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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

Auction Bridge Minimum Suit Bids the Limit

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

Ever since the two-quick-trick minimum for an initial suit bid was established, allowing players to bid hands…

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To Wreck Mountain Train Engines Twice Hit Trolley

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 3

KATOOMBA, Friday.--Two deliberate attempts were made yesterday afternoon to wreck trains from Mount Victoria…

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Exploring by Aeroplane Mapping Antarctic Discovery at Enderby Land (All Rights Reserved.) MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

EXPLORING by aeroplane is now being undertaken by Sir Douglas Mawson, who is making an effort to properly map the north coast of…

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Canberra to Coast Main Roads Board Favors the Retention of Old Route

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 13

The N.S.W. Main Roads Board favors the retention of the present line of the main road between Canberra and the coast, which Bes via Queenbeyan…

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Regular Overhaul Neglect of the Car a Menace to Safety on the Road

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 12

Because many of the cars on the road to-day have seen long service, perhaps before they came into the possession of the present owner-drivers, they…

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St Marys. Hit-run Motorist

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

On Tuesday night a car collided, on the Western Road, with a sulky in which Mr Tod Moore was driving home from Penrith. Though the sulky was…

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The Motor World N.R.M.A. NOTES

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. reports that a considerable I ngth of tar surfacing has been carried out on the Mid-Western Highway, within the Municipality of…

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Motor-cycle Record Fast Run Between Melbourne and Adelaide

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 12

A new motor-cycle record for the route between Melbourne and Adelaide was established last week by two South Australian riders, Mr. G. A. Stapleton on an…

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Motors and Motoring Problems of the Motorist Avoiding Undue Expenditure on the Upkeep of the Car Fewer Pennies to the Mile

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 13

The last year has been by no means a prosperous one, and although next your's prospects seem bright enough, yet the careful man will not waste money where…

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Motors and Motoring Car Ownership Issue of Certificate of Title Would Prevent Fraud

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 12

The need for legislation to discourage fraudulent dealings in motor vehicles is being emphasised by the National Roads and Motorists' Association, which is…

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The Late Boyd Edkins Suggested Memorial to a Great Motorist

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 12

There could have no finer [?]ute to the character of the late Mr. Boyd Edkins and no stronger evidence of the esteem in which he was held than…

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Motor Tail Lights on Ferry Boats

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

A committee was recently appointed by the Government, at the instance of the N.R.M.A., to investigate the necessity for the compulsory extinction of motor car tail lights when on the vehicular ferry; and, after much deliberation, the position remains unaltered…

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Motor Accidents. Child Killed. Knocked Down by Lorry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

Joan Semmens, 4 years old, of Reynolds street Rozelle, was knocked down by a motor lorry near her home last night. She was taken by ambulance to Balmain Hospital, but…

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Motor Boating. Port Hacking P.b.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 22

Port Hocking Power Boat Club will hold its fortnightly programme of races at Lilli Pilli, Port Hacking this afternoon, when three heats of a mile and a half each will be decided by the boats under…

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General Motors (Australia) Pty., Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 19

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of General Motors (Australia) Pty., Ltd., Mr. Innes Randolph resigned as managing director, and Mr. A. N. Lawrence was elected…

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Australian Motor Cars. Hints to the Government

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

It was mentioned by the Acting Minister for Customs (Mr. Forde), yesterday that a fair proportion of the correspondence received by the department related to the…

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Woman Motorist. Wins International Trial. LONDON, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 17

Mrs. Bruce, who recently created a record by driving a car for 24 hours, covering 2200 miles, was first home in an international motor trial ending at Monte Carlo…

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Manslaughter Charge. Fatality in Motor Accident Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 14

At Forbes Coroner's Court yesterday Cyril Heffernan, 41, dairyman, of Orange-road, Forbes, was committed for trial on a charge of maliciously slaying John Allen Appleby, 3…

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Fire at Motor Works

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

Portion of the flooring and part of a partition on the first floor of the Victor Motor Works, Stafford-street, Double Bay, were severely damaged by…

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Threw Bottle Smashed Motor Windscreen "Frightful Record"

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 8

"Is this man known at all?" asked Mr. Camphin, S.M., at the Central Court to-day, when John Hayes, 19, a laborer, was charged with damaging W…

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