First Over Bridge London
Lord Stonehaven is still proud ol his claim to be the first person to walk across Sydney Harbor Bridge. He thus described himself to-day at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
7,611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250
New Lismore Bridge Proposals. Lismore
A deputation from the South Lismore Progress Association which saw the Premier, Mr. Stevens, in Lismore last month, asked that the Government should build a new bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Road Reports. Mitchell Highway Improved
The reconstruction of the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange, which has been in progress for many months, has now reached a stage where, according to N.R.M.A reports,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycling News Thrills in Road Races Kitchen Wins Senior And All Powers Jemison's Lightweight: Bain Scores in Junior
THRILLING the spectators with his daring cornering and clever riding, Bill Kitchen, the visiting English speedway rider, won the N.S.W. Senior T.T., and All Powers Handicap at the Hartley Road Race…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Prince Michael Seasick Leaves Boat for Train Bucharest
PRINCE MICHAEL of Rumania, who was proceeding to Athens for Sunday's Royal wedding of Prince Paul, was forced to return…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Border Patrol. Special Constables Sworn In. One Hundred for Southern Roads
At the police barracks, Redfern yesterday, 100 young men who have passed the probationary period as members of the New South Wales police force, and who are…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Inquest on Truck Driver. Evidence of Scrap Iron Sales. Movements of Four Accused. Presence on Plenty Road on October 12 Admitted. MELBOURNE
When the inquest into the death of John Thomas Demsey, the murdered truck driver, was resumed to-day, a plain-clothes constable said he had found a heap of cast iron waste near where a previous witness had seen a truck off the Calder Highway on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motors and Motoring By Leonard Ward Car Springs Need Periodic Attention Truck's Big Job Lubrication of Leaves Will Help to Maintain Efficiency Don't Neglect the Shock Absorbers
EXPOSED to the mud and dust of the roadways, and constantly at work, the springs and shock absorbers of a car deserve and should receive some attention at intervals of not less than two months…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No Tax Relief for Motorist
"SECTIONAL taxation still bears heavily on the motor-user, despite vigorous representations to, Governments, and it is worthy of note that,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →4,000 New Motor Vehicles Sold in One Year is Sydney Firm's Record
THE delivery of 4,000 new motor vehicles in one year was consummated at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21, by one of the largest motor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Swedish Motor Vessel
Messrs. Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd., advise that the [?]nd of two new Swedish motor vessels for the Australian trade, the Kanangoora, has undergone her trials, during which she maintained an…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Motoring in Britain. Startling Figures
Few Australians have any conception of the tremendous growth which has taken place in motoring in Great Britain, nor of the acute congestion which is rapidly making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Transport of Petrol. New Tank Waggon. Unusual Neatness of Design
It is a sign of the times that the smooth, streamline form used in the modern passenger car is being applied with suitable modifications to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RAIL v Motor. Luxurious Trains Necessary
"Motor transport offers such strong competition that unless rail travel is made comfortable and luxurious, railways will not be patronised," said Mr. W. A. Caton, principal…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Trains Shame Him Railway Chief on Luxury Air-Conditioning Costs A Problem
"I AM damnably ashamed of some of the rolling stock on our country lines. It is obsolete and should be replaced, but finances do not permit it" The Railways Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Increase in Motorists
One motor vehicle is registered for every eight persons in N.S.W. and one in six of the population is a licensed driver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorship's Trials
Birt and Co., Ltd., to-day received cabled advice that the Swedish motor ship Kanangcora. designed specially for the Europe-Australia service,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor Tooter's Tophet
The persistent, loud and aggravating motorist, who needlessly and irritatingly sounds his horn to the danger and annoyance of the community is to be dealt with by the powers that be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scandalous Bungling of Jobs Circular Quay Railway Govt. Attacked By Union Secty. STANDSTILL
CHARGING the Government with scandalous bungling in its handling of the Circular Quay railway work, the secretary of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOTORING and Motor Cycling Section Delightful Coastal Touring Centres Kiama-- A Gem Of The Illawarra
THE holiday spirit is still in the air, and many motorists, influenced by the warm weather, seek the cooling surf of the…
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