Too Much Safety Makes Roads Perilous
IN a circular letter to Fairfield Council last night, the Ligal Government Association intimated that the Main Roads Board had drawn its attention to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Gladesville Bridge. the Present Structure Obsolete
The Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners have for many yours been agitating for the improvement of conditions at the Gladcaville Bridge. The trust considers that the present…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Main Roads. Deputy President. New Deputy Member
In consequence of the appointment of Mr. Garlick as a member of the City Commission the necessity has arisen for a change in the personnel of the Main Roads Board…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Main Roads. Board's Policy. Last Year's Operations
Although much was done by the Main Roads Board during 1927 the year's programme was, to a certain extent, affected by Government policy. The failure of the Lang Ministry to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Proposed Bridge Over the Gwydir. Tamworth
At a recent public meeting, held in the Gravesend Hall, it was unanimously resolved to call a special public meeting for Saturday, January 7, at 3 p.m., in the Gravesend…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bridge Collapses British Storm Effect London
From all parts of the country continue to come reports of damage and difficulties caused by the floods, which followed the recent blizzard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harbour Bridge. Steady Progress. Preparing for the Arch
Steady progress has been made with the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The total weight of steel erected now exceeds 10,000 tons. Four of the five steel approach spans on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →As Flood Rises, Londoners Toke to Upper Floors Anxious Night Miles of Country Submerged Railway Bridge Crashes London
The floods are now general throughout the South of England, miles of country being submerged. The inhabitants of some of the London suburbs spent an anxious night. Extraordinary scenes occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Row on Train Collector Punched Gaol for Laborer
"IT was cowardly to stri[?] a man in the back, and I will make an [?]mple of you," said in Perry. Std, at the Central Court to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Porposed New Scenic Road to Blue Mountain's
A new loop of road, estimated to cost £15,000, is projected to connect the Hawkesbury and Nepean District Shires and the Blue Mountains at Springwood, via Yarramundi…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leapt From Prince's Bridge Into the Yarra Woman's Strange Deed Melbourne
Thousands of people stood spellbound when a woman mounted the [?]apet of Prince's Bridge to-night and Jumped into the Yarra…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Used to Hunt Down Four Car Th[?]ves Held Up at Pistol Point on N. Territory Border Had to Surrender
BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- History was made in the small border town of Camooweal on Christmas Day, when an aeroplane, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War on 'Buses Brisbane Action Feeders to Trams Brisbane
MOTOR 'BUS owners are incensed at the decision of the general manager of the Tramway Department. Mr. G. R. Steer, to restrict…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Air Nemesis Motor Bandits Chased by 'Plane Q'land Sensation Rockhampton
FROM Camooweal comes a thrilling story of an aeroplane chase after four motor bandits, which ended in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Cycling Events at National Games Lamb, Standen, and Munro Will Clash Who'll Go to the Olympic Games?: Germany's Wonder Boy: Opperman and Lamb May Attack Motor-paced Records
The Olympic test races and Australian amateur championships will be held oh portion of the National Games week, and will be spread over three nights January 7. 10 and 14. For the first carnival the events are Senior mile and five miles, and junior mile championships and 1000…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Six-day Motor Cycle Test Hodgson Alone Has Clean Sheet 1000 Miles Tour: Several Accidents: Great Racing at Penrith Speedway: Show Ground to Re-open
Though the results of the 1000 miles motor cycle reliability test, conducted by the Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W., over a period of six days last week, will not be available till about the end of this week, It is almost certain that Harry Hodgson will be declared the winner. He was the only one of 30 riders to complete the course with a clean sheet…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →World Motor Transport Congress Australian Problems and "Six-Wheelers"
Under the presidency of H.R.H. the Prince, of Wales, the World Motor Transport Congress of 1927 was held in London during the latter part of November. The deliberations of a body such an this are of…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Motoring Wayside Falterings and the New Owner
Undoubtedly one of the factors which have contributed greatly to the present popularity of the motor car is its great reliability; but, despite the efforts of its manufacturers, dirt still occasionally will enter where it is particularly not wanted, and there still are careless mechanics who now and again omit to tighten important nuts. NO piece of mechanism is perfect, so that few new…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →The Modern Motor-Cycle An Answer to Critics
FOR two or three years the British motor-cycle industry has been the subject of attacks of varying descriptions. The motor-cycle has been alleged to be "dangerous:" it is said to be "noisy:" it has been…
Continued on Trove, page 48 →Motorists Visiting N.S.W.
UNTIL Easter no restrictions arc being placed upon motorists who are only proceeding to a place within 100 miles from the border and do not intend to remain within New South Wales for a period…
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