Studebaker Eight Dictator Eight announced in Australia
Studebaker unveils the Eight Dictator Eight in Australia, asserting it to be the world’s most produced eight-cylinder car. The model features full steel bodies, hydraulic shocks, four-wheel brakes, and a double drop frame. Tests claim ability to reach 40 mph the day of delivery and exceptional fuel efficiency with eight cylinders. Open and closed body styles are on display.
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Newebaker
Studebaker
Australia
America
Flinders
Australian aviators reveal perilous trek to new lead field
Pilot Lester J Brain and party survived a hazardous overland flight to a central continent lead and silver field. They faced dust storms, low visibility, and extreme heat while navigating by compass and wind indicators. Water shortages and a newly sunk well were addressed as mining claims were pegged and ore assays reported 62 percent lead and 7 ounces silver per ton.
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Lester J. Brain
Qantas
Kookaburra
Moir
Owen
Isola
T. Hanlon
Wiiner
Prior
Fand
Naras Seiecbeedt
Brisbane
A. H
Toowoomba
Brain
Cornish
Jervois Range
Michael Terry
Tanami _goldfield
Caution Notice on Trespass and Fencing Interference
Caution notice warns that any person found shooting, hunting, or interfering with fences on Willamby or The Braes or Springmount will be prosecuted without respect to persons. Previous permissions are withdrawn and trespassers face legal action. Also mentions optician site at 321A George Street Sydney with emphasis on in attendance.
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Willamby
R. H. Hudson
Percoe
North Aml North West
Motors and sleeve valve design advances in automotive engineering
Simplicity in engine design drives modern automotive innovation. Articles discuss reducing parts by adapting gear and sleeve valve concepts, noting the Knight sleeve valve as a simple, durable solution. The piece highlights a Queensland Aerial Derby winner and race details, with references to fuel choices and competition outcomes.
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E Pgower
Speed
Government plans rail reorganisation and staff cuts
Parliament notes aim to reorganise the railway system, create a Staff Adjustment Board, and reduce costs driven by the 44 hour week and higher state and federal awards. A Hungarian grocer Szabo sells his shop after family conflict ends in murder by hanging.
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Polijeglignga
Mrens
Heg
Stevengy
Mos
Fle
Des Costa
Szabo
Kecskemet
Hungary
Union Claim Over Libel Damages in Darlinghurst Court
William Fletcher secretary of the New South Wales Government Always Permanent Way Association sues the Australian Railway Union New South Wales branch for 5000 pounds in the Civil Court at Darlinghurst. The action centers on a The Railroad article titled An Impudent Liar and references a circular distributed in the railway service alleging delinquency by a station official and a laborer in the permanent way at Cootamundra, claimed to damage the A.R.I and bolster the loyalty of the union.
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William Fletcher
N.S.W
Permanent Way Association
Darlinghurst
Australian Railway Union
Fletcher
Sta‘a Sa
Sei de
Cootamundra
A.R.I
Loyalt
New Locomotives Prove Reliable on NSW Line
Railway Commissioner denies claims that the new si class locomotives are unsatisfactory. Engines 5701 and 5702 have completed daily Sydney to Thirroul runs, making several trips this week after minor adjustments. Engine 5701 hauled a 1200 ton up load at Enfield last Wednesday, the heaviest load yet by a single NSW main line locomotive, compared with 680 tons by the previous standard goods engine.
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Sydny
Thirroul
Enfield
New South Wales
Northern show dates announced for next year
Worthern lists fixed show dates for 2025 across multiple towns. Guyra hosts February 18 and 19, Tenterfield and Tiralia February 25 and 26, Inverell March 4 to 6, Jen Tnnes and Waleha March 11 to 18, Armidale March 18 to 20, Tamworth March 25 to 27, and Quirindi April 1 to 3.
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Guyra
Tenterfield
Tiralia
Ferrary
Inverell
Jen Tnnes
Waleha
Armidale
Tamworth
Sydney and Brisbane wool sales show steady demand
Schute, Bell and Co report no Sydney sales this week as buyers attend a Brisbane series where values are similar to Sydney. Competition remains strong for high quality wools while buyers hesitate on inferior lots. London signals no near price rise, Japanese demand varies. second Brisbane series begins in Sydney on Monday 30th, with a sale set for 1 October.
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Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd
Sydney
Brisbane
London
Home Garage Precautions Wall Sheet Promotes Safety
A Vacuum Oil Company wall sheet offers sound, simple precautions for handling motor spirit, running a car in the home garage, or extinguishing petrol fires. It urges readiness, urges prevention, and notes free copies available from local Vacuum Oil branches. The Prime Minister of Britain was greeted in Washington with a 19 gun salute and a large White House welcome.
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Vacuum Oil Company Pty Ltd
Vacuum Oil Company Pty, Ltd
Britain
United States
Foy
Whitehouse
Washington
Wave of Free Love Sweeps England Says Sociologist
An article by P. J. Healey and observations by J. W. Drawbell claim over 2,000,000 English women cannot find husbands. Sylvia Pankhurst, militant suffragist, is cited as leading a movement urging rights to form attachments without clergy. The piece notes cities like London and other centers as spots of educated women facing marriage scarcity and social scrutiny.
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England
P. J. Healey
Sylvia Pankhurst
Tom Walsh
Sydney
Little Isle Ee
J. W. D. Drawhbell
Landon
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