MOTOR Vehicles in Australia Show Increase
A SUMMARY of the returns supplied by the various States registering authorities, which has been complied by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250
MOTORS and Motoring Home Garage Safety Owners Take Some Dangerous Risks Care with Electricity is Most Essential
WHILE commercial garges are subject is a number of regulations designed to safeguard to the safety of their employees, motorists who work on their employees, motorists who work on their own cars are not, and frequently they take dangerous chances in ways other than running engines [?] in such a way as to risk carbon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Excursions For Easter
THE Department of Railways announces arrangements made for excursionists who will travel for Easter. Each far-out district will have at…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Increased Railway Fares
Referring to the above subject in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Lamb inquired: Can the Minister for Transport say whether it is not a fact that railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our MOTORING Section Compression Ratio and Ignition Timing. in Spite of the Advantages to Be Gained by Increasing Compression and Advancing Ignition There Are Certain Attendant Disadvantages
The results of increasing the compression ratio are in many respects similar to those obtained by advancing the ignition timing, but this does not mean…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ban Sought on Car Minders. "Form of Blackmail" Motorists' Complaints
The prohibition of self-appointed car minders, many of whom, he alleged practised "a for of blackmail" was urged yesterday by Mr. H.E. Richards,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Proposed New Railway. Premier Promises Consideration. Eastern Suburbs Line
The Premier, Mr. Stevens, yesterday told a deputation representing councils in the eastern suburbs, that he would place before the Cabinet their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor 'Bus Stopping Places
A 'bus proprietor informed Hurstville Council at its last meeting that he proposed to put into operation shortly defined bus stopping places,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reckless Motor Driving. Licence Suspended
Before Mr. Sutherland, S.M., at the Kogarah Police Court last Friday, a motor truck driver, of Forest Road, Penshurst, was fined £5, with 56…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trams Out of Date Jobs On Buses Preference for Tram Men
THE tramway industry has already reached its peak and, according to reports, is about to recede. This statement is contained in the half-yearly report of Mr. J. W. Brock, secretary of the Tramway Employees'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cost Bars E. Suburbs Railway
Construction of the Eastern Suburbs Railway is not likely to be begun for a considerable time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fairfield Motor Cycle Club
Challenge Hill Climb.—The club held a working bee on their hill at Horsley last Sunday and got it in trim for the challenge event with Parramatta M.C.C. next…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →National Park Roads Controlled by Main Road Department
Preliminary work on the surfacing with tar or bituman of the roads in The National Park is expected to commence within a few weeks following…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Site. Bathurst
The Bathurst City Council has been requested by the executive of the Bathurst Aero Club to take an option of the purchase over an area of 348 acres of land at Raglan to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Scenic Road
Hurstville Council received a letter at its last meeting from the Dept. of Works and Local Government, stating that it understood the following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dragged by Train in Tunnel
Thomas Hilliard, 48, was dragged 12 yards by an electric train from which he fell in the tunnel between St. James and Museum stations yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Class Cyclists On Road
St. George League Cycle Club's five-miles road race, to be held next Saturday afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock, from Ferguson's Nursery, Sharp Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Letters to the Editor Main Roads Union
Norman Jeffrey sends a brief reply to Bourke of the Main Roads Union.” Norman considers that Bourke thinks more of his own importance than…
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