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    South Australia - Transport

    "Milestones by Road and Rail" is discussed in the Advertiser, 1 September 1936 (special edition), page 38.

    Motor Cars and Cycles

    Also see Communications and Adelaide - Buses.

    . "Horseless Carriages and Oil Engines" is in the Register,
    21 July 1899, page 4g.

    "Motor Cars in the City" is in the Register,
    5 June 1900, page 4h.

    "The Passing of the Horse - Motors for Street Traffic" is in the Advertiser,
    17 July 1902, page 7h, Also see Adelaide - City Streets
    "Mono-Rails and Motor Cars" is in the Advertiser,
    6 September 1902, page 6b.

    "Pioneering Motoring to Melbourne [in 1902]" is in the Register,
    9 November 1920, page 4g.

    "Motor Traffic - Proposed Legislation" is in the Register,
    5 July 1904, page 7i.

    "Motors, Carriages and Vehicles" is in the Chronicle,
    17 September 1904, page 9 (supp.).

    "The Advent of the Motor Car" is in the Register,
    31 October 1904, page 2g.

    "Danger of Motors" is in the Register,
    10 and 12 November 1904, pages 9i and 5i.

    A photograph of Mr & Mrs Peter Crank in an 8 horse power de Dion is in The Critic,
    15 February 1905, page 27.

    "Parcels by Motor" is in the Observer,
    6 May 1905, page 24b.

    "March of the Motor" is in the Register,
    18 May 1905, page 4c.

    "Opening of the Motoring Season" is in the Register,
    2 October 1905, page 4f.

    "The Effect of the Motor Car on the Carriage Trade" is in the Observer,
    17 April 1909, page 40a.

    "Australia's First Motor Car - Terrifying Vehicle Built at Mannum in 1897" is in The Mail,
    10 July 1926, page 1a and the Observer,
    21 October 1899, page 14b,
    28 December 1929, page 2d.

    "Adelaide's First Car" is in The Mail,
    9 February 1924, page 26e,
    "Motor Car of Yesterday" in The News,
    12 January 1934, page 6e.

    "The Motor Cycle and Its Effects" is in the Advertiser,
    3 February 1896, page 4f; also see
    29 December 1903, page 7h,
    15 March 1904, page 6a.

    "New Motor Powers" is in the Advertiser,
    23 November 1896, page 4h; also see
    31 December 1896, page 4h.

    An editorial entitled "The Motor Car" is in the Register,
    7 June 1900, page 4d:

    "Motor Cars for Australia" is in the Register,
    25 August 1900, page 6d.

    "Motor Cars" is in the Register,
    20 August 1901, page 4d.

    "Vehicle Accidents" is in the Register,
    6 December 1901, pages 4f-5d.

    Motor car racing on the Adelaide Oval is reported in the Observer,
    18 and 25 October 1902, pages 25 (photos)-34d and 18e.
    Also see Adelaide Oval

    "How the World Moves" is in the Observer,
    18 October 1902, page 25.

    "Early Days [of Motoring] Recalled" is in The Mail,
    2 June 1917, page 18e.

    "A Trip That Failed" (to Melbourne by motor car) is in the Register on
    26 November 1902, page 7f,
    "Pioneering Motoring to Melbourne" is in the Observer,
    13 November 1920, page 29a.
    "Motoring to Melbourne" is in the Register,
    4 and 7 May 1903, pages 4e and 3h,
    2 May 1904, page 6g [R.A. Duncan].

    "The Coming of the Motor" is in the Register
    on 28 and 29 April 1903, pages 4c and 4f.

    "Making Motor Maniacs" is in the Advertiser,
    8 July 1903, page 5g.

    A photograph of Mr Thomson's French motor car is in the Chronicle,
    16 May 1903, page 44.
    A cartoon relative to the dangers of driving appears on
    30 May 1903, page 31,
    of the opening of the motor season on
    20 October 1906, page 31,
    of the first hill climb on
    15 April 1911, page 30.

    "Motor Racing in Adelaide" is in the Express,
    17 October 1903, page 1d.

    A procession of motors is reported in the Register,
    1 January 1904, page 4g.

    A poem concerning motor cars is in the Register,
    28 January 1904, page 3g; one verse reads:

    "The Future of the Motor Car" is in the Advertiser,
    18 May 1903, page 4b,
    "The Motor Car" on
    26 September 1903, page 6c,
    3 May 1904, page 4d.

    "Motoring in South Australia" is in the Express,
    7 April 1904, page 4g.

    "The Motor Car - A Dash to Angaston and Back" is in the Advertiser,
    17 June 1904, page 7f.

    "Motorists and the Public" is in the Register,
    6 February 1904, page 4e and
    Adelaide City Council By-laws appear on
    10 May 1904, page 6g; also see
    31 October 1904, page 2g,
    Express,
    9 May 1904, page 1f,
    4 July 1904, page 1g,
    20 September 1905, page 1f,
    2 October 1905, page 1d.

    "Old Time Motors" and photographs is in the Observer,
    6 August 1904, page 26.

    "Motors, Carriages and Vehicles" is in the Chronicle,
    17 September 1904, page 9 (supp.).

    "The Licensing of Motor Cars" is in the Express,
    2 December 1904, page 3g.

    Photographs of the first meeting of the SA Automobile Club are in The Critic,
    16 November 1904, page 14.

    "The Licensing of Motor Cars" is in the Express,
    2 December 1904, page 3g.

    "Experiences of a Lady Motorist", Mrs B. Thomson, is in the Register,
    6 March 1905, page 3f,
    Observer,
    11 March 1905, page 38c;
    a photograph is in The Critic,

    22 February 1905, page 27.
    "Pioneer Woman Motorist", Mrs B. Thomson, is in The News,
    11 June 1929, page 10f.

    A motor car trial from Adelaide to Victor Harbor is described in the Register,
    22 April 1905, page 9a; also see
    8 May 1905, page 7d.

    "Motor Cars and Cycles - Regulation of Speed" is in the Advertiser,
    10 May 1904, page 8b,
    19 July 1904, page 9g,
    "Concerning Motor Cars" on
    20 January 1905, page 4g,
    "Motors and Motorists" on
    15 February 1905, page 6g.

    "Motor Cars and Cycles - Regulation of Speed" is in the Advertiser,
    10 May 1904, page 8b, 19 July 1904, page 9g,
    "Concerning Motor Cars" on 20 January 1905, page 4g,
    "Motors and Motorists" on 15 February 1905, page 6g.

    "The Marvellous Motor" is in the Advertiser,
    9 January 1905, page 4e.

    A motor launch race is reported in the Express,
    19 March 1906, page 2c.

    Motor cycling contests are reported upon in the Register,
    4 and 8 April 1907, pages 4f and 9e.

    "Reliability Trials" is in the Advertiser,
    20 April 1905, page 9a,
    14 April 1906, page 9c,
    Express,
    2 and 8 May 1905, pages 2d and 4g,
    Register,
    8 May 1905, page 7d.
    "A Reliability Contestant" is in the Register,
    25 November 1905, page 6g;
    also see 11 and 16 April 1906, pages 9g and 4g-8c.

    "Speed of Motor Cars" is in the Advertiser,
    15 August 1905, page 9a,
    "Motor Speed in the Suburbs" is in the Register,
    1 May 1906, page 4g.

    "Parcels by Motor" is in the Register,
    3 May 1905, page 5a.

    A photograph of an Oldsmobile Touring Runabout is in theObserver,
    13 May 1905, page 24.

    "March of the Motor" is in the Register,
    18 May 1905, page 4c,
    "Motor Ride from Melbourne" on 5 June 1905, page 3a,
    "Motor Traffic - What Will the Speed Be?" on 16 August 1905, page 6h.

    "From Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay - An Interesting Motor Trip" is in the Chronicle,
    1 July 1905, page 29.
    A photograph of "By Motor in the Bush" is in the Chronicle,
    10 June 1911, page 31.

    An article on, and a photograph of, a proposed motor bus company is reported in the Register,
    9 May 1905, page 4f,
    Observer,
    13 May 1905, page 25.

    "Motor Ride From Melbourne [by W.R. Grimwade]" is in the Register,
    5 June 1905, page 3a.

    "An Important Invention [by J.P. Stuart]" - a spring wheel for motor cars - is in the Register,
    4 August 1905, page 4e.

    "Motor Trip to Murat Bay" is in the Observer,
    21 October 1905, page 30e.

    "An Important Invention" by J.P. Stewart of Glenelg is in the Observer,
    12 August 1905, page 38b.

    "The New Regulations" is in the Express,
    6 September 1905, page 1f,
    "Motor Car Regulations" in the Register,
    7 September 1905, page 6c.

    "Numbers on Motor Cars" is in the Register,
    30 January 1906, page 7d,
    "SA Motor Register" on 13 October 1906, page 7a.

    A motor launch race is reported in the Express,
    19 March 1906, page 2c.

    The formation of a speedway is suggested in the Register,
    22 March 1906, page 4g.

    "Motor Cars" is in the Advertiser,
    30 January 1906, page 6c.

    "Motor Cars and Dust" on the Henley Beach Road is in the Register,
    11 April 1906, page 4f.

    "To Streaky Bay by Motor" is in the Observer,
    21 April 1906, page 37c.

    "Motor Cars - More Regulations" is in the Register,
    5 July 1906, page 8f;
    also see 25 July 1906, page 6h,
    8 August 1906, page 4d.

    "Motor Cars in Australia" is in the Register
    on 8 December 1906, page 8d.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    20 October 1906, page 27.

    A list of the owners of motor cycles is in theRegister,
    6 March 1907, page 10c.

    "The Motor Regulations - Are They Ultra-Vires?" is in the Advertiser,
    14 March 1907, page 5h.

    "Skim Through the Country [YP & Mid-North]" is in the Register,
    2 and 5 September 1907, pages 5d and 5d.

    "Motoring - Opening the Season" is in the Register,
    30 September 1907, page 7i.

    Photographs of the opening of the motoring season are in The Critic,
    2 October 1907, page 11.

    "Long Motor Journey - Adelaide to Port Darwin [Messrs Dutton & Aunger]" is in the Express,
    5 November 1907, page 1c,
    2 October 1908, page 4a,
    The Critic,
    27 November 1907, page 15,
    8 July 1908, page 18,
    Observer,
    4 July 1908, page 43c,
    19 September 1908, page 53e.
    Also see 29 April 1922, page 33e,
    13 May 1922, page 29a,
    10 and 17 June 1922, pages 37d and 29e,
    8 and 29 July 1922, pages 20d and 23 (photos).

    A motor cycle contest is reported upon in the Register,
    25 November 1907, page 6f.

    A photograph of A.E. Lykke, a motor cycle contest winner, is in the Chronicle,
    4 April 1908, page 31.

    "The Gas Engine and Gas Producers" is in the Register,
    12 June 1907, page 9c.
    Photographs of cars fitted with gas producers are in the Chronicle,
    24 December 1931, page 34.

    Photographs of a hill climbing events are in the Observer,
    23 December 1905, page 28,
    19 October 1907, page 27 and
    of the start of a motor tour to the Northern Territory in the Chronicle,
    30 November 1907,
    a muster for an "opening run" on 17 October 1908, page 31,
    of a sports and picnic day at Belair on 15 September 1923, page 38.

    "My First Long Motor Ride [in 1907]" is in the Observer,
    23 December 1922, page 15d.

    "Brisbane-Adelaide Motor Contest [Abandoned]" is in the Register,
    9 May 1907, page 4f.

    "The March of the Motor" is in the Chronicle,
    10 October 1908, page 15.

    A poem entitled "Motor Madness" is in the Observer,
    14 November 1908, page 25c.

    A motor trip to Melbourne is related in the Register,
    2 November 1908, page 6d.
    "Melbourne to Adelaide Within a Day" appears on 10 February 1909, page 5a;
    also see 18 March 1909, page 5e,
    of a trip to Melbourne by H.P. Finlayson in The Critic,
    3 July 1912, page 3,
    "The Round Trip [Melbourne to Adelaide]" is in the Register,
    26 January 1921, page 5c,
    "Melbourne to Adelaide Record" on 25 April 1923, page 6a.
    "Adelaide to Melbourne Motor Car Record Smashed" is in the Register,
    5 December 1923, page 6c.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    7 February 1914, page 29
    An obituary of G. Gilmore White, who participated in the 1909 trip, is in the Observer,
    8 January 1921, page 31d.

    "The Motor in Agriculture" is in the Advertiser,
    27 January 1908, page 4d,
    "The Transcontinental Motorists" on 27 January 1908, page 6e.

    Photographs of an Automobile Club season's opening are in the Observer,
    28 September 1907, page 27,
    of a gymkhana on the Adelaide Oval is in the Chronicle,
    6 March 1909, page 31.

    "A Motor Trip [by E.E. Wagstaff] - Melbourne to Adelaide" is in the Register,
    2 November 1908, page 6d.

    "Melbourne to Adelaide Within a Day" is in the Register,
    10 February 1909, page 5a.

    A photograph of the committee of the Automobile Club is in The Critic,
    3 March 1909, page 9.

    "Motoring From Melbourne [G.G. White]" is in the Register,
    16 and 18 March 1909, pages 4e and 5e.

    "Pioneer Motor Cyclists [F.H. Fowler & Messrs McRea & Beck]" is in the Register,
    23 April 1909, page 6g.

    "First Lady Motor Cyclist [Mrs M.E.A. Price of Renmark]" is in theRegister,
    7 August 1909, page 8g.

    "Motor Cyclist Committed for Trial" is in the Observer,
    25 December 1909, page 24a.

    "Motoring Across Australia [H.R. Corpe]" is in the Register,
    1 August 1910, page 6e.

    "The First Electric Brougham" is in the Express,
    3 November 1910, page 4c.

    "Australian Motor Cars" is in the Advertiser,
    8 February 1911, page 15d,
    "Motorists and Roads" on 24 October 1911, page 9c.

    "Motor Trains and Firewood Supplies" is in the Express,
    2 June 1911, page 3c.

    "Run Down by Motor - Solicitor Sued" is in the Register,
    3 and 4 August 1911, pages 6i and 5d.

    "Motor Car Disasters" is in the Register,
    7 and 8 August 1911, pages 7b and 5a.

    Timing motorists by the use of speedometers is reported in the Express,
    13 September 1911, page 3e.

    A photograph of a consignment of motor cars to M. Aunger's garage is in the Observer,
    16 September 1911, page 31.

    "Road Hogs" is in the Register,
    24 and 26 October 1911, pages 5a and 5g,
    6 October 1923, page 10d.

    The first annual dinner of the Motor Cycle Club of SA is reported upon in the Register,
    30 September 1911, page 13e.

    Vivian Lewis's motor car showrooms are described in the Register,
    7 March 1912, page 11e.
    An obituary of T.P. O'Grady, who designed and built the first Vivian Lewis motor car run in SA, is in the
    Observer,
    26 August 1916, page 33a.

    "Police Traps - Motorists Beware" is in the Advertiser,
    27 June 1912, page 13a.

    An AGM of the Automobile Association is reported in the Register,
    22 October 1912, page 10c.
    "Car Owners Protected - Work of Automobile Association" is in The Mail,
    22 December 1928, page 28c.

    "Motor Cycle Speed Trials" is in the Register,
    25 November 1912, page 5h.

    "Adelaide to Sydney - Attempting a Motor Record" is in the Register,
    16 and 21 December 1912, pages 5f and 11f.

    "A Tragic Pleasure Ride - Train and Motor Collide" is in the Observer,
    18 January 1913, page 45.

    A motor cycle reliability trial is described in the Register
    on 28 January 1913, page 4f;
    also see 20 March 1913, page 6h.
    The third annual general meeting of the Motor Cycle Club is reported in the Observer,
    27 September 1913, page 20e.
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    3 October 1914, page 30.

    "Motor Vehicles - Popularity in SA" is in the Register,
    4 February 1913, page 7b.

    "Motors and Other Vehicles" is in the Register,
    6 March 1913, page 7e.

    A motor cycle hill climb is reported in the Register,
    10 March 1913, page 5i;
    a photograph is in The Critic, 12 March 1913, page 8,
    30 April 1913, page 26 (Claude A. Richards),
    14 May 1913 (J. Mullins and S. Elliot).
    "Criticism of the Motor Cycle" is in the Register,
    20 March 1913, page 6h.

    A motor car climb at Sellick's Beach is reported in the Register,
    1 and 7 February 1917, pages 9c and 5g,
    30 January 1918, page 5c.

    "Motor Traffic - Restrictions Criticised" is in the Observer,
    9 August 1913, page 52a.

    World's motor cycle records made in SA are discussed in the Observer,
    20 and 27 December 1913, pages 39e and 30d.

    A motor cyclist's trip to Melbourne is reported in the Observer,
    10 January 1914, page 53b.
    Photographs of overland motor cyclists are in the Observer,
    17 January 1914, page 32;
    also see Express,
    21 January 1914, page 1g.

    "Motor Speed Limit - Absurd Position in Adelaide" is in theRegister,
    6 February 1914, page 9a.

    Photographs of an overland trip to Melbourne are in the Observer,
    7 February 1914, page 29.

    "Motor Speed Limit - Absurd Position in Adelaide" is in the Register,
    6 February 1914, page 7c.

    "Lady Motor Cyclists" is in the Register,
    13 February 1914, page 6f.

    "To the South East by Motor Cycle" is in the Observer,
    2 May 1914, page 19d.

    "Another Lady Motor Cyclist [Eugenie Wood]" is in the Register,
    1 July 1914, page 7f.

    "Shearer Spring - Great Invention for Motors" is in The Mail,
    25 July 1914, page 17a.

    "Adelaide-Broken Hill Motor Records" is in the Register,
    27 June 1914, page 15b,
    Observer,
    4 July 1914, page 29d.

    "Motoring Revolutionised" is in The Critic,
    29 July 1914, page 16.

    "Ladies' Motor Cycle Club" is in the Register,
    19 August 1914, page 7c.
    A photograph of members of a ladies' motor cycle club is in the Chronicle,
    13 February 1930, page 36;
    also see 19 June 1930, page 35.
    Information on a Women's Motor Cycle Club is in the Observer,
    15 February 1930, page 51d.

    "Motor Cyclists" is in the Register,
    17 December 1914, page 8c,
    "The Public Safety - Is it Imperilled" on 22 January 1916, page 11a,
    "History of the Motor Cycle" in The Mail,
    21 August 1915, page 3g.

    Biographical details of C.A. Richards are in the Observer,
    13 November 1915, page 18a.

    A proposed tax on motor cars is traversed in the Advertiser,
    26 November 1915, page 6h,
    Observer,
    4 December 1915, page 48a.

    Information on "Adelaide's First Lady Driver", Mrs S.G. Starr, is in The Mail,
    15 January 1916, page 11c.
    "The Public Safety - Is It Imperilled?" is in the Observer,
    29 January 1916, page 47a.

    "Motor Cars and 'Luxuries'" is in the Register,
    2 May 1916, page 4c.

    "New World's Record Established in Adelaide - Motor Cycling at 103 Miles Per Hour" is in The Mail,
    7 October 1916, page 5e.
    "Overland to Brisbane [by Fred Charlick]" is in the Register,
    28 March 1917, page 5d.

    A photograph of the committee of the Motor Cycle Club of SA is in The Critic,
    11 April 1917, page 12.

    "A Joy Ride - To Melbourne Via Coorong" is in the Register,
    12 November 1917, page 3d.

    An annual general meeting of the Motor Traders' Association is reported in the Register,
    27 November 1917, page 7h.

    "Motor Traffic" is in the Advertiser,
    29 November 1917, page 4e.

    "Motorists' Grievances" is in the Register,
    23 February 1918, page 6c,
    "Motor Car Speed" on 9 March 1918, page 8d-g,
    "Motor Traffic Control" on 26 and 27 August 1918, pages 5b and 4c,
    "Motoring Reforms" on 10 May 1919, page 8c,
    "Faster Motor Traffic" on 4 and 6 May 1920, pages 6e and 3d.

    "Motorists' Grievances" is in the Register,
    23 and 26 February 1918, pages 6c and 6h.

    "Motorists' Licences" is in the Register,
    8 May 1918, page 6c-f,
    "Motor Vehicles Bill" on 19 November 1918, page 5f.

    "Motoring Reforms" is in the Register,
    10 May 1919, page 8c.

    "Overland Motorist [C.G. Cherry]" is in the Express,
    3 October 1919, page 1e.

    "Motor Tax Reimposed" is in the Register,
    24 October 1919, page 5d.
    "Motor Speeds and Taxes" is in the Register,
    24 and 29 September 1920, pages 7c and 7d.
    "Motor Taxation" is in the Register,
    15 July 1925, page 9f,
    2, 7, 8 and 9 October 1925, pages 10, 14c, 13a and 8d,
    1 November 1928, page 9a.
    Also see under Taxation.

    "Persecution of Motor Drivers" is in the Register,
    3 and 14 August 1920, pages 4f and 3h.

    A motor car trip from Adelaide to Alice Springs and back is reported in the Express,
    9 September 1920, page 4h,
    "From Coast to Coast [Fremantle to Adelaide]" on 14 June 1923, page 3f.

    "The [First] Automotive Show" is in the Register,
    20, 23, 25 and 26 October 1920, pages 5d, 9b, 6e and 9d.

    "Australasian Motor Boat Championship" is in the Register,
    7 and 19 December 1921, pages 6h and 6h,
    1, 15, 22 and 27 February 1922, pages 6f, 6e, 6i and 7c.
    "Thrilling Motor Boat Racing" is in the Register,
    22 February 1924, page 9f,
    Observer,
    23 February 1924, page 49b,
    1 March 1924, page 20a.
    "Hydroplane Racing" is in the Register,
    17 November 1924, page 8h,
    15 December 1924, page 11b.

    "Motor Laws" is in theRegister,
    6 September 1921, page 4e.

    "Making a Car - Duncan & Fraser's Demonstration" is in the Register,
    14 September 1921, page 11c.

    "Badgering the Motorist" is in the Observer,
    18 February 1922, pages 27d-30a,
    "Motorists and Police" on 25 November 1922, page 25a,
    Register,
    23 and 27 November 1922, pages 9f and 6e.

    "Motor Regulations" is in the Register, 4 July 1921, page 6f,
    Advertiser,
    4 February 1922, page 12c,
    "Badgering the Motorist" in the Register,
    13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 28 February 1922, pages 6d, 7f, 7e, 7e, 7e, 5b, 8a, 8a, 9a, 8a and 6d,
    1 and 14 March 1922, pages 8g (poem) and 5c.
    "The Motor Laws" is in the Observer,
    25 February 1922, page 4a.

    "Fast Run to Broken Hill" is in the Observer,
    11 March 1922, page 30d.

    "By Car to Darwin" is in the Register,
    10 May 1922, page 6e;
    also see 12, 15 and 17 July 1922, pages 6g, 9h and 8d-9b,
    22 August 1922, page 8c,
    6 September 1922, page 8b,
    31 October 1922, page 8g,
    21 November 1922, page 9f,
    16 December 1922, page 5c,
    4 and 20 January 1923, pages 9b and 10a,
    15 February 1923, page 11b,
    6 and 19 March 1923, pages 6g and 7f,
    20 April 1923, page 7f,
    1 and 24 May 1923, pages 6b and 6c,
    13 and 27 June 1923, pages 13g and 11e,
    12 July 1923, page 6d;
    also see The Critic,
    20 December 1922, page 24.

    "Melbourne to Adelaide - Motor Cycle and Sidecar Record" is in the Observer,
    1 April 1922, page 29b.

    A photograph of the return of transcontinental motorists is in the Observer,
    22 July 1922, page 25;
    also see Register, 27 April 1922.
    "Motor Cycle Run to Melbourne" is in the Observer,
    6 January 1923, page 24a,
    "Around Australia on a Motor Cycle" on 6 and 13 January 1923, pages 32e and 20 (photos);
    also see Register,
    30 May 1923, page 9d.

    "By Motor Cycle from Sydney" is in the Register,
    24 March 1923, page 5e.

    A photograph of Automobile Association road guiders is in the Register,
    12 December 1923, page 6.

    "Daring Motorists - Speeding Across Australia" is in the Register,
    12 December 1923, page 10c.

    "Traffic Signals - Up-to-date List Prepared" is in the Advertiser,
    15 December 1923, page 14c.

    "The Passing of Fred Custance" is in the Register,
    16 June 1923, page 13a,
    "Motor Traffic and Roads" on 19 December 1923, page 8e,
    "Motor Accidents" on 3 January 1924, page 6d.

    "Smashed - Adelaide to Melbourne Motor Record" is in the Register,
    5 December 1923, page 6c.

    "Wireless Sets for Cars" is in The Mail,
    26 January 1924, page 25c.
    Also see South Australia.

    "Woman, Her Influence on Motoring" is in the Register,
    30 January 1924, page 4f,
    "Motoring Anomalies" on 31 July 1924, page 6e,
    "Road Manners and Road Safety" on 3 September 1924, page 5c.

    "Overland Record Breaker [J.L. Burton from Perth]" is in the Register,
    11 and 20 February 1924, pages 7d and 6c.

    Photographs of motor cycle races are in The Critic,
    30 April 1924, page 14.

    Biographical details of Clarence Chick, "Designer of the All-British Chic Car", are in the Register,
    14 June 1924, page 8h. "Motor Cars and the Traffic Problem" is in the Register,
    29 August 1924, page 9d.

    "Adelaide to Darwin - Proposed Motor Race Discussed" is in the Register,
    6, 7, 13 and 18 August 1924, pages
    11g, 9g, 5c and 9g,
    3, 10, 17 and 24 September 1924, pages 5e, 5d, 3f and 3c,
    8 and 22 October 1924, pages 3e and 4c,
    19 November 1924, page 5e.
    "Birtle's Great Achievement" is in the Register,
    3 December 1924, page 4g.

    "Diary of a Motor Trip to Alice Springs" is in the Observer,
    22 November 1924, page 49c.

    "Driving Tests for Motorists" is in the Advertiser,
    3 December 1924, page 21d,
    Register,
    4 December 1924, page 3h,
    "Are Driving Tests Necessary?" in The News,
    8 January 1929, page 11a,
    7 November 1930, page 9f,
    23 May 1934, page 6e,
    "Driving Tests for Motorists" in the Advertiser,
    28 May 1935, page 16g,
    17 August 1936, page 16d,.
    19 January 1937, page 12a,
    4 November 1937, page 23d.
    "An Exam for Motorists" in The Mail,
    9 May 1936, page 2f,
    25 July 1936, page 1a;
    also see The News,
    31 July 1936, page 6g,
    4 and 13 August 1936, pages 4c-5a and 1f,
    18 and 23 September 1937, pages 5b and 4g,
    21 October 1937, page 4e,
    3 November 1937, page 7b.

    "The New Motor Fuel" is in the Register
    on 8 October 1924, page 8e,
    "Week-End Motor Smashes" on 29 January 1925, page 6c,
    "Motor Car Thefts" on 23 March 1925, page 8e,
    15 April 1925, page 8f,
    "Foiling the Car Thief" on 15 April 1925, pages 5c-8f.

    "First Motor Caravan" is in The News,
    9 January 1925, page 6c.

    "Dangerous to Motorists - Unfenced Hills Roads" is in the Observer,
    28 February 1925, page 16b.

    "Motor Cycle Club - How it was Formed" is in The News,
    18 May 1925, page 8d.

    "Safety First" is in the Advertiser,
    8 April 1925, page 12h,
    "Motor Traffic Problems" on 27 May 1925, page 12g,
    "Motor Law Reform" on 12 October 1925, page 8f,
    "Motorists and the Roads" on 12 November 1925, page 12f,
    "Motor Traffic" on 26 March 1926, page 12g.

    "Mad Motor Driving" is in the Register,
    27 May 1925, page 8d.

    "Motor Car Burglaries" is in the Register,
    15 July 1925, page 10d.

    "The Motor Show" is in the Register,
    25 July 1925, page 8h.

    "Brisbane to Adelaide - Motoring Record Broken" is in the Register,
    4 November 1925, page 17d

    "A Question of Speed" is in the Register,
    2 and 3 December 1925, pages 10g and 11g.

    "Advantage of Motor Cycles" is in the Register,
    8 December 1925, page 12b.

    "Motors' Toll of Life" is in The Mail,
    23 January 1926, page 18f.

    "Mad Motor Driving" is in the Register,
    27 May 1925, page 8d,
    "Motor Parking Stations" on 4 March 1926, page 5c,
    "Alcohol and Motorists" on 15, 16 and 28 April 1926, pages 15d, 7b and 8e,
    "When the Law Considers a Man is Drunk" in The News,
    15 February 1932, page 4d.
    "The Drunken Motor Driver" is in the Register,
    28 and 30 April 1926, pages 8e and 12e.
    "The Drunk and the Motor Car" is in The News,
    15 August 1935, page 10c.
    Also see under Temperance & Allied Matters for an essay on drunkenness.

    "Round a Continent - Mrs Bell's Wonderful Trip" is in the Observer,
    27 February 1926, page 16b.

    Biographical details of H.D. Tyler are in the Register,
    3 March 1926, page 5d.

    "The Motor Holiday" is in the Register,
    5 April 1926, page 6c.

    Five Motorists Killed - Cut to Pieces by Train at Cheltenham" is in the Register,
    1 and 3 May 1926, pages 9e and 10a.

    "Darwin Passenger Service" is in the Register,
    19 and 25 May 1926, pages 10e and 8e,
    25 and 26 June 1926, pages 9d and 15a,
    Observer,
    22 May 1926, page 39a,
    3 July 1926, page 47a,
    27 November 1926, page 42.

    Biographical details of Jack Wise and A.J. Moyle, motor cycle riders, are in the Register,
    12 October 1926, page 5f.

    Motor cycle races at Smithfield are reported upon in the Register,
    18 October 1926, page 11e.

    A "Motor and Taxi Drivers' Picnic" is in the Register,
    16 November 1926, page 5h.
    Also see under Adelaide - Picnics.

    "The Perils of the Night" is in the Advertiser,
    30 July 1926, page 12h,
    "Motor Bus Traffic" on 14 September 1926, page 12e.
    "Australia Girdled - - A Pioneer Motorist [N.R. Waterman]" is in the Register,
    8 September 1926, page 10e..
    "Darwin - Adelaide Record" is in the Register,
    14 September 1926, page 9e.

    "The Growth of Duncan and Fraser - The Company Which Pioneered the Motor Trade" is in the Advertiser,
    20 November 1926, page 18;
    also see 13 August 1927, page 16f and .
    The News, 12 August 1927, page 1g.

    "Perth to Adelaide by Motor" is in the Observer,
    5 February 1927, page 48c.

    "Intrepid Women Motorists [Mrs G. Sandford & Miss S. Christie]" is in the Register,
    10 March 1927, page 12a, .
    "To Darwin and Back - Intrepid Women Motorists" on 12 July 1927, page 10a.

    "A Growing Danger" is in the Advertiser,
    1 July 1927, page 23f,.
    "The Traffic Control Problem" on 21 and 22 July 1927, pages 12e and 12g,
    8 October 1927, page 12h.

    "To Darwin and Back - Intrepid Women Motorists" is in the Observer,
    16 July 1927, page 11c, .
    "Women Motorists" in The News,
    21 July 1927, page 10e.

    "The Chevrolet Convention" is in the Advertiser,
    1 April 1927, page 10f, .
    "Objectionable Motor Horns" on 14 April 1927, page 15e, .
    "Laws for Motorists" on 19 May 1927, page 12f.

    "Junk Yard Jetsam - Adelaide's Motor Wreckers" is in The Mail,
    27 August 1927, page 27d.

    "Jail for Car Thieves" is in the Register,
    29 August 1927, page 8f.

    "New Motor Legislation" is in the Register,
    7 October 1927, page 9g.

    "Motor Transport Control" is in the Observer,
    29 October 1927, pages 32a-49a.

    "Helping Motorists - The Association's Good Work" is in the Register,
    2 November 1927, page 14c.

    "Justice to Motorists" is in the Advertiser,
    4 November 1927, page 12h, .
    "The Motor Transport Control Bill" on 13 December 1927, page 12f.

    "Speed Limit Lunacy" is in the Register,
    23 and 24 September 1927, page 8c and 11c.
    "The Dangers of Motoring" on 18 and 19 September 1928, pages 8e and 9f, .
    "The Harassed Motorist" on 25 September 1928, page 11c.

    "Noisy Motor Cycles" is in The News,
    11 January 1928, page 6c.

    "Fewer Maids - Motor Cars Instead" is in the Register,
    19 January 1928, page 9c.

    "Perils of Motor Traffic" is in the Advertiser,
    22 February 1928, page 12h, .
    "Motor Traffic" on 22 March 1928, page 12e, .
    "Dangerous Drivers and the Law" on 5 July 1928, page 12g.

    "Women at Wheel" is in The News,
    24 April 1928, page 12c, .
    "Laws for Motorists - Advice for Old and New Drivers" in The Mail,
    28 April 1928, page 30c.

    "To Darwin and Back - Intrepid Women Motorists" is in the Observer,
    16 July 1927, page 11c. .
    A photograph of participants in an overland car journey to Darwin is in the Chronicle,
    5 May 1928, page 40.

    "Record Established to Victor Harbour and Back [by P.M. Pederson]" is in the Register,
    25 January 1928, page 3.

    "Country Motor Services" is in the Observer,
    17 March 1928, page 49a,.
    "Motor Transport Suppression" on 4 August 1928, page 39a.

    "Motor Transport or Railways" is in the Register,
    5 April 1928, page 13a.

    "The New Speedway" is in the Register,
    20 April 1928, page 6c.

    "Petrol Sales on Sunday" is in the Advertiser,
    17 October 1928, page 15h, .
    "Sunday Petrol" in The News,
    10 October 1930, page 11e.
    Also see under Breaking the Sabbath

    "Through Police Eyes - Women More Cautious Than Men" is in The Mail,
    19 January 1929, page 26d.

    "Women Car Drivers - Connoisseurs at Private Display" is in the Advertiser,
    28 March 1929, page 19a.

    "Horses Being Ousted by Motor Cars" is in the Observer,
    10 August 1929, page 9a.

    "Rational Pillion Riding", is in the Register,
    15 August 1929, page 6c, .
    "In Defence of Pillion Riding" on 27 March 1930, page 26b.

    "The Offending Mascot" is in the Advertiser,
    1 October 1929, page 18g, .
    "Registration in Place of Taxation" on 17 December 1929, page 20a, .
    "Motor Transport" on 6 November 1929, page 18g..

    Photographs of motoring difficulties in the far interior are in the Observer,
    27 April 1929, page 37,.
    of overland motoring on 12 and 26 October 1929, pages 32 and 33.

    "World's Record Broken Several Times at Speedway Royale" is in the Observer,
    8 February 1930, page 23a.

    Information on a women's motor cycle club is in the Register,
    10 February 1930, page 3e.
    Also see under Adelaide - Clubs.

    Biographical details of R.A. Wesley, motor cyclist, are in the Register,
    16 September 1930, page 22b.

    "Adelaide Man's Remarkable Invention - Gear Changing Eliminated" is in the Advertiser,
    10 June 1931, page 9h.

    "Modern Motor Transport" is in the Advertiser,
    19 January 1932, page 10f, .
    "Motorists and Drink" on 27 January 1932, page 6b,
    "Police versus Motor Bandits" on 30 January 1932, page 9g.

    "Road Safety" is in The News,
    26 January 1932, page 6c.

    "Control of Private Motor Vehicles" is in The News,
    9 February 1932, page 1a.

    "Are Women Motorists as Efficient as Men Drivers" is in the Advertiser,
    5 February 1932, page 12e.

    "Hobbs Gearless Drive Passes Test" is in The News,
    2 September 1932, page 8a.

    A photograph of a cycle-car built by Dr Kinmont of Port Lincoln is in the Chronicle,
    15 June 1933, page 36.

    "Motoring in 50 Years Time" is in The News,
    11 September 1933, page 4e.

    "Homes on Wheels [caravans]" is in the Advertiser,
    10 January 1934, page 8d, .
    "Early Day Motor Cars" on 3 May 1934, page 16g,.
    "Staunch Veterans of the Road" on 5 May 1934, page 9g.

    "Car of Future - Electric Motors Needed" is in The News,
    23 January 1934, page 4e.

    "Radio Sets in Motor Cars" is in The News,
    16 February 1934, page 6f.
    Also see under Communications - Wireless.

    "Driving Signals Campaign Begins" is in the Advertiser,
    3 December 1934, page 11d, .
    "Road Courtesy" on 11 February 1935, page 10e.

    "The Joys of Motoring - Some Facts for Owners" is in The News,
    30 March 1935, page 7g.

    "Code of the Road" is in the Advertiser,
    13 June 1935, page 14e,
    "Road Safety" on 8 July 1936, page 18e, .
    "Road Sense in Children" on 14 October 1936, page 18d.

    "Not the Machine but the Man is to Blame" is in The News,
    21 December 1935, page 4d.

    "State-Wide Safety First Campaign" is in The Mail,
    22 February 1936, page 9d.

    A summary of a new Road Traffic Act is in the Advertiser,
    25 November 1936, page 22f.

    An obituary of F.H. Wells, "the first Registrar of Motor Vehicles", is in the Advertiser,
    12 January 1937, page 12c.

    "The Caravan Movement" is in the Advertiser,
    4 December 1937, page 11g.
    The formation of a caravan club is reported in The Mail,
    30 October 1937, page 25c.

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