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  2. TRUCKS and TRACTORS

    An international competition to discover the best system of through goods traffic by railways and motor transport is being organised by the International ...

    Article : 138 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 781 words
  4. THE WORLD ON THE WING

    Plans for a record flight from England to Australia in 10 days and back again within 30 days, have fallen through on a point of principle. A ...

    Article : 130 words
  5. THE SCHNEIDER CUP

    The R.M.S.P. Co., have arranged for their cruising; steamer Araguaya, 10,000 tons, to make a week-end cruise leaving Southampton on the evening ...

    Article : 124 words
  6. PERTH-ADELAIDE AIR MAIL

    The weekly air mail between Perth and Adelaide, with intermediate air ports at Kalgoorlie, Forrest, and Ceduna, is due to commence from ...

    Article : 443 words
  7. NEW REGISTRATIONS

    10841: R. H. O'Brien, Burt-st., Cottesloe, Morris. 23035: I. Hall, Cannington, Rugby. 10842: W. B. Bagley, Robinson-st., ...

    Article : 216 words
  8. SLEEPER COACHES

    Sleeper motor coaches for night travelling are now being built in Great Britain. Two English transport companies are supplying these ...

    Article : 229 words
  9. TOURING IN COMFORT

    The latest auto-car to make its appearance in Europe seats 11 passengers in addition to the driver and the courier. ...

    Article : 448 words
  10. HERCULES' LENGTH EQUALS VESSEL'S WIDTH

    The shipping of the huge Hercules planes from London to Fremantle has constituted a problem. The length of the immense packing case precluded it being placed in a hold, but on the s.s. Baradine the problem was solved by placing the case on the upper aft deck, where, as the illustration shows, it occupied all space from one side of the vessel to the other. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 71 words
  11. A Modern Sleeping Car

    One of the mammoth "double deckers" now in use on night runs in England. The bus accommodates 21 passengers, providing berths for all. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  12. INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVES

    Executives of the International Harvester Company who arrived in Western Australia by the s.s. Karoola on Wednesday last are Messrs. M. J. ...

    Article : 246 words
  13. NON-STOP FLIGHT ABANDONED

    The Fairey-Napler non-stop flight to Capetown has been abandoned. The Department of Defence states that the reasons for this are due to ...

    Article : 239 words
  14. EAST-WEST SERVICE

    The second De Havilland Hercules machine which is to be named the City of Adelaide, arrived at Fremantle by the steamer Barradine on Tuesday ...

    Article : 252 words
  15. CLEANING THE SPARKING PLUGS.

    Although the majority of presentday plugs are of the type which may be taken to pieces, it is rather interesting to note that the makers of one well ...

    Article : 191 words
  16. AN EMERGENCY WRENCH.

    A simple wench for use in cases of emergency can be made to loosen or tighten nuts or cylindrical parts of all sizes by taking a strong piece of cord ...

    Article : 86 words
  17. HOLDING BOLTS IN A VICE.,

    A very useful addition to the equipment of the home garage is a set of nuts to fit the various sizes of bolts or studs used on a car. These nuts ...

    Article : 116 words
  18. Three Hours Late in a 5000-Mile Journey

    The final stage of the England-to-India air-mail flight, which commenced on March 30, was successfully accomplished on April 6, when the Imperial Airways aeroplane from Egypt arrived at Karachi. To be only three hours late was a remarkable achievement in a 5000-mile service. The delay was due to an exceptional incident—a sandstorm between Baghdad and Basra. The machine used on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 79 words
  19. A SIMPLE INSPECTION LAMP.

    About the cheapest and most compact inspection lamp it is possible to make consists of procuring a small lamp-holder and attaching to it a ...

    Article : 143 words
  20. ENGLAND-CHINA FLIGHT

    Captain Chen Wen-lin, a former student in Amoy at the Anglo-Chinese College, arrived at Amoy, at 2.30 p.m. on Monday last having piloted an ...

    Article : 153 words
  21. GRAF ZEPPELIN FLIGHT

    Of the two Gorillas, consigned to the Chicago Zoo and booked for the trans-Atlantic passage of the airship Graf Zeppelin on Stay 15, the female ...

    Article : 180 words
  22. KING'S CUP RACE

    The annual air race for the King's Cup will take place on Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6. Starting and finishing at the new aerodrome at ...

    Article : 114 words
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