Road Work in City What Council Is Doing
A SECTION of the Adelaide Road near, the Cemetery is being relocated on a 2000ft. radius curve.The new section will extend for about 50…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Soldiers Concerned in a Number of Road Accidents
THE decision of the Blaxland Shire Council to ban, roadside hoardings by the end of this year, will at last enable us to see scenery instead of signery. Other shire councils please copy. As the poet said—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Excursions for Easter
In this issue the Department of Railways [?] the [?] arrangements made for Ex[?]ion travel prior to and during [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Miner" Motor Section. Topical Motoring Conducted by "Transmission." Four New Chevrolets Models Are Longer, More Silent And Sleeker
CHEVROLET makes its bid for continued leadership in 1940 with entirely new series "Pullman" and "Ridemaster"-each with popular body types and attractive new colors. These new Chevrolets have completely…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Town Progress Association's Meeting
A FAIR attendance of members of the association met at the Burke Ward Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. S. J. Richards presided in the absence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"How a Motor Car Is Made"
In conjunction with General MotorsHolden's Ltd., Silver City Motors have arranged an interesting programme of films showing "How a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist in Trouble To Pay £6/4 On Three Charges
FINES and coste totalling £6/4/were imposed on Albert Leslie Trengrove when he appeared before Mr.A. B. Collins, S.M., in the Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Production in Films
A large crowd witnessed the films presented by Silver City Motors in association with General MotorsHoldens Ltd. at the Tivoli Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cheaper Road Construction Rodern Grader For Barrier Highway
AN elevating grader, the first of its kind in Australia, is to be used on roads in the Western Division of the State. The grader will be used first on the Barrier Highway between Wilcannia and Broken Hill and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Crashes Into Earth Fall London, February 28
A huge mass of chalk and earth slid on to the railway between Hove, near, Brighton and. reston Park, a few moments before an electric train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Road Work OXlDE St. Will Cost £3503
THE re-surfacing of Oxide Street, which has been [?] by the City Council under the main roads programme, will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Complaints About Roads-Footpaths
Criticism of the condition of Woliram Street between Kaolin and Garnet Streets was made by Ald. A. Huckell at last night's meeting of…
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Three men were fined in the Police Court today by Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M. for failing to return either drivers' licences or number plates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ald. Huckell Complains About Noisy Motors
An attack on noisy motor vehicles was made by Ald. A. Huckell at last night's meeting of the Council. He described noise made by motor cycles,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Town Bus Service
A lengthy report on the Railway Town bus service was submitted to last night's meeting of the City Council by the chief traffic inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Leap From Motor Car
SYDNEY, Friday.—John Pashley (42), water board employee, living at Warragamba, was killed instantly today when he leapt from a car as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Men Trapped When Gar Plunges Into the Murray ''Lucky to Be Alive" Murray Bridge
HOW two of the four passengers in the car that plunged into the Murray at Blanchetown on Thursday night were trapped in the vehicle when it sank to the bottom was revealed today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Link With Cobb and Co. Varied Career of Gardener at Menindee Conducted First Motor Funeral
FORMER horse attendant for Cobb &'Co. and later coach driver, funeral director, hotel licensee, and road ganger, Mr. Henry Arthur (Harry) Bourne, one of Menindee's most colorful personalities. He now lives in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saints Beaten by Railway Town, First Loss For Season
"ST. PETER'S suffered their first " defeat for the season at the hands of Railway Town today. They were dismissed for 115…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Race Meeting Abandoned Railway Strike Responsible
MAINLY because of the rail strike the Menindee Picnic Racing Club has abandoned its race meeting which was to have been held on the…
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