World's Motor Registrations
According to advice just received by the N.R.M.A. it is estimated that there were 32,820,000 motor vehicles registered in the world at the end of 1933. This…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250
Motor Funeral's Plight
The progress of a motor funeral on its way to a suburban cemetery was interrupted recently when the hearse developed mechanical trouble. The funeral had…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →German Motor Trade
It is considered that German motor car manufacturers have almost completely recovered from the set-back suffered owing to the economic depression of the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Motoring Memos
ACCORDING to Mr. J. Fielder. chief engineer of the N.R.M.A., there are still many difficulties to be overcome before rear-engined cars are produced…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motors and Motoring Title to Australia England Defeated in Dirt Championships
AUSTRALIA defeated England in the third dirt track motor cyclists' test match at the Speedway Royal, Sydney, last Saturday night and thus regained…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Accounts Auditor-General Criticises Method of Presenting Statements
IN his report for 1932-33, the Auditor-General (Mr. Spence) criticised certain features of the financial administration of the N. S. W. railways, including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opel Factory German Govt. To Buy From General Motors?
IT is reported that the German Government is to repurchase the enormous Opel Motor Works from' General Motors, to which firm it was sold in the boom…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Motor Sport and Motoring Australian Team Wins Close Match With English Visitors
TWICE there were false starts, and when the riders approached the line again there strode out the clerk of the course with a red flag and a black one. Howls…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Motor Coaster for Fiji. First Steel Vessel in the Trade
An order placed by Messrs. Morris, Hedstrom (Fiji) Ltd., for a motor- propelled coasting vessel has just been completed by Messrs. Harland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Diese Replaced by Steam. Largest Motorship in World
A report from Genoa states that the Italian Line has decided to replace the Diesel engines of the Augustus, the largest motor ship in the world, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycling. England v AUSTRALIA
England and Australia will meet again in a special challenge motor cycle dirt track match at the Speedway Royal on Saturday night. This announcement was mede yesterday, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Open Railway Gates. Casino
"It should be apparent to the public that serious loss of life may ensue if gates on railway crossings are left open," said Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., when Henry Knapp was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →New Zealand Tour. Ban on Private Tram
Mr. E. L. Waddr, who is a delegate from the Cumberland Club to tho New South Wales Cricket Association, stated last night, that when he learned of the cancellation of the tour of New…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →To Combat Log Tours Of Railway Centres
A meeting of the agitational committee of the A.R.U. was held at Transport House last night to discuss action to combat the reduced log…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A Bundle of Letters East-west Railway
Mr. John S Dence (Epping) writes: It is unnecessary for me to enlarge on the need for eliminating toe isolation of the trans-Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Trams Held Up When Wires Snapped
Tram services on the Coogee-Clovelly and Kensington lines were disorganised this afternoon when overhead wires snapped. Temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"CALLOUS" Motorist' Fined At Central
In fining William Haymes, 40, salesman, £10, with 12s 6d costs, at the Central Court to-day, on a charge of having failed to stop after a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swift Moves Made by Unions Railway Award Ruling Two Summonses Are Taken Out Of Court an Affidavit
AN important move was made yesterday by two unions in connection with Judge Drake Brockman's ruling on the new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girl Knocked Down by Motor Cycle
Knocked down by a motor cycle in Church Street, Parramatta, last night, May Andrews, 25, of Pemberton Street, Parramatta, received scalp…
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