Lit Match Near Petrol Motor Car Destroyed
A car worth £300 was totally destroyed at Liverpool early on Sunday when a man struck a match to see how much petrol was in a tin…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Exceeded Speed Limit Motorist Fined 10/-
At Liverpool Police Court on Monday, Pervical Leo. Jones was charged with having excesied the speed limit of 30 m.p.h., between Warwick Farm and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Reports. Maldon Bridge Destroyed
Confirmation has been received by the N.R.M.A. touring department of the total destruction by fire of the suspension bridge over the Nepean River near Maldon, during…
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The finals of the teams of four championships will begin to-night at David Jone's Auditorium Mrs. J. B. Fielder will direct the tournament, and the title-holding team…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring. Buick Special. Road Impressions. Fine Performance
The first of the 1939 models to be subjected to a road test is the Buick 8/40, or "Special," a car recently described in detail in these columns…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Straying Stock on Main Roads
COWS will he cows, and for that reason many motorists who undertook country tours during the recent holidays have complained…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Found Danger In "Road Safety"
A pedestrian, I was nearly run over by traffic several times in the city yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crowded Train May Stop Hammer Thrower Perth
Lack of tram accommodation may prevent Keith Allen from competing in the New South Wales track and field games championships on January 28. This champion Western…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Traffic Inconvenienced by Trolley Buses. “They Hug the Centre of the Road.” Widening Rocky Point Road
âTrolley buses hug the centre of the road and inconvenience other vehicles,â said Ald. Mare at the meeting of Kogarah Council last Monday night, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors and Motoring Chrysler Plymouth is Impproved New Design of the 1939 Models
IN the design of the 1939 Chrysler Plymouth models, announced last week, there are a number of important modifications which add…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Quay Railway. Butters Plan Adopted. Announcement by Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayorm, Alderman Nock, announced at the annual dinner of the New South Wales Motor Traders' Association last night that the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Title Deeds of Motor Cars System May Not Be Compulsory
It is not yet certain whether it will be obligatory, or optional, upon owners of motor vehicles to possess d[?]ds of titles to their vehicles, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Derailed
The first car of a double tram left the rails at the George-street, Broadway intersection to-day. By reversing the motor of the second car, the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Solving Tram Congestion
Tram stops were staggered to-day in Elizabeth-street to relieve congestion and facilitate corner traffic crossings. Transport Department officials directed every second tram to cross Martin-place intersection before dropping passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motoring News Plymouth Shows Striking Advance
The Chrysler Plymouth for 1939 differs markedly from its predecessor of 1938 both in appearance and general construction. It is better looking, better…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycle News--Every Friday Cyclist Recruits Value As Despatch Riders
Motor cyclists in New South Wales have responded splendidly to the call for recruits. Over 400 of them have…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bridge Pylon Exhibition
The exhibition at the soutn-eastern py[?]n on the Harbour Bridge is open daily from 10 a.m. till 5.30 p.m. The Miller's Point tram takes passengers to the entrance of the lift to the Exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country Road Patrols
Sixty police attached to the traffic Branch were paraded at headquarters before the Superintendent of Traffic, Mr. Hooper, and Inspector Ross yesterday, and volunteers were…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Aerodrome Guarded. Bombing Threat. Planes Removed From Hangars. LONDON, Jan. 20
After the receipt of an anonymous telephone message warning officials that an attempt would be made to blow up the hangars at Hendon acrodrome,…
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