Motoring News Renault Reappears In Local Market
After having been off the Australian market for some years, the French Renault has been reintroduced to Sydney. Mechanically, and in appearance, the new Renault…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 214
Woman Motors 300 Miles Seeking Dog
Mrs. E. Dillon, Nelson Street, Woollahra, has motored more than 300 miles seeking her lost dog Tinker. Mrs. Dillon's car, with Tinker in it, was stolen from Edgecliff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weekly Railway Tickets
We have been requested by the Railway Department to point out to regular train travellers that weekly tickets can be purchased at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worst Railway Loss in N.s.w
An interesting contrast can be obtained from the comparison between the Booyong-Ballina and the Sutherland-Cronulla railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cayley's Team Wins at Bridge
The 1940 David Jones Challenge Cup bridge match, the final session of which was played last night, was won by Messrs. F. Cayley (Capt.), W…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train-bearers at Military Wedding
A gown of ivory satin with a bustle back and a bolero was worn by Miss Muriel Everitt, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Everitt, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Contract Bridge Throw-in Play Succeeds
A defence plan frequently used is to shorten the declarer's trump holding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Road to Epping Opened
The new road [?]ing Epping with St. Leonard's, which was built at a cost of £145,000, was officially opened by the Minister for Works and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Epping Road To Be Opened To-day
The road from Epping to Lane Cove, to be opened this afternoon by the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, was substituted for an earlier proposal of a…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Mystery Attack on Woman Fierce Fight on Lonely Road Mouth Torn
A FINNISH woman, Mrs. Senja Jarvi, 27, one of the most active Sydney workers on the Finnish relief fund, was viciously attacked by an unknown man at Eastlakes last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rains in North. More Likely Next Week. Railway Washaways
General drought-breaking rain has now fallen over most of Queensland and parts of northern New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →British Motor Industry Has Good Year. London, Feb. 2. (A.A.P.)
The British motor industry in 1939 exported 70,000 motor cars, compared with an average of 62,000 a year in the previous five years. British factories also exported 11,500…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →States Fight For Motor Car Works MELBOURNE
Victoria and New South Wales should not be greedy over the proposed motor car manufacturing plant, said Mr. E. W. Holden, M.L.C.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W.a. "Tramp's" Secret Gold Cache
IN Nullagine, W.A., is a counterpart to the world-famed "Scotty of Death Valley," California, U.S.A., who owns a secret and apparently an inexhaustible gold mine. The American has built a weird castle in Death Valley, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →50-50 Reserved seats for women urged in Sydney trams Letterettes In Fifty Words Special Seats For Women
Now, "Sweet Sue," be fair. I go to business and work hard. Nightly I board trams packed with beer-bloated, unshaven…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stops Train with Grease
JUNEE, Saturday. -- In Junee Police Court it was stated that John Dulbridge had greased the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slow Down Train JUNEE
John Dulbridge was fined £3, with costs, in Junee Court to-day for having "obstructed railway traffic." Evidence was given that Dulbridge…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Grane in Road Jam
Two trailer trucks, laden with sections of a 60ft. steel crane, disorganised Pitt Street traffic four times…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yvonne Draws Your Attention To . . . . . Women And Bridge
Some people find that bridge needs concentration . . . MRS. A. L. DAWSON and DR. MURIEL McILRATH. MRS. A. L. What better could Dummy do but munch a chocolate... Mrs. ROY…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drunken Walkers on Roads Oust Drivers in Accident Toll
Not one of the 370 accidents reported in the Christmas-New Year holidays was attributed to drunken driving…
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