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Railways, roads & transport, 1928

14,385 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Opening of £1,000,000 Motor Show

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

Cars and cycles to suit all tastes and purses, commercial vehicles, and a great array of accessories on view at the Motor Show, are valued by the M.T.A. at £[?],000,000. A view at the official opening…

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Latest Car Models Motor Show Exhibits Say Color Schemes Many Valuable Improvements

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

PERHAPS the first thing that will imprest visitors to the Motor Show will he the almost amazing variety of color schemes on most of the cars exhibited. Some of the new color schemes are good, but many are not,…

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Conference Railway Concessions (To the Editor, "The Methodist.")

The Methodist · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

Dear Sir,—The Chief Traffic Manager, N.S.W. Government Railways, has authorised me to issue certificates for railway concessions at single fare and one-third for return journey to…

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Protest Against Increased Railway Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 14

The council decided at its last meeting to co-operate with the Canterbury Council in seeking a reduction in railway fares. "Mr. Fraser is a wonderful engineer, but…

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Country News. Tweed River Railway. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 18

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works heard further evidence at Murwillumbah regarding the proposal to construct a railway along the southern side of the Tweed…

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Motorist Arrested. After Collision with Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 18

Alfred Dunn, a middle-aged man, residing at Forest-road, Bexley, was seriously injured last night, when a motor car collided with a horse and cart which he was driving in…

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General Motors. Comprehensive Exhibit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 11

The most comprehensive exhibit at the show is, in all probability, that of General Motors (Australia) Proprietary, Ltd. In connection with Boyd Edkins, Ltd., and John McGrath,…

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Opening Day of the Motor Show Exhibits Worth £1,000,000. Australia's Greatest Collection of Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 11

Automobiles and accessories to the value of approximately £1,000,000 are exhibited at the show organised by the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales…

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Tempe-east Hills Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 19

The Bankstown Council has been informed that it will apparently be impossible to make provision on the current year's Estimates for the construction of the Temple…

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Official Opening of the Motor Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 20

THE ACTING PREMIER, MR. E. A. BUTTENSHAW, PERFORMING THE CEREMONY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…

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Motor Speed. Attack on Records. Pending Struggle in Florida. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 17

Malcolm Campbell's car, with which he will defend the British speed record against America in Florida during February, has a 450 horse-power engine. It has taken three…

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Electrical Display. Excitement in Melbourne. Tramway Traffic Disorganised. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 17

Serious disorganisation of tramway services occurred this afternoon, when a contact wire broke, and the end falling on to the steel ra[?]l, caused'a short circuit. This…

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Motor Show. Splendid Exhibition. Opened by Acting Premier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 17

The Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales has more than justified itself in organising the fifth annual motor show, which was opened yesterdny. The exhibits are…

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Motor Boom Detroit's Busy Days Detroit

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

The high point in Ford car production will not be reached before September. Meanwhile, employment in the motor car plants in this city has…

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"Do Not Touch" Collecting Fingerprints Motor Show Sidelight Polishers Busy

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 7

Cotton waste, polish, and chamois leather were the outstanding features of the motor show at the Exhibition Grounds…

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Theft on Tram Woman Loses Money

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 8

Mrs. Mabel Chapman, of Dangarstreet, Randwick, was robbed last night on a tram in clovelly-road, Randwick, of a kit bag containing…

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Only Framework Left Rail Motor Burned Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 8

A rail motor car which left Adelaide this morning for Angaston with about 40 passengers, caught fire at Gawler…

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The Motorists

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 23

My milkman has a dandy car. A flivver takes my baker out; And for a journey near or far My butcher has a runabout…

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Do Animals Think ? Why does the dog go after motor cars and the cat chase the wind-blown leaf?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 11

A DOG, BARKING with excitement, rushes at a passing horseman. Does he reason out his action? is it blind instinct or conscious play?…

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Tram Men's Ballot

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

Sir,--Amongst other reasons given for the [?]ner protracted counting of the above ballot-papers, is that the result is decided [?] preferential…

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