Motoring Compound Fuel. Petrol and Alcohol
For some time past a mixture of standard petrol with 15 per cent, of alcohol has been sold as motor fuel in Queensland, and reports indicate that it has proveo satisfactory…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250
Tripped Over Motor Tyre
Falling over an old motor tyre near his home last night, Cecil Swan, 3, of Christian Road, Punchbowl fractured his left leg. Canterbury-Bankstown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Commissioners to be Rationed Proclamation Is Issued Goode's Services Demanded Premier Gives Battle to His Obstructionists Transport Reform
THE premier has informed the Railway Commissioners that the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, requests that the Railway Commissioners will at once make available to the Government the services of Mr. Goods and Mr. Corry for such time as the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welcome to Mr. Scullin This Morning Rally at Central Railway Station All Are Agog
WHEN the Prime Minister arrives in Sydney at 10.18 this morning, he will be met at No. 1 platform by a big, gathering of A.L.P. and trades…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Economy "The Staff"--scrapped (To the Editor.)
Sir,--In reference to your announcement that the Commissioners have decided to discontinue the publication of the railway ma[?]agine. "The Staff." on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fell From Moving Tram
Leslie Thomas Gillen, 8, of Turner Street, Redfern suffered concussion and severe shock when he fell from a moving train at the intersection of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lang May Ration Cleary!---New Railway Bombshell Coup Gives Premier Big Powers Railway Commissioners Can be Put Off for as Long as He Likes Parliament Caught Napping
A staggering blow at the prestige of the Railway Commissioners was dealt last night by a proclamation in a special issue of the Government Gazette…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saving Our Pennies Big Drop in Motor Exports to Australia LONDON
DURING the last eleven months Australia bought 6416 fewer motor vehicles from Britain than in the corresponding period of 1929…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lorries Crash in Bridge-road, Glebe
When two lorries collided in Bridge-road, Glebe, to-day, the driver of the one on the left was injured. His lorry was badly smashed, but the other escaped with a dented mudguard, at shown at right…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRIDGE Prehistoric
I came across this hand played in the infancy of Auction Bridge, and reproduce it as it is not without interest on one or two points…
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L.D. (Pitt-st, Sydney): Your query is answered by the first sentence of Section 2 of Law 31. as revised by the Portland Club it reads:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mulgoa Road
A petition from 31 residents of Bonnyrigg and Mr. P[?]lchard was presented to Cabra-Vale Council, asking that portion of Mulgoa-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rationing in Railways Helping Workless Boilermakers and New Bridge
AT the meeting of the Trades and Labor Council last night Mr. Holt (A.R.U.) referred to the rationing scheme among the Eveleigh…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorists' Guide Wakefield Trophy Winner on Road Triumph Super-7 with an Exceptional All-round Performance
THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. W.G. Buckle, the "News" was enabled to last the Triumph Super Seven in which he won the Wa[?] Trophy for 1930, and earlier in the broke the Melbourne, Sydney, light car record…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alsatian's Escape From Mail Train. Glen Innes
A valuable Alsatian pup, which was on its way from Sydney to Brisbane by the Brisbane mail train, made a desperate and successful bid for freedom when the train arrived at…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Brisbane Mail Train. Reduced Service Likely. Glen Innes
The Queensland Minister for Railways (Mr. Morgan) said to-day that it was generally felt that some change in the running of the Brisbane-Sydney mail train between…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tray of Gifts Pre-Wedding Bridge Party Surprise for Guest
MISS JOYCE HOLDEN'S friends seem determined to circumvent her wishes that gift teas should not be arranged in her honor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Save Our £1 Note From This! J. C. LEY & SONS, Ltd., Canterbury Road, NOTTINGHAM
This is the depth to which the German banknote [?] during the inflation period. The note of 20,000 marks, is not worth the paper it is printed on, and an English firm used it for advertising purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prime Minister's Remedy Amazing Reception Ashfield Town Hall Packed and Roads Blocked Inflation Pitfalls "Debased Currency Would Mean Debased Wages" How Millions Were Found
AT one of the biggest and most enthusiastic Labor election gatherings ever held in this State, the Prime Minister last night expounded the financial position of Australia, taking as his keynote that stabilisation was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sea Rules for Motorists
A Goulburn alderman suggests that motorists should adopt shipping usage, giving throe blasts of their siren—three toots of the horn—when going…
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