New Military Road. Relieving Municipal Finances
"As this new route will be a declared main road it will considerably assist the council in relieving it of any future costs concerning the roads…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 214
George's River Bridge. 1½ Million Vehicles Last Year
In his annual report at this week's meeting of Sutherland Shire Council the toll-master of the George's River Bridge, Mr. F. Stratford, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£1,500,000 Bridge Taking Shape Iron Horse
With his iron ursurper in the background, dobbin labors faithfully to build a new steel road. Work is progressing rapidly on the new railway…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →B Grade Merrylands Presbyterian v Hamilton Road
MERRYLANDS—First Innings. J. Perkins, not out............ 66 K. Wamock, b C. Crompton...... 0 H. Freakley, b C. Crompton...... 1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fewer New Cars On Road In 1939
New motor vehicles registered last December totalled 2484, compared with 3342 in December, 1938. During the last year 29,488 new vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill "Blockade." Strikers' Threat. May Declare All Roads "Black."
An attempt to blockade Broken Hill, by declaring all roads to the town "black," may be made by the Australian Railways Union, if the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Morning Tea for Road Workers. Reply to Premier
If the Premier will instruct departmental officers is not to oppose us, we will apply to the Court to-morrow for the right of road con[?]truction workers to have morning tca," said…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Clerks Get Tea, Not Workers Road Job Complaint
Time-keepers and clerical workers in the Main Roads Board's camp, between Sutherland and Liverpool, had their morning tea brought to them as usual to-dav, but 260 road workers three miles away…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Workers' Morning Tea For Part-time Men Only
The Premier, Mr. Mair, said on Tuesday night that men working full time on road construction under award rates and conditions could not be allowed ten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Breaks Down in Tunnel. Passengers' Ordeal. Heat in Packed Carriages
Nearly 1,000 people travelling to the northern suburbs had a trying experience late yesterday afternoon when an electric train broke down in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Riverside Road. Sandringham-Sans Souci Link. City 'Bus Extension Possible
Mr. J. C. Ross, M.L.A. for Kogarah, admitted to a "Propeller" representative this week that he was hopeful of eventually having the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Toll of Road. New Speed Limit. LONDON, Jan. 24. (A.A.P.)
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Euan Wallace, announced in the House of Commons last evening that the Government proposed to introduce a speed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Plea to Mad Motorists
A PERTH newspaper advises reckless motorists as follows: "The editorial staff would greatly appreciate it if all citizens planning before getting into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MOTORS and MOTORING Magnitude of Motor Industry Capital Invested Is £520 Millions Views of Traders
MOTOR Traders from all parts of New South Wales congrerated, for their annual dinner and speech making, last Thursday night. It was one of the largest gatherings of its kind ever held in Australia. The magnitude of the motor industry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Producer Gas Operating Motors at Lower Cost
IT is expected that during the next few months hundreds of farmers will convert their vehicles for the use of prodicer gas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Information and Help Motor By-Passes
[?] how doss the law affect motor by-passes on leads alluated in the Western division? My solicitor said that the local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Girl Killed Fall From Motor Car
A girl of four, Beverley Eileen Noakes, of Burlingham Street, Merrylands, died at Farramatta Hospital on Sunday afternoon from injuries received when she fell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mormacyork Launched C-3 Motor Vessel
The motorship Mormacyork was launched recently at the Chester yard of the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railway Chef. Melbourne
The State Cabinet has, appointed Mr. Norman C, Harris chairman of the Victorian Railways Commissioners for five years, at a salary of £3,000 a year…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Vehicles. 328,554 Registered in N.S.W.
Motor vehicles registered in New South Wales at the end of December last totalled 328,554, on increase of 1.7 per cent, over the total of 322,940 at the end of December, 1938…
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