Alpine Trial relaunch excites Australian motorists
Details reveal the Alpine Trial organized by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. The event runs March 10 with a route from Mount Buffalo to Lakes Entrance including Mount Hotham Omeo and Kosciuszko. Classes based on engine capacity and model type aim to be fair. Segrave’s pace cited with a tyre blowout noted.
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Vietori
Mount Buffalo
Healesville
Euroa
Tallangata
Mount Hotham
Omeo
Tallangatta
Tumut
Kosciusko
Eden
Melbourne
Lakes Entrance
Commonwealth
Coordinating Traffic Arrangements Across States
The article notes the U S and Australia face diverse traffic laws causing confusion. It calls for a common code, uniform laws and signs, and cross state driver license recognition to ease cross border motoring and ensure driver competency.
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U.S.A
Australia
Commonwealth
Brooklands 200 Miles Race Victory by Darracq
Darracq cars dominated Brooklands 200 miles race held in September with Major Segrave driving to victory. Count Maretti finished second in another Darracq, while Salmson, steered by Mons Coutte, placed third. The winner’s average speed last year was about 102 mph.
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Segrave
Unecara
Brooklands
Darracq
Auccession
Major Segrave
Count Maretti
Salmson
Guidnes
Mons
Dealing with Jammed Bendix Pinion
A common fault that may strand a car owner is the Bendix pinion jamming with the flywheel teeth. Causes include dirty ring gear or misaligned starting motor. do not press the self starter. Put the car in top gear, brake off, and rock to disengage the pinion. If needed, loosen mounting nuts for lateral play and rocking to resolve.
Magneto cam ring check for irregular ignition faults
In cases of irregular firing with high tension magneto ignition the article advises inspecting the make and break cam ring. It recommends testing contact point gaps to ensure both vanes open points identically. If gaps differ, the cam ring is out of truth and a competent garageman should adjust it.
Australian hood wow at Olympia motor show
A new single action hood, invented by an Australian, is shown at Olympia. It has been fitted to two leading English car makes and is so simple a small girl can raise and lower it 35 times a minute without aid. The hood wins unanimous praise from critics.
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Olympia
Eng
Schedule Snag Reads Odd Train Service Brief
A broken OCR snippet outlines two train service patterns with days misaligned. It mentions Tuesday Thursday Saturday service in one line and Monday Wednesday Friday in another, plus garbled wording that may intend different weekday runs. The fragment suggests a timetable note rather than a full schedule or event.
Bathurst and Orange Show Meeting Dates Listed
A schedule lists W D T A events and show meetings across Bathurst Orange Lyndhurst Blayney Canowindra Yeoval Parkes Forbes and Dubbo from November through May with dates including November 21 and 28 January 2 and 16 and February 3 10 13 20 27 March 6 and April 1 3 10 24 and May 1.
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Bathurst
Orange
Lyndhurst
Blayney
Yan
Parken
Yeoval
Canowindra
Forbes
Geurs
Blayury
Dubbo
Farm Wanted River Frontage Cash Buyer Prompt
The Earth Salesman D B Thomson based in Dubbo seeks a farm property with river frontage. A cash buyer is waiting and requests immediate particulars. Send details at once.
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D. B. Thomson
The
Dubbo
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