Voluntary Help on Roads Appreciated Swan Bay Residents Port Stephens' Motion Splendid Public Spirit
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 8
A motion expressing appreciation of the public spirit displayed by the residents along the Swan Bay-road by giving their labour free in assisting to repair the road, was carried by the Port Stephens Shire Council at the monthly meeting on…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 7
John Westlake, of Bellbird, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital last evening, suffering from an injured right hand, sustained when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Under Tram Lucky Escape SYDNEY
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 8
Thrown from his motor cycle on the wet tramrails while he was endeavouring to avoid a dog in Cremorne, Bruce Laker, 24,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Thefts Trade in Stolen Cars
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 8
The continued prevalence of thett of motor vehicles has caused the N.R.M.A. to renew its representations to the Government for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Lights French Regulations
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 12
Anti-dazzle regulations to motorists have come into force with the New Year in France. Each car must now be equipped as…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hints to Motorists Gleaning Spark Plugs Errors to Be Avoided
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 12
In cleaning spark plugs of the type which can be taken to pieces, many drivers persist in scraping the porcelains. This practice cannot be too strongly condemned, for the protecting glaze is removed and oil and carbon will quickly lodge on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Chest Crushed In Motor Crash
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 3
Two occupants had remarkable escapes from death when a motor car overturned on the Glen Innes-road, between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Strike Of Railwaymen Union Agrees
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 10
Resolutions, couched in strong terms, were carried at a meeting of the Australian Railways Union, condemning the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stolen Motors Big Yearly Total
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 3
In a return prepared by the Police Department it is shown that 1990 motor vehicles ot various descriptions and 417 motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Untidy Motorists
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 11
The N.R.M.A. says that many owners of land who had been glad to accommodate motor campers have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Under Influence Motorist Fined P.M's. COMMENT
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 9
Charles Elliot Cridland a traveller, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court with having driven a motor car whilst under the influence of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Cycling Maitland Club Month's Activities
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 5
The Maitland District Motor Club have completed their run card, drawn up for January. Several of the outings proved most enjoyable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ACQUITTED Motor Fatality
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 5
On the morning of November 1. 1930, a Boy Scout named Donald William McNaughton, aged 12 years, was knocked down by a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Injuries Motor Cycle Skidded
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 9
Harold Sproule, aged 20, a Barnardo boy employed by F. J. Pankhurst of Elderslie, met fatal injuries while riding a motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hints for Motorists Defective Ignition Care Should Be Exercised
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 6
When defective ignitions traceable to the pitting or wear of the points, the latter must received attention. This requires…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycling Maitland Club Meets Hill Climb
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 7
The monthly meeting of the Maitland Motor Club was held at Bennett and Wood, Ltd., depot. The president, Mr. J. C. Cameron,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Killed Motor Collisions Week-end List Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 6
Riding a motor cycle in Lakemba-street, Bankstown, about 11 o'clock on Saturday night, a man named Raffale collided with a a motor car driven by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Traffic Drivers Fined Excessive Speed
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 4
Noel Jeffrey pleaded guilty of West Maitland Police Court to-day at having driven a motor car in a manner dangerous to the public. Plain-clothes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Speed "Wizard" Smith Aims at 300 Miles Per Hour
Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 1
While the world's praises ring over the achievement of Malcolm Campbell, in breaking Sir Henry Segrave's motor speed record…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Killed. Aeroplane Crash. Fatality in Queensland Engine Failed. Rockhampton
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2
Three lives were lost at Rolleston on Saturday when, as the result of the engine stalling, a Gypsy Moth aeroplane crashed to earth from a…
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