The Lighter Side of Motoring. Carry On
A few years ago a party of R.A.F. men accompanied by an Equipment Officer, were on a journey in an Army lorry. After going a few miles the vehicle came…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Railway Handicap 7 Furlongs—3.45
KING'S HEAD: What a race this chap ran at Rosehill last week. He went under by the narrowest of margins to Caesar and St. Constant, and we think…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employees. Regulation Strike Plan Endorsed
Mass meetings of railway traffic employees at Alexandria and Punchbowl yesterday endorsed the proposal of a recent general mass meeting that unless a satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australian Railways Union. Lithgow
At a meeting of the Lithgow sub-branch of the Australian Railways' Union, it was decided to endorse the action taken by the controlling body of the union in regard to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women Learn Motor Car First Aid
MISS MARGARET LEITCH proves that changing heavy wheels is a job that can be done by women. THE Institute of Automotive Mechanics has offered to provide qualified…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Improved Railway Facilities. Results of Chaos After Air Pageant. RIVERSTONE
Action has been taken by the Railway Department to prevent a recurrence of the chaotic conditions which developed on the Richmond railway line after the last R.A.A.I…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tram Men Swim in Uniform
Members of North Sydney Transport Life Saving Club will figure in a novel test of skill today…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →E. Suburbs Railway Labor Plank in Waverley Campaign
AN immediate start on the Eastern Suburbs railway will be advocated by the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclists Bar Wreaths
MOTOR cycle riders disapprove the continental practice of crowning road-race winners with laurel…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Motor Accident at Luddenham
While leaving Luddenham showground in his lorry on March 18, Prank Orton, of Secant Street, Liverpool, had the misfortune to be struck by another lorry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meeting of Councils Electrification of Railway Lines
A largely-attended meeting was held in Biacktown Shire Council Chambers last Thursday night, when all councils in the area affected by the Blacktown and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fairfield Motor Cycle Club
The club wishes to see its members turn up at the track with mattocks and axes for a spot of work next Saturday afternoon. The club has ordered 66…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorist Charged Driving Under Influence
At Liverpool Police Court on Monday, Norman Sidney Powell was charged with having driven a motor car while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blackheath Aerodrome. Blackheath
Work has commenced on the blearing and levelling of the Blackheath Aerodrome. Blackheath Council acquired the land and the preparation of the aerodrome was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Fares
At the last meeting of Hurstville Council a letter was received from C. J. Monro, M.L.A., forwarding a letter received by him from the Secretary for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roads Without Hoardings
Minister for Transport Bruxner wants to abolish roadside hoardings. The public will applaud him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring. Chrysler Royal. Road Impressions. Unusual Economy
The 1939 model of the six-cylinder Chrysler Royal is interesting in several respects. Allied with the roominess and comfort that are associated with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schoolboy Falls From Train
A 15-year-old schoolboy narrowly escaped death when he fell from an electric train near the Guildford railway station yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fell From Moving Train
Clifford Miller, 15, of Scott Street, Liverpool, fell from a fast-moving electric train near Guildford railway station yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pipes Damaged Trees in Roads
At the last meeting of Bexley Council, a letter was received from the town clerk, Sydney, stating that at recent meetings of the Street Openings…
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