Railway Department Matters
The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) has informed the F.S.A. that he regrets that he cannot consider the request that the freight…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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British Motor Cars. Australia the Best Customer
Australia continues to be the best market for British motor cars. During 1937 Australia took 26,2 per cent. of the total number of private cars exported from the United…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →16 Injured. Crash at Level Crossing. Tram and Goods Trucks
The driver and 15 passengers suffered minor injuries when a Birchgrove-bound tram crashed into the side of empty goods trucks, which…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motoring. Wide Range of Cars. Chrysler-Plymouth Models. Many Refinements
In the 1939 models of the Chrysler-Plymouth, a successful attempt has been made to provide cars equally suitable to people who must confine their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Visiting Motorist in Sydney. Traffic Laws and Behaviour. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I have motored abroad in Europe Asia, the United States, Canada, and now Australia. My home town is Johannesburg. South Africa and in that city we have the world's worst…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tramping to Mildura
Many of the travelling unemployed are on their way to Mildura for the fruit harvest and their plight is hard. Homeless, penniless and rationless: when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Crowd at National Park. 4,876 Visiting Motorists
The National Park Trust authorities yesterday estimated that a record number of 55,000 persons visited the park during the period from December 24 to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring News and Reviews Dodge Luxury Liner Changes In Design Add Beauty 25Th Anniversary Product
The Dodge Luxury Liner is a car of almost completely new design. It has been produced to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Could You Answer These Questions On Motor Traffic Laws Asked In Police Test?
Fifteen applicants for drivers' licences passed oral examinations on the motor traffic regulations yesterday; one failed. The applicant who failed was refused a licence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Topical Talks To Motor Cyclists Mystery Cycle Details Told at Show Ultra-luxury Claimed
One of the surprises of the Earl's Court show was George Brough's "Golden Dream." Details of its construction and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring Through America
THE latest news from Mr. Greg. McGirr and his daughter, Pat, who have been travelling in Europe for the last year, was that they have crossed to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Struck by Train
Stanley Rocke, 30, a signal man, of Kent street, Newtown, was knocked down by an electric train in the Wynyard tunnel yesterday. When the train was stopped he was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Making Roads Safer. Country Police Patrols
Within the next few days 68 police who have been attached to the Traffic Branch in Sydney will receive notice of their transfer to country centres…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Gosford Road. Gosford
It was learned to-day that on Monday a start will be made from the Woy Woy end with the construction of the Waterfront road to connect Gosford and Woy Woy by a direct…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fears of Girls on Road
A graphic story of three days spent on the track with scarcely any food, and footwear worn through, was told…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Make for Road Safety
The Road Safety Council says:--Let constant attention and awareness be your code. Never allow your attention to be distracted from your…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sabotage Blamed for Train Wreck. Calcutta, Jan. 13
Sabotage is blamed for the department of the Howrah express yesterday, when at least seven lives were lost, Several rails were found to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A New Road Into China. Munitions Enter. Vital Link with Burma
A recent report that munitions had been sent overland from Burma to, Kunming confirms the completion of an extraordinary engineering feat…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Sequel to Motor Accident. Insurance Question. Bankruptcy Hearing
Liabilities arising from a motor car. smash: near Bulli as far back as, October 5, 1936, were mentioned before Mr. Justice Lukin in the Bankruptcy Court…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Boating. Fast Craft to Compete
Some interesting speedboat racing should be witnessed at Kogarah Bay this afternoon, in the events promoted by the St. O[?]ge Motor Boat Club. The new craft Pennzol, whose damage was…
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