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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Police Vigil Railway Thefts Sequel

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 3

Following disappearances of tins of petrol from trucks at White Bay goods yards in the last three months, last night Superintendent Jamison and…

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GOSSIP. Magicians of Motor Show

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 13

Men who made Sydney's Motor Show spark on every cylinder. Left to right, L. E. Stevens (Sec. and Organiser), E. M. Dumbrell (president), and W. T. Adams (treasurer). THEY park their cars in proud…

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A "Guardian"' Libel on Digger Railway Workers (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 6

Sir. -- I am instructed by my committee of the Enfield Sub-branch of Railway Employees, to protest against the statement contained in the "Daily Guardian,"…

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New Comfort in Motoring R.E. Jupp's Claim For New Gear

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 22

Mr. R. E. Jupp, the resident manager for Armstrong, Siddeley Motors, Ltd., started his career in the motor department of the Armstrong,…

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Importance of Motors in Antarctica Aeroplanes, Car, and Boats to be Used By Sir G. H. Wilkins

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 23

Motors will play a very important part in the second phase of Sir G. H. Wilkins's exploration programme in Antarctica. He will have with him two monoplanes, a tractor, a…

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Of Social Interest Reviving Happy Memories of Throsby Park Motors Trek South For the Throsby-- Lawson Wedding To-day-- Parties Recalled

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 9

Quite a few Sydney folk will be motoring to Moss Vale to-day for the Throsby--Lawson wedding, and to many of them the visit to Throsby Park will renew…

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Auction Bridge Going, Going, Gone

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 5

I UNDERSTAND that Mr. Olsson of the Sydney Bridge Club is endeavoring to evolve a system of standardised bidding for a club with which he is…

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On the Road to Luddenham

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 5

Anything under 100 miles is a reasonable Sunday run in the car, and allowing a couple of comfortable pauses for lunch and afternoon tea, the car…

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Death Stalks on Roads Need for Greater Vigilance

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 19

DURING the first nine months of last year 171 persons were killed within the Metropolitan Traffic District as a result of motor vehicle accidents upon…

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Car Hurled Into Air by Train Two Men Escape Uninjured

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- A motor car, containing two men, when struck by a train at a level crossing, near Geelong, to-day, was flung into the…

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Concrete Spoilt by Steel Tyres Horse-drawn Vehicles Spoil Botany Road

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 14

The damage inflicted on even the highest type of road pavement by steel tyred vehicles drawn by horses is in dieated in the condition of Botany-road…

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Girl Attacked Fierce Struggle on Lonely Road Arrest at Scarborough Scarborough

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 1

A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl was brutally assaulted at Scarborough last night, after putting up an heroic and strenuous struggle with…

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Young Girl Brutally Assaulted At Scarborough Terrible Ordeal on Lonely South Coast Road Badly Bruised, and Clothes Torn by Man, Who Decamped Police Make Arrest Yesterday

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Saturday. -- Attacked by a man, who sprang out of shadows and tried to force her to the side of the road, a 17-year-old girl at Scarborough last night put up a desperate fight…

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Spot Light the Traffic Man? Railway Square Pointsman Cannot Be Seen

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 14

The N.R.M.A. Safety Department has suggested to the authorities that at particularly busy points where the present lighting system is weak (e.g…

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Motoring Matter of the Moment Wizard Smith [Australia's Speed King] Tells Sunday Times" Readers How to Become Good Mtorists Chevrolet Six Covers Arduous Gulf Trip in Gruelling Run

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 14

Recently, Mr. Foreman, of Atherton—a Chevrolet 6 owner and friend, toured through the back country from .Normanton to Croydon, through places where no other car had travelled before Way out back in this particular region civilisation seems never to…

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Ideal Homes for Motorists

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 15

THE person owning a car to-day is not so badly off that he cannot afford the little outlay necessary for his weekend home. Most of them have been built…

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New South Wales Government Railways Excursions to and From the Country—february, 1930

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 4

Tickets at the rate of Single Fare for the Double Journey (minimum fares 8/9 first-class and 5/10 second-class) will be issued on the undermentioned dates:…

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Big Changes? Americans Here For General Motors Will Say Nothing

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 20

NO trumpet blasts, no brass bands beat a tune of welcome to an important group of Americans who arrived by the…

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Wheel Track Means Motor Car COMFORT

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 19

WHEEL track has an important bearing on car comfort and performance. There is no doubt about the steadying effect of a wide…

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Truth About Motors the La Salle for 1930 Many Improvements and Refinements are Incorporated Silent Change Transmission

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 18

AS the years come and go, substantial increases are noticeable in the value built into motor cars, and although this remark applies to the entire motor industry, there are certain instances where it is more evident than…

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