Deepwater Motor Boat Club
The following are the results of last Saturday's events of the above club:—Commodore E. Nunn's Day: Cruiser Handicap. 1m—Heat 1: Alloy…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 214
Fairfield Motor Cycle Club Successful T.t Riders
A few weeks ago the above [?] held [?] evening at its new hall. A [?] programme of film, including Charles [?] was shown. The…
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George Lamb, 18 months, is given a thirst quencher straight from the bottle by his mother, as they drive through Liverpool…
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"This makes our job a bit more bearable," declared a hot and thirsty road-worker to-day, as he took…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Reports. Dubbo to Coonamble
In reporting on the highways between Dubbo and Coonamble, by way of Narromine, Nevertire, and Warren, an officer of the N.R.M.A. states that for the first 17…
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BULLI, Thurs. -- Bulli Shire Council is pressing for the widening of the rood entrance to Bulli Pass and the elimination of a dangerous bend…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Relieve Congestion New Road Started Potts Point Traffic
Construction of the proposed £38,000 roadway from Cowper Wharf to Wylde-street, Potts Point, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor and Motoring Drive Carefully, and Keep Ignition System in Order
TO REDUCE PETROL CONSUMPTION IN these days of rising petrol costs, a number of owners have approached me with the object of finding out how they can reduce consumption by cutting…
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While heat wave conditions continue, many motorists are compelled to drive through areas where bushfires are burning close to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motoring New Chevrolets. Four Models This Year. Many Improvements
A change from previous policy will be observed in the new Chevrolet models which will be announced early next week. For some years the Chevrolet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain Guarantees Railways. Payment of £40,000,000. LONDON, Feb. 8. (A.A.P.)
It was announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the Government had agreed to guarantee the payment to the four main railway companies of about £40,000,000…
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The result of the acceleration eighth-mile contest held by the Waverley and Districts M.C.C. were: L. Vincent (A.J.[?].), 1; J. Steenson (Norton), 2; A. McVie (A.J.S.), 3…
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Another explosion occurred on a Wellington tram track to-day. It is thought that a detonator was placed on the line. The tramcar was not damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Strike. Arduous Trip to Broken Hill. Industrial Council's Power. by Our Special Reporter. Broken Hill
By courtesy of the Barrier Indistrial Council and the driver of a utility truck I am now in Broken Hill to discover what effect the strike of 35 fettlers, at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bombing of Railway. Japan to Continue. Tokyo, Feb. 8. (A.A.P.)
Rear-Admiral Kanazawa to-day reiterated the announcement that Japan would bomb the French-owned Hanoi-Kunming railway as long as it was…
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It is not fair that residents should be kept awake as late as two o’clock in the morning with these noisy contraptions," said Aid. Gifford at the last meeting of…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday. -- For the second time within 24 hours an explosion under a tram in Wellington has caused great alarm…
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Following the Government's decision to guarantee British railways a minimum income totalling £40,000,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring News Aristocratic 1940 La Salle
The 1940 La Salle is an aristocratic car, beautifully designed, proportioned, and appointed. The front end has been partially redesigned…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday. -- An explosion occurred underneath a tram car travelling in Vivian Street, Wellington, this morning. The car was undamaged…
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