Famous Bridge Secretary Major Montague in Australia Portland Club
YOU ask me if I, as the late secretary of the Portland Club, and a member of the card committee for a great number of years, could tell you…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250
The Bridge. Official Opening. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Under the above heading, in your Issue of the 22nd Instant, you refer to the proposal that an exhibition be held, to synchronise with the opening of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ugly Scene Strikers and Shearers Train Menaced Policeman Injured Brisbane
More violence marked the shearers strike to-day, stones being thrown during an ugly clash between 200 shearers and shed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dashed on Road by Ponies Plucky Constable Hurt By Runaways
Pluckily attempting to stop [?] away ponies in Darling [?] to-day, Constable Stevens was thrown heavily and had to be taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Building Offer £100,000 Scheme Put Up To City Council
Australian Roads, Ltd., has offered to take over the City Council's road construction programme or debentures or other securities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portland Club Secretary Talks On Bridge Coursing Notes Victorian National Coursing Club Classics Allotted Waterloo Cup to Benalla
AT last week's 54thb annual meeting in Melbourne of the National Coursing Club of Victoria, Mr. Roy Maidment, the president, was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →5 Attempts on Train Engine Derailed by Sleepers Shearers Are Stoned by Strikers Serious Queensland Strife Rockhampton
FIVE distinct attempts were made Inst night to wreck a special train carrying 200 shearers and shed hands on their way from Sydney to work at various stations in the Clermont district. The engine was derailed once for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Ship in Distress Enton Ashore On Reef Near Noumea
FOLLOWING a fire among case oil in her cargo, the British motor-ship Enton is ashore on the southern end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Magnate's Opinion Henry Ford Says —
"YOU are farther ahead here than most Americans think."…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Safe Railways and Unsafe Streets
THE British railways had an excellent record last year in the matter of accidents on their lines. Only three passengers lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Motoring, Motor Cycling and Flying Huxley Shows Sydney Wins Three Events; Record Equalled Fiasco Starts
SYDNEY saw why Huxley is Huxley, on Saturday night. Making his in appearance here in…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Motoring: Making Good the Ravages of Holiday Time
Even the motorist who has been careful enough to give his car a thorough "vetting" before starting on his annual holiday will probably find that if he has covered any considerable mileage at all it will be advisable to bestow a thorough overhaul on his vehicle before again subjecting it to its normal weekly mileage.—By "Spotlight." IT is but natural that when the car becomes…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Restrictions in Motor Trade
THE N.R.M.A. announces the revival of the agitation for the application of the Early Closing and Sunday Trading Acts to petrol stations and motor garages…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Motoring to Mount Kosciusko
WHILE the long summer days still invite the tourist to sample the highlands of the State it is well to remember that Mount Kosciusko is an accessible…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →An Artist on a Tramp Steamer
ON a freighter bound for Sydney is Claude Muncaster, an English artist, who is working his passage as one of the crew. He spends his "off" time on the vessel painting, and from Sydney he hopes to get a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →French Company's New Motorships
The Messageries Maritlines have just taken delivery of a new motor ship which has been named Felix Roussel after the late chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conspiracy Charge. Alleged Frauds on Railways
Further allegations of fraud against the Railway Department were made at the Central Police Court yesterday, when charges of conspiracy to cheat and defraud the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Accidents. Pinned Under Car. with Dead Companion. Newcastle
Eric G. Sneesby, 38, well-known in northern business circles, as the Newcastle sales manager for D. Mitchell and Co., Ltd., was killed outright about midnight, when a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Cycling. Speedway Royal. Huxley's Final Appearance
Victor Huxley, the world's champion, will make his final appearance In Sydney before his return to England, at the Speedway Royal on Saturday evening, when he will meet the best riders in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Business Methods. in Railway Department. Criticised in Alleged Fraud Case
Strong comment on the business methods of the Railway Department was made by Mr. Mack, K.C., at the Central Police Court yesterday, in the continued case in which…
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