Motoring. New Studebaker Models. Smart Body Lines. Many Improvements
In the 1939 Studebaker models, the trend towards the elimination of the conventional radiator grille finds, perhaps, its most artistic expression. In…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250
Bridge Train Fares
The refusal of the Government to make reductions in train fares over the Harbour Bridge commensurate with the concessions recently granted to tram and bus travellers…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →New Bridge Carlingford Railway Crossing
Decision of the Railway Department to erect a new bridge on Pennant Hills-road, near Carlingford station, will be welcomed by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Baulkham Hills Council Bridge Proposals
To be constructed as portion of a subsidised works programme, a sew bridge across Cataract Creek on the KenthurstMaraylya has been approved the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£1000 Main Road Work
To carry out work to certain roads in the municipality, the Commonwealth Government has made £1000 available for Liverpool Council. Roads to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Safety on the Roads. Conferences This Week
Conferences which will be attended by representatives of the British Medical Association, optometrists, and the Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Couldn't Train In The Rain
THEY'RE attending a SUMMER camp! But continual rain yesterday washed out all outdoor activities at the Brookvale physical training school for school teachers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rule of Road in Europe
On and after May 1, 1939, Czechoslovak traffic must keep to the right instead of the left. The only European countries now adhering to the "keep…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Eyesight Tests Road Safety Move
Representatives of the B.M.A., optometrists and the Transport Commissioner, Mr. Neale, will endeavor this week to discover…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World Moves on Road Safety Plan Praised
"If the Government's plans for greater traffic safety are successfully put into effect there should be an end to a large proportion of the lawlessness seen on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Summer School for Teachers. Physical Education. Scheme to Train Children
The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, in opening the teachers' summer school of physical training at Brookvale yesterday, said it was…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →"Open Up Picnic Ground" Barclay Road Proposal "National Asset"
If Barclay-road, North Rocks were extended to Park-road, Baulkham Hills, it would be not only a local, but also a national asset…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Service Station, Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove, Sydney
This new Service Station, known as Bennet’s Corner Garage, which has recently been completed, is unique is that it is the first building in Australia to be entirely faced with structural porcelain enamelled steel sheeting, produced by the well-known firm of Metters Ltd. The many advantages of such a finish is obvious, and it is expected that it will soon find considerable favour with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australia's Future. Is She on the Right Road? Rotary Club to Study Problems
Members of the Rotary Club of Sydney will devote much time this year to a study of Australia's problems, with the object of ascertaining whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bruxner Decrees Eye And Fitness Test For Drivers Sweeping Road Safety Plan Covers Taxi Men
PHYSICAL and sight tests for all new motor drivers will be added to the State Government's road safety plan. The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shock for Railway League Gollan's Gloomy News on Eve of Public Meeting Blacktown Electrification Not Yet
To-night a public meeting is to be held in the Parramatta Town Hall. The object is to give an impetus to the agitation for the electrification of the Parramatta-Blacktown railway line. Alas for the hopes of the organisers!…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Average American Motorists
The American Petroleum Institute, in a statistical survey of the average motorist, has discovered that the average American car owner is a married man…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Only Worth "Ten Bob" Ald. Waugh Values George-st. Tram
"I don't think we ought to have a tram-line in Parramatta. It is an eyesore, and the sooner it is shifted the better. Council ought to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Accounts. Serious Regression. Heavier Railway Costs
Revenue and expenditure shown in the public accounts of the State for the half-year ended December 31 last exhibit a considerable regression on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gale-battered Tramp Auckland
With boat covers torn to shreds and tarpaulin spilt by the terrific gale, the British tramp steamer Polzella arrived at New Plymouth after…
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