Overhead Bridge at Caledonia
The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) has forwarded to Mr. J M. Baddeley, M.L.A., a communication which…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Tea Gardens Road
From Port Stephens Shire Council seeking co-operation in a request to the Department of Main Roads for the proclamation of the road from…
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A FEW weeks ago reference was made in these columns to the possibility of the formation of a roadway or esplanade along the…
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From the Department of Works and Local Government in connection with application for opening of a road between the Oxley Highway and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Vehicles on the Road Registrations in New South Wales
The total number of motor vehicles on the road in New South Wales at the end of last month was 308,272, which was 25,398 or 9 per cent, more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri Road Smash. Claim for Damages Fails
In the Maitland District Court on Wednesday a verdict for the defendant was returned in the case in which Stephen Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Council Wants Dunolly Bridge Pipe Shifted Decision at Monthly Meeting
By three votes to two, the Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided to again request the Municipal Council to remove the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Relieving Congestion in High Street River Bank Road would Solve the Problem
For many years efforts have been made to form a street in Maitland to run parallel to High Street, but without success. Some have favoured the river bank; others have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local Railway Returns
The returns for the month of April at the local railway station, kindly made available through the courtesy of the stationmaster (Mr. B. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Echo of Motor Accident £250 Damages Awarded
Echoes of a motor accident which occurred near Weston on the morning of January 25 were heard at the Maitland District…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£400 for Widow Echo of Motor Collision
Judge Nield returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the case in which Mary Agnes Stevens, of Railway-street, Kurri Kurri,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Friendly Road
THINGS THAT INTEREST ME: I hope I shall be forgiven if, for once, I project some of the things that interest me most, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speed Limit and Road Accident Problem Analysis of Accidents in Great Britain
Safety First propagandists and others associated with the efforts to grapple with the road accident problem are provided with food for thought in the announcement that, since the 30 m.p.h. speed limit in prescribed areas was brought into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huge Fleet Motor 'Buses in U.S.A. £112 Millions' Worth
During 1937, motor buses in U.S.A. engaged in city and intercity services, carried 3441 million passengers over 393,350 miles of streets and highways…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Racing International Trophy
The first big event of the English 1938 motor racing Beason was held last week at the Brooklands track, when the International Trophy Race…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Motoring Courts
The principle that motorists should be dealt with in special motoring courts has now been adopted in Germany. The first special court is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tide of Motor Progress in Australia Transport Development
When the history of the present generation is written, a subject that will command a deal of attention will be the remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Juvenile Pranks Stone-Throwing at Motors
A new trouble would appear to have arisen to annoy motorists—stone throwing by children. The N.R.M.A. has received complaints from several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclists Part in Military Forces
Further evidence of recognition of the military value of motor cycle corps comes from England. Two years ago Great Britain only had 4000 trained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Struck by Aeroplane Propellor Terrible Injuries
James Penny, aged 59, cattle buyer for Swift's (Aust.) Pty., was the victim of a terrible 'plane accident at Wrotham Park Station on Thursday…
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