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  2. Motors and Motorists.

    THE millions of wood screws, meal studs, rivets, cotter pins, &c., used annually in the motor industry in Australia are manufactured in ...

    Article : 333 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 728 words
  4. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,—All men of vision or of any aesthetic sense deplore the lack of a "tree-conscience" in Queensland. Even public bodies continually destroy trees ...

    Article : 268 words
  5. ENTHUSIASTIC OWNER.

    THERE would be no used car problem if all automobile buyers were like one Oakland owner, who, in common with the majority of motorists, ...

    Article : 248 words
  6. £100 PRIZE MONEY.

    THE Brisbane branch of General Motors (Australia) Pty., Ltd., has arranged a State-wide petrol consumption contest for owners of Chevrolet ...

    Article : 558 words
  7. RAILWAY GAUGES.

    Sir,—An outstanding matter for public attention and settlement is the consolidation of Australia's railways and roads for transport. On sound ...

    Article : 597 words
  8. Water Test for Marquette Cylinder Blocks.

    All Buick and Marquette cylinder blocks are tested by devices like the one pictured above when they leave the foundry. Water is forced under extreme pressure into the jacket which surrounds the cylinder and, by guiding the rays of powerful lights into the cylinder walls, workmen are able to detect the slightest leak. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  9. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    Sir,—Your correspondent, "Saltbush Bill," certainly points out one of the reasons for general unemployment in referring to the employment of female ...

    Article : 313 words
  10. TREAT YOUR CAR KINDLY.

    THE difference between two automobiles of exactly the same age and make may be the difference between their drivers, according to General ...

    Article : 367 words
  11. UNRIPE FRUIT.

    Sir,—From the turret of the Central Station to the office of the Railway Commissioner in George-street, and through the columns of the Press, all ...

    Article : 254 words
  12. R.A.C.Q. Notes.

    THE reduced membership fees recently announced by the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland came into operation on January ...

    Article : 956 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT ACT.

    Sir,—Mrs. Nettie Palmer's article in Saturday's "Courier" on Will Dyson touches a subject not quite all literary. Actually it is of as much importance ...

    Article : 630 words
  14. "FLAPPER" SMOKERS.

    Sir,—Reading in this morning's "Courier," a letter signed "Clericus" amused me, especially one part, as follows:—"In the old days a ...

    Article : 173 words
  15. What a Six-wheeler Will Go Through.

    An essentially British commercial vehicle type, the rigid-frame six-wheeler has proved itself under extreme as well as ordinary transport conditions. This illustration shows a Thornycroft negotiating a going which would probably have stopped a four-wheeler. It is a Shell bulk delivery, fully loaded. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 50 words
  16. FLORAL EMBLEM.

    Sir,—I understand that a vote will shortly be taken among horticultural societies interested in choosing a plant to be adopted in Brisbane as our ...

    Article : 304 words
  17. BERGER'S MATONE.

    Berger's Matone finish is made in 26 shades and white, for use on interior walls and ceilings. It is a washable, non-fading, practically ...

    Article : 110 words
  18. BLACKBURN UNCOCK AEROPLANE.

    A new type of light single-seater fighting 'plane, fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Lynx engine, has been developed by the Blackburn Aircrafts Ltd., and will ...

    Article : 97 words
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