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  2. MOTOR CYCLING and CLUB DOINGS

    From one end of the State to the other reports are received by Messrs. Gard Bros., Gouger street, of the good qualities of the Douglas motor cycle. It is used in ...

    Article : 101 words
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    Advertising : 73 words
  4. RELIABILITY TRIAL.

    Horseshoe nails strewn across the road at Aldinga on Sunday night caused serious damage to motor cycle and car tyres during the reliability trial. ...

    Article : 823 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 627 words
  6. MOTOR CYCLE REPLACES HORSE.

    The motor cycle is replacing the horse in unexpected places. It has been found more useful by a boundary rider now, one being ridden by Mr. K. Paterson on ...

    Article : 64 words
  7. ECONOMICAL B.S.A.

    On May 23 a petrol consumption test was held in Perth, to demonstrate the efficiency of motor cycles, and the highest average for sidecar outfits was obtained ...

    Article : 53 words
  8. TIMES FOR LIGHTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 words
  9. VICTORIAN HILL CLIMB.

    A hill climbing contest conducted by the Victorian Cycle Club on, May 31 resulted in a win for Alex Finlay astride a B.S.A. 2½ h.p. solo mount. ...

    Article : 31 words
  10. BIG BROTHER DOUGLAS.

    Many riders have admired the 8-h.p. Douglas in the showroom of Messrs. Gard Bros., Gouger street. Several models have been ordered by the firm, and are ...

    Article : 76 words
  11. GOING SOUTH.

    How proud people are of the country within 60 miles of Adelaide, and how they like to impress visitors to the State with its beauty. They can expatiate in general ...

    Article : 736 words
  12. CLUB NOTES.

    June 13.—Annual dinner. Last Thursday night there was a meeting of the motor cycle club, at which the members discussed arrangements for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 379 words
  13. AN INDIGNANT SECRETARY.

    Mr. W. J. Murphy (secretary of the Motor Cycle Club of South Australia) expressed indignation at the action of the person who placed nails across the road ...

    Article : 135 words
  14. THE NEW HUDSON.

    As a solo and sidecar mount the New Hudson is in the front rank in England It has had remarkable success in competitions lately, and the manufacturers have ...

    Article : 118 words
  15. SPEEDY CHATER-LEA.

    Chater-Lea motor cycles, little known in thus State, have a fine record in Great Britain. There it is among the speediest machines of the medium-weight class, and ...

    Article : 68 words
  16. CHAMPIONSHIP TO INDIAN.

    At the motor cycle carvinal on the Claremont showgrounds (W.A.) recently, Alf. Johnson, mounted on a 7-9 h.p. Indian, had a hard struggle with R. ...

    Article : 75 words
  17. ELLIOTT-VILLIERS DESIGN.

    The Elliott-Villiers model, with its flywheel and magneto in one piece, is a masterpiece of compactness. No degree of efficiency in ignition has been sacrificed ...

    Article : 84 words
  18. MR. J. L. NORTON'S DEATH.

    The death of Mr. J. L. Norton occurred at his home, Birmingham, on April 21, after a lone illness. He had a long connection with the motor cycle industry, and ...

    Article : 298 words
  19. TWICE IN A WEEK.

    It is becoming quite a common thing for Messrs. E. T. Fisher & Co., of Grote street, to hear of excellent performances with Levis motor cycles, and the list they ...

    Article : 308 words
  20. A.J.S. SALES.

    The South Australian distributors of A.L.S. motor cycles (the Wyatt Motoria, 122 Grenfell street), reports continued good sales. The 1925 models being ...

    Article : 43 words
  21. B.S.A. SPARES MODEL.

    Recently the manufacturers of the B.S.A. motor cycle submitted to two tests, which few others would care to have suggested to them. First of all they ...

    Article : 171 words
  22. SIDECAR FOR LEVIS.

    Not many owners fit a sidecar to a Levis, but those who think of doing so can obtain useful advice from the agents—Messrs. E. T. Fisher & Co., Grote street. That firm ...

    Article : 76 words
  23. INDIA GIVES A TOURIST TROPHY.

    India held its first tourist trophy race recently under the auspices of the Bombay Motor Club. It was a gruelling test for riders and machines, holly contested in ...

    Article : 113 words
  24. NORTONS SHOW THE WAY.

    With each mail from England Messrs. E. T. Fisher & Co., of Grote street, receive news of the success of Norton motor cycles in competition work. Special ...

    Article : 182 words
  25. NEVER TRUST A WOUND!

    Injury to the skin means a breaking of the protective layer of epidermis and immediate liability to infection from dangerous germs that cause festering ...

    Article : 248 words
  26. STEELE WINS AGAIN.

    Orrie Steele, America's hill [?]champion, who wiped many records off the slate last year, has commenced the present season by sensational riding. At the Middle ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. Social LEVIS Club

    June 11.—General Meeting. June 11.—Smoke Social. At a general meeting of the Levis Social Club on Thursday night to be held in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 304 words
  28. INDIAN AND B.S.A. CLUB.

    June 13.—Shooting at Morphett Vale, July 1.—Dance at Stirling. Members of the Indian and B.S.A. Club had a night at the Majestic Theatre last ...

    Article : 194 words
  29. ELLIOTT-CALTHORPE CLUB.

    June 17.—General meeting. July 5.—Club run. On account of the reliability trial on Monday the club postponed its proposed ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. SELDOM-NEEDED PARTS.

    Service is seldom discussed by the agents for the Chater-Lea, Levis, and Norton motor cycles (Messrs. E. T. Fisher and Co.,), though they are perpared to give ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. MOTOR CYCLING MAKES PROGRESS.

    The wonderful mileage obtained by modern day motor cycles is a tribute to the engineering skill of the designers, and that is probably the reason they are so ...

    Article : 65 words
  32. PEDIC POMADE

    Is an infallible remedy for Itching Scalp, Dandruff, &c., instantly destroys all head vermin, kills pits, heals sores All Chemists and Stores, J. BRIN, High street, E. Malvern ...

    Article : 32 words
  33. THE MAN ON THE LAND.

    Two years ago the people of South Australia were convinced that all was not right on the Murray. So pronounced was the general disquietude ...

    Article : 1,274 words
  34. Advertising

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    Advertising : 290 words
  35. SULPHATE OF AMMONIA FROM COPLEY.

    A six-ton parcel of crude sulpbate of ammonia was brought to the city last week from the neighbourhood of Copley for treatment at the Sulphate Ammonia ...

    Article : 34 words
  36. MIXED FARMING.

    Addressing numbers of the Finniss Agricultural Bureau, Mr. A. Carter said that with the high cost of production caused by the scarcity of labour and the high ...

    Article : 895 words
  37. RURAL VOICE.

    PETERBOROUGH, June 6.—A meeting of the Peterborough show committee was held at the lodgeroom yesterday Present—Messrs. A. E. Rowe (President). F. W. Edson, H. G. Koch, P. ...

    Article : 117 words
  38. LOCOMOTIVES ON RIVAL LINES.

    A railway test between two powerful locomotives was carried out in England one day towards the end of April. The Pendennis Castle, of the G.W.R., took the ...

    Article : 412 words
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