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Railways, roads & transport, 1928

14,385 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

On Many Motors Why the Sticker? There's a Reason

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

MOTOR MEN are good p[?]. The Popular Car Competition is proving in every day. Yesterday a [?] found [?]…

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Motor Cycle Club

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 9

The Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W. will bold a meeting on January 11, when matters connected with the recent six days reliability trial will be discussed…

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Million in Motors at M.t.a. Show Many Exhibits

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 10

CLOSE on £1,000,000 worth of motor vehicles and accessories will be exhibited at the M.T.A. Motor Show, which opens next Friday…

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Motorgrams

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 10

Recent figures from the Department of Commerce, U.S.A, disclose some interesting facts regarding the ultimate destinations of American automotive exports. These figures…

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RAILWAYS. £1,000,000 Deficit. Minister's Forecast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11

The Minister for Railways said yesterday it was anticipated that, despite the incrensed fares, the railways, at the end of this financial year, would show a deficit of £1,000,000…

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TRAMWAYS. Suggested Disposal. Party Divided

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11

The schemes suggested for consideration by the Cabinet for reorganising the railway and tramway administration, which were announced in the "Herald" yesterday, formed…

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Ernest or Henry ? General Motors' Claim

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 9

Does the right to the name "General Motors" belong exclusively to the representatives of the big American corporation registered here as General…

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Motoring Cars-cycles Lorries-launches Rich Mixtures Almost Here Again

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 12

The Motor Traders' Association's annual Motor Show will open at the Royal Agricultural Society's ground next Friday at 3 p.m. Only a week--And then the curtain rises;…

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Car Owners Drive Nails in Tyres Without Losing Air Company Will Send Samples to Any Car or Motor Cycle Owner for a Fair Test Without Risk

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 7

Des Moines, Iowa.--An amazing way to fix punctures without removing the tyre from the wheel has been discovered by Mr. H. Hill, after several…

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The Cinderella of the Railways

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 8

MR. BUTTENSHAW'S expressed determination to bring about a better co-ordination between the trams and motor-bus services, and the suggestion by Ministers that reorganisation should begin by dissociating the railway and tramway services, open up a problem which Sydney will…

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St. George Motor Boat Club

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

The race next Saturday is an Association race, controlled by the Oatley Ray Club, but owing to the tide being unfavourable it has been decided by…

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Sans Souci Tramway. Proposed Electrification

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

The following letter in connection with the above [?] been forwarded by Mr. W. J.[?] cil:—…

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Knocked Down by Tram

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

George Weir (70), of Tracey Street, Hurstville, was knocked down by a tram at the corner of Bent and Phillip Sts., City, at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning…

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Motor Boat Association. Inter- Club Contest

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

One of the most interesting events will be the inter-club contest promoted by the New South Wales Motor Boat Association for the Challenge Shield,…

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Hints to Motorists. Avoid Fatigue

The Propeller · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 8

You wouldn't permit a drunken person to drive your automobile, would you? And yet intoxication of any sort makes a person unfit to handle a motor…

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Sans Souci Tramway

The Propeller · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The Under Secretary for Public Works has informed Mr. W. J. Butler, M.L.A., that the Railway Commissioners state that no money is available…

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Engine Crashes Into Car Motorist Injured Dangerous Curve Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

A light railway engine collided with a motor-car driven by Mr. W. Mirsopp, 40, contractor, at the railway crossing at Kahlbah this afternoon…

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Preparing for the Motor Show

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

Messrs. L. E. Stevens (secretary), Boyd Edkins (president), and W. W. Rees (treasurer), of the Motor Traders' Association, discuss plans for the big exhibition which opens at the Show Ground on Friday next…

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Trams and Trains Not to Be Sold "Herald's" Wild Kite Cabinet Is Worried Over the Probable Huge Deficit Town v. Country Clash

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

THOUGH THE BAVIN GOVERNMENT has never contemplated leading over the railways and tramways to private enterprise, these services are according to Ministerial advice, in a parlous plight as Government business undertakings…

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Parking of Motor Cars Liability of Drivers

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 8

Recently it was decided that parking of cars on the south side of Park and Market Streets between George Street and Elizabeth Street and on the…

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