Hitler at Motor Show
Hitler and Goering engrossed in an inspection of a Diesel engine at the big Berlin motor show…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250
New Motorship
The new 8900 ton motorship Kaituna, owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company, will arrive at Sydney to-day on her maiden…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Start Railway, Nock Urges Eastern Suburbs Proposals
An immediate start in tunnelling for the Eastern Suburbs railway was [?] to-day by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Nock)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Railway Map
A map, in the form of a pocket folder, just issued by the Department of Railways, should be useful to tourists from abroad, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Jobless Mechanic Trick Warning To Motorists By N.R.M.A.
It has been reported to the N.RM.A. that the "unemployed mechanic" confidence trick is being worked on Sydney motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Coal Motor Spirit
LONDON, Friday.--The production of motor spirit from coal in the United Kingdom has been doubled in the last four years, it was stated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For Road Safety
This modern traffic light column, with 260 reverberators, which radiates from all sides, has been installed near the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Care Needed At Bridge Detour
The approaches to a concrete bridge over Corienbob Creek, on Sturt Highway. six miles west of Lower Tarcutta were washed out recently,…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Two Injured In Road Smash
A boy and his mate, who was being "double-banked," were injured yesterday afternoon when their bicycle and a car collided in Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →View of Zig-zag Motor Section New Road Panorama Early Rail Problems Revealed For Motorists
One of Australia's most interesting railway engineering achievements is presented to view as part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →At The Birthday Party... On The Golden Road
IT was hearing sunset as I lay on the grass staring up at the sky. There was a large cloud in the cast made golden by the sun's rays. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →54,7 m.p.g. In Official Test On Road
Driven from Sydney to Newcastle and back during the week with a R.A.C.A. observer aboard, a 1939 model Hillman Minx saloon,…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Evatt Finds A Railway Profit Says It Was Near £6,000,000
"The recent, increases in rail fares are wholly unjustified; on the contrary substantial reductions are possible if one…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Man Killed by Tram Melbourne
Caught under a tram in Northcote to-night, Walter John Turner, 68, of Northcote, could not be released until the tram was jacked from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Horn Warning
A reminder that the regulations make it an offence for any person to cause unnecessary noise with a motor horn or use it for any purpose other…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →One Man In 48 Has A Motor Car
Statistics show that there are 42,677,948 motor cars in the world, which averages about one car to every 48 inhabitants. The largest number of cars in any…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Drove In Europe's Most Strenuous Motor Event
Competitors in the recent Mimic Carlo rally, Europe's outstanding a[?] most strenuous motor event. Left: Miss Amy Johnson, famous airwoman, and Mrs. J. McExoy, were among the Ford V-8 drivers. Centre: McKenzie and N. Mavrog[?]rdain, whose Morris was the smallest car to start from John O' Groa[?]l's. checking in at Folkestone. Right: George Hill, co-driver of a long wheelbase 25 h.p. Wolseley, sampling the bed which unfolds in the rear compartment, while B. W. Fursdon makes use of the washbasin…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Carelessness Gave World The Boon Of Safety Glass Motor Section Chemist Who Dropped Bottle From A Shelf DETROIT, January 26
Carelessness of a French chemist has been a major factor in reducing injuries and fatalities in motor accidents throughout the world. Edouard Benedictus neglected to wash one of his…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Great Strength of Britain's Army Will Be World's Best in Perfection of Arms and Equipment An Effective Cruiser Tank Now Evolved Complete Motorisation Of Supply Services And Rearmament of Artillery Is Proceeding LONDON
An important aspect of Britain's rearmament is the expansion of Army strength. Evidence of this is provided by the latest estimates of £ 161,000,000. Expenditure on the Army will exceed that on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.Z. EVENTS Radio Station To Travel On Railways AUCKLAND, February 28
New Zealand will shortly give a lead to the world in the field of broadcasting by starting a mobile studio…
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