The World Of Motoring GOGGLES
"SKID" REID & JACK KAY took their wives for a camping holiday to Huskisson during Christmas and New Year. According to "Skid," Kay is one of the best…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1935
9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250
Steel for Safety N.s.w. View of Railway Carriage Construction
A report from London that British railway companies have abandoned the principle of the all-steel coach created Interest in N.S.W. railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grant for Aerodrome. Cessnock
A grant of £1000 is to be made available by the Federal Unemployment Relief Council to improve the Cessnock aerodrome site, to comply with the requirements of the Civ[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Train Control Automatic Phone System to Extend Making Railways Efficient
THE telephone train control system, which already has saved thousands of pounds in the more efficient working of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane River Bridge Brisbane
Tenders are expected to be called on January 30, returnable in eight weeks, for the construction of a high level bridge across the Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Killed on Roads. Junee
The Junee branch of the Graziers' Association is perturbed at the mortality among sheep caused by motorists on country roads. It has approved the following resolution for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Many Die Road Accidents Human Factor
"THE human element remains the unknown quantity," says Mr. J. C. Watson, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →New Government Offices, Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
The State Government announced yesterday that it proposed to proceed almost immediately with the erection of new offices at the corner of Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tenders Called for Large Brisbane Bridge. Brisbane
The Premier of Queensland (Mr. Forgan Smith) announced to-day that tenders for the construction of the Kangaroo Point bridge over the Brisbane River would be called…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Some New Signals in Contract Bridge No. I.
SIX months' examination of London's bridge, after an absence of seme years, led me only to exclaim with Philip Lindsay that "London Bridge is falling down!" Card-handling on the average…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →THe New Tourist Road to Mt. Irvine
The new road from Kurrajong Heights (Bell's line of road) to Mt. Irvine and Mt. Wilson has just been completed, and is 12 miles in length. The road branches off from the Kurrajong-road about two miles on the Bell side of the village of Bilpin, and zig-zags down the gorge, crosses Bowen's Creek, and ascends the other side of the gorge, linking up with the old Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Opening of the New Road to Mt Irvine
The new road from Bilpin to Mt. Irvine Was opened on Saturday last by the Minister for Labour (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →A Remarkable Feature of the New Road to Mt. Irvine
The descent and ascent of the deep gorge through which Bowen's Creek flows necessitated the new road being built zig-zag fashion, as shown in the above picture…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →General Cable News. Road Accidents in Britain. London, Jan. 15
Road accidents in Britain in 1934 numbered 204,800, an increase of 13,018 compared with the previous year. The number of persons killed was 7273, compared with 7202 in 1933,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Floods Sweep Country No Sign of Men's Bodies Mail Train Is Held Up At Night Rivers Rise
FURTHER heavy rains during the lost few days have aggravated the flood position to such an extent that the Weather Bureau has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail and Tram Men New Federal Award
In the Federal Arbitration Court, at Sydney, last Thursday, Judge Drake-Brockman made an interim award for railway and tramway employees in New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOTORING Weighing the Merits of a New Model Advice for Prospective Purchasers
The intending buyer of a new car is often perplexed when he has finally to make a decision. In this article he will find useful hints which should help him to choose wisely.—By "Spotlight."…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →City Railway. St. James' Shunting Facilities. Departments Plans
The Railway Commissioners have been considering for some time a scheme to make additional shunting accommodation for trains a[?] St. James' underground railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →New Motor Vessel For Australian Trade
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's new motor vessel, Waiwera, is due in Australia in February, on her maiden voyage. She is 10,700 tons gross, and during her…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Motor Vehicles. Increase in Registrations
A report issued yesterday by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) shows that there were 238,[?] motor vehicles registered in New South Wales on…
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