Plan to Net Motor Criminals London
A NATIONAL police net system, by means of which every police station in Britain can be prepared for action…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1935
9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250
To Eliminate Railway Congestion
EVERY business house in Sydney that despatches goods at the Central Parcels Office will have to readjust its own…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trams Make Half The City's Noise
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Trams make as much noise in city streets as all the rest of the traffic combined, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Aeroplane Model Building for Beginners No. 1
The Education Department has included aeronautics in the Public schools' curriculum, following the example of Great Britain and all the other Powers. Thus the making of model aeroplanes will in future be a part of school training. It is a coincidence—but a happy one—that the "Mail" Was simultaneously beginning this series on model aeroplane building, with a section for advanced students…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Fall From Train. Casino
Jean Jones, of Horse Shoe Cleck, overbalanced while standing on a rear platform of the first carriage of a train. She fell on the permanent way, and narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Some New Signals at Contract Bridge No. II
THE fourth play noticed in England and remarked as not being in general use in Australia is an adaptation of the "down-and-out" play for use against no-trump contracts, and in this case it…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Fell From Train Shunter's Foot Crushed; Two Toes Amputated
When Charles Stymie, 32, a shunter, of Plumpton Road, Plumpton, near Parramatta, fell from a train at Parramatta railway station last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway and Tramway Institute. Blacksmithing
Stage I.—Pass John R. Stewart. Alfred E. Brindle, Charles J. Mead. Stage II.—Pass: J. Kirk. Stage III.—Grade A: Bruce A. McManus. Grade…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Aircraft Can Fly As One Two 'Planes Rule of the Road
A FLYING craft that splits in midair into two separate planes, each capable of flying independently, has just…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mysterious New Aircraft Powered by Reaction Motor
IMAGINE a heavler-than-air flying craft devoid of any visible means of propulsion, which rises from the earth and travels…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wants His Money Back ! For Railway Ticket He Bought in 1870
John Watt isn't going to take that train ride he bought a ticket for in 1870—so he wants his money back. The Chicago office of the Canadian National-Grand Trunk…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Commonwealth Railways Section. Organiser Smith's Report
One of our old [?]bers, Comrade Jack Vaughan, fettler, of Watson, East-West Railway, died suddenly on January 4. He was about to go on annual leave, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Why Victoria's Railways Don't Pay
ACCORDING to the Victorian Minister for Transport (Mr. Kent Hughes), the State Parliament is to be asked to consider recommendations for the closing…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motorship Waiwera. First Voyage to Australia
The motor vessel Waiwera, which is one of the latest additions to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Company's fleet, is due in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British India Coy. New Motorship
The British India Steam Navigation Co. has placed an order with the British firm of Barclay, Curie & Co. for the construction of a motor ship to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Hints Preservatives for Rubber
THE two worst enemies of rubber are heat and oil; but it is easy to protect the tyres, high-tension wiring, and radiator hose-connections against their…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Motoring Workshop Equipment and Amateurs' Errors In the following article our contributor discusses the tool-kit which is suitable for every-day purposes, both for domestic and car repairs, and points out some of the precautions to be observed by the novice
MOST amateur mechanics are self-taught and what degree of skill they possess has probably been, to put it not unpleasantly, picked up in the gutter and the back-yard, often with much…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Motoring (Continued from Opposite Page.) 300-Mile Car Race in Victoria Notable Sporting Event
THE Victorian Centenary 300-mile car race organised by the Light Car Club of Australia was run off over the Phillip Island road circuit on New Year's Day…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Monte Carlo Rally. Severe Motor Car Test. 55 British Entrants. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Jan. 21
There are 55 British entrants, representing one-third of the total for the Monte Carlo rally, which is generally recognised as the most severe of the winter motor car tests…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Cycling. Australian Championship
The chief attraction at Saturday night's motorcycle speedway meeting at the Royal Agricultural Ground will be the Australian third of a mile individual championship. The event will be…
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