Fell Off Train Hunting Hat
A woman's hat almost cost her her life yesterday. Mrs. Cousins, 60 of Chandos Street, Ashfield, was in a train when,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250
Bridge Car Tolls. No Reduction Possible
The State Government does not intend to reduce the charges to motorists who use the Sydney Harbour Bridge. A Minister, when commenting last night on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Small Traveller Speaks Four Languages. Arrived From Bali by Aeroplane
The accomplishment of speaking fluently four languages at the age of two years and ten months, when many children are still struggling with elementary baby talk, belongs to John David Edelman, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Edelman, of Bali, who appeared to be a most…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Road Safety Measures. Goulburn
A specially equipped utility truck controlled by two police officers will be placed on the roads in the Goulburn district for the purpose of reducing the number of accidents. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Guildford R.s. & S. Club Bridge Party
The fortnightly bridge tournament took place at the Diggers' Club Room, Guildford, on the 4th instant, and the participants enjoyed a very keenly contested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →George's River Bridge. The Matter of Toll Charges
There is little likelihood of toll charges on George's River bridge being discontinued until 1947, according to preliminary estimates of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trade Pact Road to Amity Ottawa
Opening the Commons debate for ratification of the Canadian-U.S.A. trade treaty, the Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) declared it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bexley Land Resumed. Improving Secondary Main Road
A proclamation concerning the resumption of several allotments of land not far from Bexley shopping centre is published in the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tearing Up of Roads. For Laying of Gas Mains
A representative from the Australian Gas Light Company attended the last meeting of the town-planning and residential district committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →First Of Its Kind March 5— Train Bike Hike
CYCLISTS of Australia and New South Wales in particular will be interested in the first "Train-Bike Hike." which will be held on March 5…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →To Train Skilled Workmen Special Course for Foremen and Executives Night Classes For Jewish Refugees
Special courses for the training of minor executives and foremen in industry will be established at the Sydney Technical College. The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heard by the Way Railway Electrification
THE Mayor (Ald. D. Fitch) and Ald. Spence were, on Monday evening, appointed delegates from Penrith Council to a conference to be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Sales Buoyant Commonwealth Review for 1938 New Autos. Total 79,281
FEW motorised countries throughout the world maintained in 1938 their sales figures in new cars and commercial vehicles for 1937. Australia was one of the exceptions—the people of the Commonwealth purchasing 79,281 new automobiles during…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MOTORS and MOTORING Vauxhall 1939 Wyverns Smartness in Roadster, Tourer, and Saloon Models
ALTHOUGH the basic design of the Vauxhall 10.h.p. Wyvern models for 1939, shown at Boyded Pty. Limited, Vauxhall Showrooms, Sydney, for the first time this week, has not been changed, important modifications have been made, resulting in a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring Memos
GERMANY exported nearly 4000 motor vehicles to the United Kingdom in the your ended 30th September, 1938. THE Munich Police President has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Our MOTORING Section Carburetter and Exhaust Silencers
If a vote could be taken from all experienced motorists, it would probably be found that silence, or relative silence, is generally considered to be one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fast Motorships Holland-Australia Line's Service
The second of the two cargo motor ships ordered by the United Netherlands Navigation Company for the Australian service operated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →York Motors (Holding)
The issue of 80,000 preference shares in York Motors (Holding) Ltd. has been heavily over-applied for. The lists were closed yesterday. The directors will go to allotment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beach Defence Exercise. Motor Yachts to Help. Experiment with New Lamp
Eight boats of the Royal Motor Yacht Squadron will act as "enemy" during beach defence exercises to be carried out at Woonona on February 27-28 by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Car Crashes. Three Persons Injured
A two-year-old baby and two adults were injured when a motor car in which they were travelling collided with a small car at the corner of…
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