Hints to Motorists. Plugs Cause Trouble
Many present-day motor difficulties can be traced to faulty spark plugs. After plugs have been in use for some time the porcelain insulator may…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
7,611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250
Motor Cyclist Killed
While riding his motor cycle home from work shortly after 11 o'clock last night, DONALD WATSON, 22, of Mitchell Road, Alexandria, was…
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NEW YORK, December 26. -- For sheer nerve it would be hard to exceed that of a New Westminster thief. He entered the parking area behind…
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A descendant of an original Pitcairn Islander, Mrs. Helen McCoy, saw Sydney for the first time to her life yesterday. She is aged 36…
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Keith F. C. Beaver was before Liverpool Police Court on Monday charged with having driven a motor cycle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor,…
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At Liverpool Police Court on Monday, Malcolm W. Campbell was charged with having driven a motor car while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Kills Fettler
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Simon Flett (42), railway fettler, of Morisset, was killed by a goods train today. Working a tricycle to Wyee, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lake Illawarra Bridge Open
The recent opening of the bridge connecting Windang and Lake Illawarra South, over the entrance of Lake Illawarra, provides an interesting alternate route between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storming of Train at Woy Woy
A full investigation is being made by the Railway Department into the disclosure by "The Labor Daily" of conditions at Woy Woy railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£310,000 Bridge for Hobart Hobart
Construction of a bridge across the Derwent River at Hobart, at an estimated cost of £310,000 is expected to begin about April…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tourists in the Congo. Elephants Block Road
"Every year for the past ten years we have escaped the winters by travelling abroad and exploring the odd corners of the earth—the[?] jungles and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Reports. New Deviation on Prince's Highway
A new deviation was recently opened on the Prince's Highway from Omega railway station to a point. on the Nowra side of Gerringong. The deviation by-passes the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toll of the Road Unknown Woman Dies In Hospital
WITH police endeavoring to establish her identity and take relatives to her bedside, an unknown woman, who was struck by a car in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Absorb Full View of Road Scene Long Experience Develops Valuable Faculty
THE driver of a motor vehicle can develop no more valuable faculty than that which enables him to absorb instantly and accurately a full view of the road scene and conditions lying ahead…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motors and Motoring Chrysler Plymouth for 1938 is Smart Car Many Improvements in New Model Just Announced Chassis Frame Much Stronger
ANNOUNCED just before Christmas, the 1938 Chrysler Plymouth has been so greatly improved in important details, that it virtually is a new model. The exterior appearance has been altered by the adoption of a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Wheels Cause Havoc. Break Away from Lorry. NEWCASTLE
A consignment of steel railway truck wheels, en route from the Commonwealth Steel Company's works to the B.H.P. steelworks by motor lorry, came adrift in Hanbury Street, Mayfield,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Warning Dials. Advice for Motorists. Watch the Instruments
One of the best habits the motor owner can form is that of glancing at the instruments frequently during the course of a day's run. The story they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MOTORING 1938 Hudsons. Six and Eight Cylinders. Appearance Greatly Improved
The 1938 Hudson models announced in Sydney to-day, are characterised by very great improvements in appearance, he new treatment of the radiator…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stop Lights on Trams. R.A.C.A. Supports Suggestion
"I cannot see eye to eye with the train authorities when they say that the fitting of stop signals at the rear of trams was not warranted," said Mr. C. Hodgins, secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →First Speed Limit Prosecution. Motorist Fined £2
The first prosecution for exceeding the 30-miles-an-hour speed limit was heard at the Manly Police Court yesterday, when Douglas Arthur Griffiths, 19, groundsman, was fined…
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