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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

14,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Tractors For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Cars to Covet The Motor. Show Appeals to Uncle Wiseman

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 15

To visit the Motor Show, which large crowds have been attending, at the Sydney Showground, all this week, is to make one want to break…

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“ Go to the Country” to Starve Wide Unemployment Roads Full of Workless

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 3

Wide-awake working-class students are fast realising the correctness of the saying that: “ Capitalism carries within itself the germs of its own…

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George's River Bridge To be Open for Traffic During the Easter Holidays

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 3

The bridge over George's River at Tom Ugly's Point has now reached such a stage in its construction that the date of completion can be stated…

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City Traffic. Difficult Problem. Nightmare Oe Finance. Suggested Revision of Bridge Rate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 12

The double problem of handling the enormous, rapidly-growing volume of city traffic, and at the same time making adequate provision for the new traffic developments which…

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Dog Spike. Driven Into Rail Points. Attempt to Wreck Train. WAGGA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 14

Railway authorities and police are reticent regarding an attempt made last night to wreck a train near Wagga. A dog spike was found driven between the…

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Road Signs Some a Menace to Traffic Instead of a Benefit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 15

The action of business firms in placing advertising signs on. main roads under the guise of providing directions to traffic or warning traffic…

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New North Road A Popular Resort Opened on the Hawkesbury River

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 3

With the completion of the road from Hornsby to the Hawkesbury River, as part of the new Northern road, Kangaroo Point, at…

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Boys Imitate the Movies Train Wrecking Alleged Confession by One Youth Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

As the result of the discovery of two railway sleepers across the rails near Bacchus Marsh on January 6, just as the Adelaide express arrived at the…

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Hints for the Tractor Farmer Using the Outfit, for Various Jobs on the Farm and for Road Work Tune-in to the "Tick Over"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 14

There is something delightful in hearing a tractor engine racing at full speed with the gear in neutral. If the engine is properly tuned-up the…

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Motoring Big Meeting at the Speedway Royal Van Praag and Blake in Big Nine

Arrow · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 15

The Speedway Royal meeting which is being run in conjunction with the M.T.C. Motor Show, at the Agricultural Ground this…

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Motoring Personal

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 6

During the week I met, in company of Mr. L. W. Marts an interesting personality in Mr. C. A. Spe[?] the special overseas representative of the Champion Spark Plug Co.,…

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"Evening News" Motorists' Guide Conducted by E. C. CRANE, Special Motoring Representative Boulevard Stops Enquiry Started Belated Action

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 7

AN announcement by [?] being race [?]…

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The Motor Show

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 8

AS the final sessions of the Motor Show approach attendance are increasing. Yesterday afternoon saw the best day attendance to date…

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Spark Arrestors Cronulla Steam Trams

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

TO [?] the danger of causing has [?] sparks from steam trans[?] have been lifted on all [?] Sutherland-Cronulla [?]…

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Railway Notes Department Congratulated on Handling the Harvest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 15

The unsolicited tesimonials to the work of the Departments of Agriculture and Railways given by the chairman of the grain trade committee of…

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Pioneer Cars The Earliest Owners of Motors in Australia

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 15

Tho Illustration in the columns of the "Farmer and Settler" recently of one of tho motor cars, built before 1908, that took part in a run from…

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Rail or Motor Cooperation, not Competition, is State's Policy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 14

That the railway and motor transport services should work in cooperation, not in competition with one another is gencraily admitted, and…

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Sale of Petrol Motorists Hampered by Early Closing Regulation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 14

Motorists are being inconvenienced in towns where the restriction, prohibiting the sale of petrol to other than bona fide travellers after 6 p.m.,…

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Motor Trade An Unprecedented Demand for British Cars

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 14

An unprecedented demand for British meter-cars has been experienced, and if the boom continues about 55,000 new cars, valued at…

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Motor Pacing World's Record Established in Melbourne

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 14

A five miles moter-paced world record was established at the Melbourne motordrome last Saturday by C. Blekemolen, who was paced by R…

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