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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250
Sir,—The interesting report in this morning's "Herald" giving in general terms the conclusions of the traffic conference is in some respects scarcely what might be expected from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The liability of the ratepayers of Sydney for the Harbour Bridge is indeterminate. It will not be known for another five years at least, and it may not be determined for ten…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THE Public Works Department advised Bankstown Council last night that the Railway Commissioners had been asked to furnish a report on…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →FOR the quarter ended December 31, Lloyd's Register of Shipping shows that 3,110,880 tons were under construction throughout the world…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A feature of the Motor Show to-morrow will be a Local Government afternoon, when the mayors, aldermen and town clerks from every municipality in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"ONE aspect of the authorities' crusade against the private motor car in the City that appears to be overlooked." says Mr. G. N. King,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →EVERY eye in Australian motoring is at present centered on the Ninety Mile Beach at Kaitaia, New Zealand, where Norman Wizard Smith, Motoring Editor of the "Sunday Times" and "Referee," on Saturday established a new Australasian speed record of 146-347 m.p.h., shattering the old figure by…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The seventh annual M.T.A. Motor Show, which opened at the Agricultural Grounds, Moore Park, on Friday, is the most extensive in the history of motoring in this country. Exhibits valued at over £1,000,000 are displayed on the various stands, and the officials expect greater crowds than have ever before…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →On behalf of the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners, an application was made to the Industrial Registrar last Wednesday for a reduction in the wages of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DON'T detach the slip from the ticket, but let the holder apply for his "Worker" himself at any time during the currency…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →N.S.W. Premier Bavin stated last Wednesday that an early start would be made with the construction of the railway line from Hillston to Roto…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Olympia Motor-cycle Show, which. is being held in London at the lime of writing, has become an event, of international importance, and a visitor to the show is amazed at the number of foreign languages he may hear spoken in the course of his inspection of some 300 models, the…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →LABOUR in Britain hates protection—fearing the increase in the cost of living which would result. Consequently the so-called safeguarding duties imposed by the Baldwin Government were quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"PROPHECY is a dangerous thing, but there is at least one avenue of progress which, will. I hope, be explored. I refer to the possibility of the manufacture…
Continued on Trove, page 49 →In this article, which follows upon the general review published in last issue of the "Mail," "Spotlight" touches upon those particular exhibits which, by reason of their novelty or…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Of the thousands of motorists who visit the popular Burragorang Valley annually there are few who are aware of the existence of a magnificent group of limestone caves that occurs some eight miles beyond the mining town of Yerranderie, where terminates the road leading through the Upper Burragorang. WITH the desire to explore and make a…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →THE Commonwealth Oil Refineries' exhibit should be inspected by every motorist, and for this reason alone—C.O.R. is British, the Commonwealth Government owning 51 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Competing on the Wellington dirt track speedway to-night. L. Lawrence (Queensland) fell, and slightly injured a knee. W. Kilmister lowered the New Zealand mile record with a rolling start,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Further proposals regarding the unification of rail gauges throughout Australia will be submitted by the Federal Ministry to the conference of State Premiers, which, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Messrs. Norman Aubin, of Bathurst, and A. E. Tunbridge, of Wellington, driving the same Ford sports roadster used by Messrs. Aubin and Poole in a successful attempt last…
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