English Motorists' 2-Year World Tour
LONDON, Sunday.--Major Frank Stapley, an explorer, with his wife and two other Englishmen, will begin a goodwill tour of 15 countries on April 15…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250
Road Test Stresses Vauxhall Wyvern Advance
Put to the test of rough and smooth roads, such as one might encounter on and off the highways in the course of a which promises to rank high in its class. It also backed up country tour, the 1939 Wyvern Vauxhall gave a performance…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motoring. Federal Utility Truck. New Lighter Model. Four or Six Cylinders
The name Federal hitherto has been confined exclusively to the heavier commercial models. But this year the manufacturers are introducing a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railwaymen's Claims. Wage Increases. Referred to Court
Increases in wages estimated to cost the Railways authorities £20,000 a year are recommended in a report on claims by the Australian Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boy Dragged Under Tram. Only Slightly Injured
Roy Giles, 11, of Uralla Road, Mortlake, was caught beneath a tram and dragged about 250 [?]ards at Burwood yesterday. His only injuries were abrasions, mostly to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Western Railway Picnic. Dubbo
Special trains from all parts of the west brought 3,000 visitors to Dubbo this morning for the annual western district railway picnic, which is being held on the local showground…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£750,000 Rush Air Order For N.S.W. Railways Scope for Production in Workshops
Adoption of the British Air Mission's report will mean a rush £750,000 contract for the New South Wales railways. The Mission has been investigating the possibilities of mass…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oodnadatta Aerodrome. Canberra
Two runways, each half a mile long and 100 feet wide, will be built at once at the Oodnadatta aerodrome, Central Australia. The Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr. Thorby,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Greyhounds on Aerodrome. Ballina
In order to prevent training of racing greyhounds on Ballina Aerodrome, Ballina Council has decided to erect notices at the aerodrome, and to take legal action against…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bridge Weight Limit
Because council had placed a limit of 3 ton loads for vehicles using the bridge over Little Cattal Creek, drivers had to make a detour round Castle Hill. Much…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Road?
Liverpool Council recently applied to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) for construction as a national work of a road through Cabramatta and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Widening of Road
The Department of Lands under-secretary (Mr. G. F. Allman) informed council that after inquiry into the suggested widening of Duffield and Balsers-lanes, it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Road Loan Urgent
The question of Dundas Council's obtaining a road loan was an "urgent matter," Ald. Noonan said at the council's meeting last week…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Seven Hills Road
Urging the need for the widening of Seven Hills-road, Baulkham Hills Progress Association stated that in its opinion "this widening must eventually take place…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SKIPPY The Road To Fortune
Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Defaulter Looks the Part Easy to Train
Seasoned trainers who have given the crack New Zealand three-year-old Defaulter the "once over" are greatly impressed by his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Under Train Woman's Escape in Guildford Smash
When an electric parcels van struck their car at the Guildford level crossing, a youth and a woman had a remarkable escape from death…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Bad Road" Blamed for High Fares
Because of the bad condition of a street over which buses travelled, fares on the route had to be higher than they should. The proprietor of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mobile Workshop for Aeroplane Repairs — College Swimming — Bananas Grow in Macleay Street
A front view of a new travelling airport workshop, which has been invented by an American engineer to service and repair stranded aeroplanes. It can travel over any ground, and its speed is 45 miles an hour on the level…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →12 Killed in Train Smash. Paris, March 14. (A.A.P.)
Twelve persons were killed and 30 were injured when the Paris-Toulouse express crashed into a goods train at Chateau Roux late on Sunday night, derailing three carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →