Big Sums to be Spent on Roads; Policy for Year
DURING this year the Main Roads Department's programme will involve an outlay of about £3,500,000 in the maintenance of 25,000 miles…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250
TWEED'S £1500 for Road "Sacrifice To Get Improvement"
MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.--Tweed Shire Council having offered £1500 towards the cost, the Main Roads Board has agreed to resurface seven miles of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Abuses. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I drive along Parramatta Road on[?] about three times a week[?] yet on any one tri[?] I could, were I a member of our esteemed constabulary, recover my entire week's wages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spring Cleaning Giant Liner Masks for Bridge Players Fun In Canoes
A hard pull and a hot day, so Joyce Bobber (left) and Pauline Attard favored a short siesta before cycling into Liverpool. The woman on the extreme left had a cold, so her companions, rather than forgo their weekly bridge game, donned masks and brought one for the sufferer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Woman's Foot on Road. Found by Forest Ranger. MELBOURNE
A woman's foot was found to-night on a new road over the Black Spur, about 12 miles from Healesville. The foot was found by a forest ranger, who…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Gains by Franco Gets Grip on Vital Cross-roads Defenders Flood Country But Rebels Push On LONDON
General Franco's offensive has gained in a fortnight 700 square miles and 23,000 prisoners, states the Burgos correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£200,000 for Buses Big Transport Switch Near Millions More Go By Road FLEET-OF 440
With the calling of tenders for 89 new diesel double-deck buses to meet the enormous demands of Sydney's travelling public, a major step has been taken in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors and Motoring When Engine Begins to Overheat A Weak Spot in Most Old Cars Flushing Out the Radiator
THOSE owners of cars which have already seen several seasons of use may well find themselves in trouble during…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →F.S.A. Branch News & Notes Departmental Replies to Conference Requests a Number of Ministerial and Departmental replies to resolutions passed by the last annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have recently been received by the General Secretary (Mr. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C.). Among the subjects dealt with are irrigation holdings, soil conservation, and a variety of railway matters. The replies are published below. Additions to Irrigation Holdings
Replying to a resolution which asked that sufficient land adjoining the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area be reserved for additions to holdings of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Department Matters
In reply to a conference request that the Railway Commissioner convey woolpacks at the "miscellaneous" instead of the "A class" rate, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shipyard Work Port Line Motorship For Wear
Joseph L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, have obtained an order to build a 10,000-ton cargo motorship for the Port Line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOTORING. D.K.W. CABRIOLET. Imported Body. Special Features
A recent importation is the D.K.W. cabriolet two-seater. The coachwork is manufactured overseas, and in appearance the car is quite different from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Railway Line. Access to Pilliga. More Electrification for Suburbs
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, announced last night that the construction of a railway line of 18 miles from Gwabegar to Pilliga,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cyclist's Death. Newcastle
John Engel, of Lake Road, Wallsend, died in the Wallsend Hospital to-day from injuries received when his motor cycle ran into a fence at Jesmond on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trams Still Have Value
On certain routes now operated partly by buses and by trams, the arrival of the 89 new buses will probably mean that the trams will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scrub Line--not Quay Loop Expenditure On Railway Attacked
The policy of extending a non-paying rural line a few more miles into the bush while work upon the Circular Quay loop of the City Railway was "crying out for completion," was denounced to-day by the secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclist Dies of Injuries
NEWCASTLE, Thurs.--John Engel, of Lake Road, Wallsend, who was seriously injured when his motor cycle crashed into a fence at Jesmond on Tuesday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meeting to Protest Want Railway Electrified
Electrification of the Parramatta-Black-town railway line will be demanded at a public meeting at Parramatta on January 18…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Emancipated Motorists
A few weeks ago there passed, with scarcely any notice, an anniversary of special interest to motorists. It is known as motorists'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring to London
The two New Zealanders, Messrs. D. N. Strang and R. Haddrell, travelling to London in a Humber Snipe, have now reached Bombay…
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