --Boyd Edkins Ltd. The 1927 model Oldsmobile, with Its…

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Tour of Interest Hordern Pavilions Motorings Many Phases

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 14

Numbering of Show Stands commences in the small Hordern Pavilion, and continues to the bigger Hordern building. The more interesting exhibits in these sections are detailed below. 1. --J. E. Lukins…

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Newest Cars Show Varied Ways to More Luxurious Motoring "Greatest Buick Ever Built" Mechanical Improvements

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 19

Hailed by Its makers as "the greatest Buick ever built," the new 1927 model of this well-known car is on show at Stand 95…

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Motor Magnet Show Draws the Crowd Thousands There

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Shortly after noon tho trek commenced. At first It was only a trickle, but as the afternoon wore on, a steady stream…

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Extra Trams Start To-day

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 13

Show Ground time-tables have been prepared by die Tramways Department, and the new service will begin to operate to-day…

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