The World of Motoring
RAY "BROADSIDE" TAYLOR, who first came into prominence on the Parramatta track, has proved himself one of the surprise packets of the dirt track…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1932
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Jewfish Bay Motor Club Race
The Blackburn troply was decided on the Jewfish Bay Motor Boat Club's course The handicap of four miles of two heats of two miles each resulted:--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing A Train By Robert Wardrobe
I HAVE never had such a wet ride as on one cloudy day in March. It was a very hot day, and I was very restless. I had nothing to occupy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Day on Bridge Pedestrian Will Be King
FOR one day the lowly pedestrian will be free to roam over the Harbor bridge without fear of speeding motor cars and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Truth About Motors Political Control and Extravagance Cut Away Dead Wood That Strews Railway s Path of Progress Let Motor Play Its Part
SINCE the days of the Pharaohs and right down through the ages, transportation has been a synonym of progress. To-day it is of greater moment than ever before. TRANSPORTATION is as essential to the life of a nation as…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →1932 Rip Van Winkle Comes to Town! After 46 Years in the Wilds Had Never Seen Clock, Tram or Motor First Taste of Beer
HOBART, Saturday.--The extraordinary case of a man born and developed to maturity in solitude and suddenly transferred to the civilised world, has been unearthed by the visit to Hobart of Percy Goldsmith, who, for 46 years, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fortunes Made in Cards War Comic Bridge Parody "Sunday Sun" Special New York
OFFICIAL figures give an interesting summary of what happened in that famous contract match be[?]ween Culbertson and Lenz and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opera on Grand Scale Music Festival Will Follow the Opening of Bridge Fortune to Be Spent
THE opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge will be followed immediately by the inauguration of a National Grand Opera Company that will undoubtedly usher in a new musical era throughout the Commonwealth. THIS latest enterprise, taken on by the J…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →All Picked No Car Squeakies in the Talkies Motors "Act"
IN the days of the silent films motor cars, like leading ladies or men, were chosen for their looks. So long at they had the right appearance the rest did…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tram Din Rubber Does Away With Noise Tried in France
THE reports that have come to hand from France of the successful experiments conducted with a view to determining whether the application of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Just One of the "Joys" of Motoring
HE parked in the city, and half an hour later moved off again. Here's just what happened:— Started engine, got into reverse, let…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trams Without Tracks
TRACKLESS trams for Sydney have been considered by the Transport Trust, but there is no immediate proposal to put them on the streets…
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An unknown man's body was found on the railway line at Culcairn, fearfully mangled. His torn cardigan jacket on a lamp bracket showed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Train Bridge History This Week
The first train to cross the Harbor Bridge--a loco and a load of ballast waggons--will start from the north side one night this week…
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Hundreds of thousands of blooms will be used to decorate the floral effects which will play an important part in the Harbour Bridge opening celebrations in March. Garden-lovers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queensland Roads Huge Expenditure
Expenditure on Queensland roads during the year 1930-1931 was £1,080,456, compared with £1,232,712 during the previous financial year. To the end of June…
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Application will be made to the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association for sanction to conduct a 50 kilometres road walk on January 26 at Centennial Park, with the object of permitting W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Good Eye for Bad Roads
It is surprising how some of the most expert city drivers who can tread their way with wonderful accuracy through the worst traffic tangle seen to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GRASSHOPPERS. Swarms Delay Train. BOMBALA
Yesterday the Cooma-Bombala mail and goods train was delayed considerably by swarms of grasshoppers a few miles this side ol Nimitybelle. The engine wheels refused…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Everyday and Everybody the Bridge at Night
A CHAIN OF LIGHT, LIKE GIANT stars That hang 'twixt sea and sky, To mark the path of progress won,…
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