Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

14,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Official Sectionalised List of Exhibitors Fine Record at 1929 M.t.a. Motor Show M.t.a. President Transport Expert Treasurer's Service

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 11

AN interesting record is that of Mr. [?] Crocker, for many years hon. treasurer of the M.T.A. Mr. Crocker's yearly election to that [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

M.t.a. Mammoth Motor Show 1921 Slogans Show Recalled 'Car with Conscience'

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 11

IN the "Evening News" Motor Show issue in 1921, and the M T A Journal, a number of interesting items to motorists of to-day are told in the…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Pedestrians' Paradise Gaol for Motorists Involved In Accidents

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

A report from Madrid states that by a stroke of his pen, the Prime Minister, General Prime de Riviera, signed an order enforcing the…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Across Africa Motorists' Record Run Through Desert and Jungle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 15

In order to demonstrate the practicability of a highway from Cairo to Capetown, Mr. G. S. Bo[?]wer, the South African motorist, left London…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Reliability Trial Final Results of the Six Days' Motor-Cycle Tour

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 15

Seven riders completed the 1000 mile six-day reliability test conduced by the Motor Cycle Club of New youth Wales during the Christmas…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Railway Notes Conveyance of an Early Harvest to the Seaboard

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 14

The principal concern of most of the railway systems of the Commonwealth at the moment is the transfer to the seaports of the harvest which…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Motor Records Victorian Police Ban on Sydney to Melbourne Dash

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 14

The Victorian police are taking stops to prevent the proposed record-breaking dash between Sydney and Melbourne, by the English racing…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Drunken Motorists Heavily Fined and Disqualified for Three Years

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 14

That mag[?]trates are taking a serious view of the menace of drunken motorists was illustrated at the Parramatta (N.S.W.) police court this…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Problems of the Motorist The Use of the Clutch, the Gears and the Brakes

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 14

Many drivers with considerable experience would be offended if told that they could not start a car correctly yet ouch is the case…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

The Big Four's Report Review and Criticism of Australia's Finance and Policy Immigration, Land Tenures, Railways, Markets

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

The report of the British Economic Mission was submitted for discussion, to the Premiers' conference, at Canberra on Wednesday…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mulgoa Railway Railway Commissioners Oppose Construction

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

The N.S.W. Public Works Department has informed the Liverpool Council that the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Buttenshaw), in…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Motor Vehicles Every Sixth Adult in New South Wales an Owner

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

Every tenth person in New South Wales has a motor vehicle, and all every sixth adult is an owner. Figures compiled by the National Roads and…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

£1,000,000 in Fees Motorists' Contribution to the Revenue In Victoria

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

For the first time, motor registration fees received by the Victorian notice last year exceeded £1,000,000, The average registration fee paid on…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

JOY-RIDING Nearly 1700 Motor-cars Stolen Last Year

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

During the year just ended nearly 1700 vehicles, principally motor-cars, wore stolen in New South Wales, but with one or two exceptions they were…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

British Supremacy Notable Wins in Continental Motor-cycle Races

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

Continental road races last year were notable for the number of wins achieved by British machines, and, despite particularly strong foreign…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Commercial Flying Aeroplanes Compete with Railways over Long Distances

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

Motor buses are now competing successfully against the railways on short and middle-distance runs to the detriment of the railway department's…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Railway Notes. Alleged Shortage of Trucks for Wheat

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 13

A complaint has been published in one of the journals devoted to rural interests, alleging the Railway Department's inability to meet orders for trucks at one of the Riverina stations. It…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

Control of Motors Drastic Traffic Law. Pedestrians Protected. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 13

A stroke of the Marquis De Rivera's pen has made Spain a pedestrians' paradise, enforcing, as it does, the immediate arrest of any motorist knocking down a pedestrian,…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

Motoring. George's River M.b.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 18

The George's River Motor Boat Club will hold a sixmiles general handicap at Oatley on Saturday afternoon. Maudoll, which has performed prominently lately. has been placed on scratch, allowing 13m 15s…

Continued on Trove, page 18 →

1929 Developments Motor Commercial Vehicles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

When inspecting the range of motor commercial vehicles which will be included in the show exhibits, it will be impossible not to be impressed by the improvements in design…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →