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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
2
A report on farm motor use and road safety discusses growing motor impact on horse drawn transport. It notes farmers face road dangers from autos and urges pet and poultry protection, caution for countryside trips, plus a new British Continental tire claims to improve efficiency.
Fragmentary text describes a tyre and a testing system. Mr H G A Harding demonstrates use without tools at Sydney Technical College, referencing experiments and chemistry. The passage hints at a new action and practical demonstration of tyre performance.
The piece recalls a country cyclist who had his shoes stolen during a race yet finished on stocking soles, his bleeding feet driven by rattrap pedals. He insisted on showing the crowd the sport's grit while officials and fans seek understanding as legions of poets and legends like Major Taylor and Ellegaard loomed over Australia’s best.
A man about eight years old was found hanged from a tree at Bad Tamworth beside a lettered card. Postcards in his pockets reveal a message to his mother claiming fatigue and intent to end his life, with affectionate sign-offs and a final note mentioning leaving for home.
A Sydney column outlines a futurist view that horses will vanish from streets, to be seen only in zoos or museums, as rubber roads and motor cars reshape transport. It discusses cheaper three to four seat cars, rubber paving, commercial vehicles, and rider organizations with commentary on passenger comfort and evolving street use.
Thursday's mails report clashes at the GPO Sydney and mention routes to Lan Howe Nortuldisanda and New Hiebridia with insets about Malaita and Tur Warurli RIL. The Fedirat Premier comments on a faltering financial agreement and a forthcoming conference while a serial by John Oxestam titled The Lauristone is noted in Chantters Journal for May.
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