A Blaze of Light at the Motor Show
The running of a motor show or any other show, is not the cheapest thing upon which one could engage. If the ordinary householder going home…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Nationalism and the Trams
OUR senior morning contemporary in journalism admits--and gives its admission some prominence--that a proposal will "probably" be placed before the Bavin Cabinet for the selling of the tramways "in the Cumberland area."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Found Injured in Street Was It by Motor Car? Newcastle
Bobble Stevenson, 61, or Mitchell Street, Merewether, was found lying in that direct to-day. He was found to be suffering from concussion, a large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trams Are Not for Sale Cabinet Has Never Considered Such Proposition Minister's Denial
The Minister, for Works and Railways referred yesterday to the "Sydney Morning Herald's" statement that, "among far-reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Trams From Cricket Ground Manager Says It Was "Unreasonable" to Expect Them Will Run To-day
Between 1500 and 2000 people who visited Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday to watch the finish of the inter-State match, made terse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →National Roads and Motorists Association Stone Chocks on Roads
Definite action should be taken to suppress the menace caused by motorists leaving on the roads large stones used as chocks for their wheels. The…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Torn Up Roads Motorists Marooned
During the recent rain motorists between Cusford and Newcastle were warooned because lengths of the road about to be reconstructed were plo[?]ed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Clothes for the Aeroplane
So many women have taken to flying that the question of suitable clothes for the air is bound to become of increasing importance. A recent traveller tells of meeting Mrs. Keith…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Spit Bridge Revenue
The rates for the quarterly toll tickets for the Spit Bridge, which have been in force since June, 1926, will this year bo considerably reduced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road and Track Rider
A. M'Auliffe is the holder of the Grafton-Inverell and back road record. He is also a consistent winner in track races at Grafton. For all events he rides a Douglas…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →A Lady Roads Board Secretary Up-to-Date Coolgardie
COOLGARDIE (W.A.) may be a little bit off the map, but it is well abreast of the times in some ways. An example has recently been provided by the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Where to Motor a Woman Tells About Sydney-melbourne Tour How to Go: Where to Stay the Worst and the Best Roads
MRS. W. E. HARPER describes a round trip to Melbourne by way of the Federal Highway and return to Sydney by the Prince's Highway. Her husband, Mr. W. E. Harper, of Brown and Hellicar, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Crowns Make Tyre on Right Wear
WHY is it that automoblie tyres on the right side of a car wear out more quickly than there on the left side?…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hamilton-Wickham Mission at Maitland Road Church
Evangelist James dimming, missioner of the Evangelisation Society of New South Wales, reports that the mission at the Maitland Road…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →"Wild Night" Three Young Men in s Train Damage to Property
"It was Christmas Eve, and we had a bit of a wild night. We got tinder the influence, and didn't know what we were doing for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Automobile Club of Australia News and Notes Main Road Surfaces
While the majority of our highways have been steadily improved there is still much to be desired on some of the main thoroughfares in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Out of a Few Girders Borrowed From Dorman Long, and a Tin Full of Rivets, Artist Finey Evolves Bridge Builder Bradfie[?]
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Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Motor World N.R.M.A. NOTES
The excellent road between Albury and Melbourne, although only recently put into good repair, is very popular. The number of tourists passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Scalers" Railway Authorities Active
If all railway travellers paid their fare, the revenue would be considerably higher than it is now (saya "Cumberland Argus")…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Costly Failure Trams in City Streets Cause of Congestion Says Town - Planning Chief
THE president of the Town Planning Association, Col. A. Spain, agrees with the "Evening News," that, with the effective coordination and mobilisation of transport, the removal of the costly trams from the city streets is…
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