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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250
A LEADING politician was once supposed to have said that if the importation of motor cars was stopped for five years taxation could be reduced by 50 per cent. Probably so; we haven't gone into the question far enough to state definitely…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →EXPERIENCED drivers to whom the handling of a car has become second nature, often recall with amusement their difficulties when learning, just as many business executives recollect with a smile, the activities of their commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →ROAD accidents are very often caused by lack of skill on the part of someone in charge of one or more of the vehicles concerned. It does not profit anyone to blame slippery roads for accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Lowering the existing record by two hours, Mr. Sid. Cox, of the Victoria Light Car Club, put up the best time made by a private owner on a run…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One day my sister's boy friend asked me if I would like to go up the road with him to get some petrol at the garage for his motor cycle, so I seated myself on the back…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How should healthy people sleep? On the right side? The left? Back? Without movement? Curled up? By means of unique devices Various…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Yesterday afternoon a six-ton motor truck, owned and driven by. H. H. Heather, of Oakleigh, capsized on the Everton-road, and was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Councillor P. A. James, president, Hornsby Shire, submitted a strong minute at last meeting of the council, drawing attention to the dangerous condition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dundas Council decided to congratulate the Concord Council in the attitude It had adopted in the matter of influencing the decision on the site of bridge across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Following works have been carried out at Fairfield during the past fortnight, according to the Mayor (Alderman Clancy) at Fairfield Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The town clerk, Ermington-Rydalmere, informed the council that he had been requested by the secretary of the Public Works Committee to obtain some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Parramatta Council decided at its last meeting to seek the co-operation of other councils in an effort to have the powers of the Australian Gas Light Company curtailed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →According to the comments which followed when the Mayor of Concord submitted to his council a report on a deputation from the council to the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Picked up unconscious on the [?] Varrandyte, Gordon Stevens, 19. was brought to Melbourne unconscious, suffering from concussion. He had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suggestions that prison labor should be used for the construction of a road through Kuring-gai Chase were derided in political Labor circles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Although Alderman Wyatt fought strongly to have a bridge constructed across Haslem's Creek, Lidecombe Council last week decided not to undertake the work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A GIRL about 16 years, of age, was gave her name as Pearl Jarvis, and said she lived in Wanganella-street, Balgowlsh, was picked up by a motorist in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The failure of the Railway Commissioners to provide an indicator in the new subway at Auburn station came in for a good deal of criticism at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ELEVEN persons were drowned in various parts of the Commonwealth during the week-end, and there were five other fatalities. In New South Wales, a girl was drowned at Parkes and a bay at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Referring to a hint made to the Federal Government that it might assist materially the object of establishing Australian motor car factories by issuing a notice that after the…
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