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Railways, roads & transport, 1927

16,644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Motors Show a Car for Every Purse & Purpose Chased From Chassis Shocks and Squeaks Gone

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 13

Exhibits show that manufacturers have chased the insidious destroyer --vibration --up and down the chassis, seeking to banish it…

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Milady's Motor "It Matches My Dress" Mirrors and Make-up

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

"Semi -elliptic springs," breathed the small man, has eyes glittering behind his spectacles. "That back axle gear ratio alteration…

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1 3. --Sneddons Motors Ltd

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 14

Commercial application of an ordinary motor classis Is exemplified by the presentation of Rugby commercial vehicles…

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Rexleys Defunct Tram. Lines to Be Taken Up

The St George Call · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners supplied Bexley Council with figures relative to loss on the late steam tram and also stated that nothing would be gained…

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Hints for Motorists. Watch the Other Fellow

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

"Watch the other fellow" is good advice to motor drivers, and always beware of the fool round the corner or over the hill. An expert driver, of…

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Slipped Prom. a Tram

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Bearup, who resides at Bexley, slipped when alighting from a tram at Rockdale Station, striking his head on the tram rails. The…

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Bexley Tram Abolition. Appeal to Minister

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of Bexley Council this week a communication was received from the Railway Commissioners quoting statistics relating to the…

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Fell Down Railway Steps

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Mrs. Meagher, who resides at Verdun Street, West Kogarah, met with a painful accident yesterday morning when she fell down the steps at. Rockdale railway…

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Railway Fatalities

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

Since the electric railways have been running a number of fatal accidents have occurred--two through passengers being struck by stanchions, and a third…

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Motor Boating. Port Hacking Regatta

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

The Port Hacking Power Boat Club will hold its annual regatta on Saturday, March 5, when the main event will be the race for the [?]na Cup, presented by Mr. K. H…

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Man in the Street Tramway Promotion

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

Sir,--The Lang Government restored the rights of strikers in the tramway service, but very few accepted promotion above the rank of…

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The Motor Show

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

The Motor Show will be featured in our columns in to-morrows issue. The attention of our readers is drawn to…

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Bad Fall From Tram

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

When alighting from a tram near Rockdale railway station yesterday afternoon, Henry Beary, of Forest Rd., Bexley fell heavily to the roadway. He…

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Bus-tram War Councils Approached Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

The Newcastle 'bus-tram war is growing more bitter. The tramwaymen have now asked the municipal councils to assist them in their…

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Better Trams for Glebe Replacing "Sardine Tins"

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 8

After many months, the efforts of Mr. T. Keegan, M.L.A., to have the "Sardine-tin" trams on the Glebe Point line replaced by others capable of handling…

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Help for the Motorist Correct Tyre Inflation -- 2

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 9

IN the previous article I dealt with the case of a pair of tyres being ruined through the side-walls giving way on…

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Where to Motor Interstate Roads the Safest Route to Goulburn Main Roads Board Criticised the Western Road Is Deplorable

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 3

TO-DAY the best route to Goulburn is described by a weekly traveller, The R.A.C.A. furnish a report concerning Interstate roads, which shows that, generally, they are in fair condition. The condition of the Main Western Road is, however, deplorable, says…

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Mountain Road Blaxland-springwood Section Deputation to Main Roads Board

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 2

A petition with 150 signatures was received by Blue Mountains Shire Council, at its last meeting, in which it was asked that immediate attention…

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Snake Coiled in an Aeroplane

The World's News · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 2

The success of the flight of four Royal Air Force aeroplanes from Cairo to the Cape and back to England in the first half of this year is described in the official…

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The Mountain Road

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 5

The Mountain Road has been much discussed in the (Sydney Press of late, One writer states: A drive from Sydney to, say, Mount Victoria; leaves only…

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