Motoring. Alvis 4.3 LITRE. Fast Touring Car. Unusual Features
The latest edition of the 4.3 litre Alvis, the largest model to carry this name, has recently been imported. Unquestionably it is one of the most…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250
323,501 Motor Vehicles. N.S.W. Figures
The number of motor vehicle registrations and drivers' licences issued by the Department of Road Transport during the 12 months which ended on January 31 totalled 1,002,321…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eastern Suburbs Railway Deputation Chockful Of Arguments SYDNEY, March 1
A lot of preparation and committee work has gone into the arguments which will be submitted to the Cabinet by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Drivers Hail Wipers
Tram drivers to-day had their first opportunity to use their windscreen wipers--and voted them a success…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improving Kogarah’s Shopping Centre. Suggested Deputation for Sale of Railway Land. Aldermen’s Suggestions at Council Meeting
The -Railway Commissioner may wait till “Kingdom Come” and then would not get the price he required for this railway land, said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycling News Cyclists In "War" Help to Repulse Attack
Motor cyclists played a vital part in repulsing the "enemy attack" at Woonona Beach early this…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →One In Eight Have Motor Cars
CANBERRA, Thursday. -- In Australia there were, at December 31, 1938: -- 882,699 motor cars -- one to every eight of the population…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Govt. Near Defeat On Transferred Policeman Members' Ire Over Plight of Galong "Railway Tricycle Gone Already" -- Ross
The transfer of a policeman from Galong to Bendick Murrell nearly caused a Government defeat in Parliament yesterday. Mr. W. F. M. Ross (U.C.P., Cootamundra), who lives near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country News. Aerodrome at Corowa. Corowa
The Corowa Municipal Council has decided to borrow £7,000 to acquire 675 acres of land for an aerodrome with runways 120 yards in length. The Government will provide relief…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Building Road
CASINO, Friday.--Twenty-three men from Newscastle, as well as local men, to-day commenced building the road through Yabbra State Forest…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bridge Toll for Lorries
The Council of Associated Motot Transport of New South Wales yesterday decided to protest to the Premier, Mr. Stevens, against the proposal of the Royal Automobile Club of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon
After five years of very successful business the Harbour Bridge Pylon still offers visitors a first-class entertainment. One of the main attractions is the electrically-operated camera obscur[?] which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Cycling At Bexley
St. George-League Cycle Club will open its road season with a five-mile race from Ferguson's Nursery, Bexley, at 3 p.m. next Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Harbour Bridge Tolls. Requests for Reduction
The Premier, Mr. Stevens, was asked it the Legislative Assembly yesterday by Mr. Turner (U.A.P., Gordon) if, when he received a deputation from the Royal Automobile Club…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →All-Night Rejoicing For A Train Alice Springs
The rejoicing which followed the arrival here of a goods train--the first for five weeks--with sorely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Motorship Kaituna Due to Day on Maiden Voyage
The Kaituna, a motorship of 4,500 tons gross, is due at Sydney p.m. to-day, from New York, via ports, on her maiden voyage to Australia. The Kaituna was built at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quarter Sessions Appeal. (Before Judge White.) Motorist's Appeal Succeeds
Lance Wren Driffield appealed against his conviction and fine of £10, imposed upon him by Mr. Wells, S.M., at the Central police court on October 10, 1938, on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Railway Line. Wollongong
The Railway Department has offered to sell to the Wollongong Council the Mount Keira railway line, which runs through the town to Wollongong Harbour, for £500. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways Map
The Department of Railways has issued a map, in the form of a pocket folder, for the use of tourists and visitors to Sydney. The man shows the location of railways, principal…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Motor Spirit From Brown Coal. Cost of 1/3¼ a Gallon. Report to Victorian Government. Melbourne
A report to the Premier, Mr. Dunstan, by the Victorian Agent-General in London, Mr. Bussau, states that motor spirit can be produced from Yallourn…
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