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Newspaper
Goulburn Evening Penny Post
Location
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
2
An article explains how drivers can improve smoothness by studying transmission mechanics. It covers clutch use, downshifting, upshifting, and double clutching, detailing gear engagement, slip, and the momentum of the flywheel to aid acceleration on varied road conditions.
Albert Sears drove a motor lorry on Liverpool Road when it capsized through a fence onto a railway line. The vehicle landed on the roadway after a near miss at the bridge. The lorry driver escaped with minor injuries as the ferry bridge remained suspended and railway crews cleared the scene.
A garbled report cites a police chief statement denying orders to lie. It references Constable Chock and a supposed instruction to mislead, with mentions of legal figures and a questioning of motives amid a tense inquiry into bearing witness and possible discipline.
A fragmented postal notice explains letter and card rates for the Australian States and British possessions with double charges for deficient postage on letters sent to the Wall Kingdom and other routes. It notes prepaid and properly posted letters, plus variations for postcards and international mail, underlines postage due penalties, and refers to double deficient postage for certain routes.
The list notes holidays including New Years Day January 1 Anniversary Day January 26 Good Friday April 14 Easter Monday April Annie Day April 25 King’s June 3 Prince of Wales Birthday June 22 Christmas Day December 25 Boxing Day December 5 and a regional note that in Goulburn the third Monday in October marks a local Eight-Hour Day.
The passage describes mistyped phrases about clitch and tower ratio, suggesting possible errors and trends in engine movement. It mentions engines that row freely and a tower with varying speed, plus references to Protehed and Aoatle chiteling in unclear context.
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