Motor Cycling. Big Track Race
Fmpire Speedways, which conduct the speedway motor cycle racing at the Royal Showground, have announced that a race for road-racing motor cyclists will be conducted at the Showground on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
10,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250
Mr. Bankin. Dead Body Found Near Motor Cycle in the Desert. CANBERRA
The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) was notified to-day that a wireless message had been received from Erldunda Station, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Letters Motor Accidents. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Your admirable leading [?] [?] 12 on this subject deserves to be digested by all persons in control of motoring; especially that portion stating "to ignore, or…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →RAILWAYS. Photographs in Trains
The Commissioner for Railways (Mr Hartigan) has constituted a departmental committee to review the general question of the display of scenic photographs in country trains…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MOTORISTS. "All States" Passes
The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) announced yesterday that amended procedures had been introduced for motorists visiting New South Wales from other States…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Doctor's Tramp Car Stuck In Sand Alice Springs
Dr. Reilly arrived at Horseshoe Bend after a 24-miles' tramp from his car. which was stuck in the sand at Alghan Crossing on the Finke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Struck by Tram Man Not Identified
An unidentified man was seriously injured to-day, when he was struck by a tram in George-street, near King-street, city. His skull was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mothers Plead for Sons Stole From Shed on Railway
Two mothers at Newtown Court yesterday pleaded for their sons, who had admitted a charge of stealing. The defendants, Alfred Brown, 18,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visiting Motorists Regulations Released
The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr, Maddocks, announced yesterday that amended procedures have been introduced in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Men Killed Fell Beneath Wheels of Motor Lorries
Two men were killed by motor lorries yesterday, one at Bondi and the other in East Sydney. Arthur Manning, 59, carpenter, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Halt, Main Road!
An English road sign, showing the British traffic policy of warning vehicles coming from a side road to halt before entering a main traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Attractive New Road Guide
"GREGORY'S Road Guide to New South Wales," is an appealingly produced publication. The numerous clear and interlocking sectional…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Contract Bridge Values for No-trumps
THE perfect distribution for No Trumps is the balanced pattern of 4-3-3-3, the next best being 4-4- 3-2, for as such distributions leave…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane To Rescue Diphtheria Cases Children In Central Australia ADELAIDE
IN a dramatic race to save the lives of a far Northern family, believed to be suffering from diphtheria, two 'planes left…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Head Injured Leaning Out of Moving Train
Gus Leaney, 17, of Highclare-avenue, Punchbowl, was knocked unconscious when, leaning out of a moving train at Strathfield…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Crash at Bridge Cyclist, Passenger Flung on Rocks
Following a collision with a horse-drawn vehicle on the approach to a bridge across Erina Creek at Gosford last night, a motor cycle and its two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Injuries Prove Fatal Woman Falls Under Train Hand Cut Off
SO serious were the injuries suffered by Mrs. Mabel Foskett, a middle-aged woman, who fell beneath an electric train at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Drivers Who "Hog" Crown Of Road Country Lorry Complaints
"Complaints have reached us that, in the country, some drivers of heavy vehicles 'hog' the crown of the road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Car and Tram Collide
A HEAD-ON collision, at about 7 p.m. last night, between a car travelling towards the city and a tram, in Falcon-street, North…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Truth About Motors and Motoring Dignity and Beauty in Packard Range Attractive "One Twenty" Is In Medium-Priced Class
HAVING undergone extensive alterations and improvements the well-known Packard showrooms in William-street, were thrown open to the public again on Thursday last with a special display of 1936 Packards—a motor show in itself…
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