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Railways, roads & transport, 1939

6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 250

When Motor Is Run on Charcoal Details Of Conversion

The Sun · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

Practical details of the conversion of a motor vehicle from petrol to charcoal fuel were explained today by Mr. L. J. Reynolds, a member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia…

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Eastern Suburbs Railway Move Martin Out to Solve Big Problems

Daily News · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 2

SYDNEY'S greatest transport problem would be solved, and much-needed work would be provided for an army of men if the Eastern Suburbs railway were constructed…

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Probing Charcoal Gas for Motors

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.--Considerable progress has been made by experts in investigating the possibility of producing charcoal gas for transport vehicles…

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Roman Way Becomes Road

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 10

A further section of the Roman Fosse Way is to become a modern road, Where the Way exists as a single-track road, five miles to the…

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Motor Section; News and Views In Easter Monday's Big Road Race At Bathurst

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 10

These three cars will be in action at Bathurst: Left to right--J. Barraclough (MG), J. Saywell (Alfa Romeo), and T. Wood (MG)…

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Man Falls From Express Train BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 15

When the north-bound Rockhampton express was approaching Pomona early to-day, David Benjamin Richardson, 58, of Childers, who was…

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Grim Train Journey In Coffin Slot BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 3

Three Sydney youths who jumped the rattler for Brisbane this week chose probably the most unusual and certainly the…

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Model Homes to Train Girls As Housewives London

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 2

HOME will always be "Sweet Home" for some future husbands if a Lancashire Education Committee experiment succeeds. The committee, believing that marriages are wrecked because the wife does not know her job, especially cooking, has decided to…

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14,000,000th Car Of Line On Road

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 10

Just prior to the announcement of the 1939 Chevrolets in America, the 14,000,000 Chevrolet rolled off the assembly line at Flint, Michigan…

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Rugby Union Roll Up to Train Union Players Eager For Selection In Team For England

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 8

"Official" Rugby Union trials do not st[?] until next Saturday, but most of the grade clubs had practice…

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Motor Boat's First Trophy 7 Months' Effort Rewarded

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 8

After seven months racing, Commodore W. D. Lawson yesterday won his first trophy for the season, when his cruiser, Sylph, secured the…

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Buses Oust Trams In 3-Year-Plan

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 10

Manchester City Council (England), having decided to abandon trams in favor of oil-engined buses and trolly-buses, has adopted a…

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Coonamble Aerodrome. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 7

Mr. F. B. Martin, inspector of aerodromes, has Informed several aldermen of the Coonamble Council that unless runways are prepared immediately, the licence of the…

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No Money for Aerodrome. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 10

The Murwilliumbah Municipil Council has decided not to provide money towards the cost of resuming land for an aerodrome at Murwilliumbah, because of commitments entered…

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Train Times

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 7

OWING to an early start, the race tram for Gosford to-morrow will leave earlier than usual. The horse train will leave Alexandria at 9.10 a.m and the passenger…

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Boy's Escape in Train Fall

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 8

Falling between the platform and a moving electric train at Burwood station to-day, Douglas Everingham, 15, of Princess-street, Burwood, rose…

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"Be Humane," Mayor Urges Roads Chief

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Jenner) has sent a telegram to the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale), in which…

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Unconscious All Night Near Train Line

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

After falling from a moving train near Lindfield Station last night, a 75-year- old man lay soaked and…

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Plots Air Course on Road Map

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 5

M. Henri Martinet, the French chemist who is piloting his own machine from New Caledonia to Paris, reached Mascot from…

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Week's First Mail Train From Cairns Cairns

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 8

With the cessation of rain over the flood area last night, transport services to-day returned to normal. The first mail train for the south…

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