Road Reports. Sturt Highway
Reporting on the route to Adelaide, via Hume and Sturt Highways, the N.R.M.A. advises that, as far as Narrandera, the roads are in good order, being mainly tar-paved,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 214
Special Train for Opening of Pool
A special train will be run from Sydney for the opening of the Olympic Pool at Thirroul on Sunday. It will leave for Wollongong at 12.14…
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A man was critically injured yesterday when he fell from a fast-moving train between Bankstown and Punchbowl railway stations…
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Reckless taxi-drivers are to be prosecuted by order of the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner)…
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"I can't make up my mind who are the worst road hogs in this street, women or taxi-drivers." The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) said this yesterday…
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William Poole, Myrtle Street, Chippendale, was charged at Central Police Court yesterday with having operated in competition with the railways…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorists Should Not Neglect Hand Signals Omission May Cause Accidents
OVER the Christmas holidays I did a good bit of driving, having one trip a fair way out into the country, and spending the remainder of the time on the more popular routes a few miles out of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motoring Improvements in New Chevrolet Commercials
IN the 1940 Chevrolet commercial models a number of mechanical changes of some importance have been made…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Supply Line Cut. French Railway to China. Japan's Bomb Threat. SHANGHAI, Jan. 11. (A.A.P.)
Japanese bombers badly damaged an important bridge on the French-owned Haiphong-Yunnan railway, in the mountains near Mengtsz (in China's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Car Monopoly. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The proposal of the Federal Government to act as godfather to yet another infant industry—this time the manufacture of motor car chassis—seems to have evoked amazingly…
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The Western Suburbs Motor Cycle Club plans to hold races at the Poplars, Blacktown, on Anniversary Day, January 29. The best of the State's riders will be seen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Signalling Devices on Motor Vehicles. Regulation Begins in March
An amendment to the Motor Traffic Regulations requiring the provision of signalling devices on certain vehicles will be enforced on and from March 1…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring New Chevrolet Trucks. Improved Models. Wide Range of Types
A number of alterations have been made in the design of the Chevrolet trucks produced for 1940. These are incorporated with the object of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dodge Motors Heir. Widow Receives £390,625 of Estate. New York, Jan. 11. (A.A.P.)
The Detroit Probate Court has ruled that Mrs. Annie Laurine Dodge, 20, the Canadian telephone operator, and widow of Daniel Dodge, who was heir to the Dodge Motors…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →90 Hours a Week for Tram Men Adelaide, Jan. 8
If the Municipal Tramways Trust would not give an assurance to discontinue the excessive working of overtime by…
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In a letter to the Editor, Mr, H. Campbell-Jones writes:--If ever a nation was looking for avoidable trouble this one is. We…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring News
IN ORDER TO CONSERVE petrol for war needs, British scientists have evolved a special gas producer which converts low grade coal into gas to drive trucks and buses. The producer shown is mounted on a special trailer and supplies gas…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Returns. Continued Popularity of Line
Our report from the Station Master at Cronulla, indicates that the railway is still continuing to exceed expectations. The week…
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In connection with the official opening of the Olympic Pool at Thirroul today, a special train will be run from Sydney at 12.14 p.m., picking…
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