Motorists' Tests. No Periodic Trials
The agitation for regular periodic tests of motor drivers will not have the support of the traffic authorities in N.S. Wales. Inspector Hooper,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Railway Truck Wheels Roll Down Hill Shop Front Wrecked
Seven pairs of railway truck wheels on axles fell from a motor-lorry and rolled down an incline in Hanbury street, Mayfield yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General News Snake on Railway Platform
A brown snake, measuring, about 5ft., appeared on Ravensworth platform yesterday, just as the passenger train from Tamworth arrived. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Exceeded 30 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit Motorist Fined £2
The first prosecution for exceeding the 30 miles-an-hour speed limit was heard at trie Manly Police Court yesterday, when Douglas Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Siding for High School. Railway Company Again Turns Request Down. But Council Will Continue Agitation
At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council a letter was received from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Jammed Grafton
Traffic between Grafton and South Grafton was hold up for two and a half hours when the left span of the Clarence River bridge became jammed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Friendly Road
A TALK TO YOUTH. This is not meant to be a lecture; it is merely a heart-to-heart chat with young people about some most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Longest Road
In a short time, hikers will be able to start walking along a road in the Yukon at the far north of the American continent, and go on walking until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Bridge Opened in South
The recent opening of the bridge connecting Windang nnd Lake Illawarra South over the entrance of Lake Illawarra, provides an interesting alternate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Repairs Great Western Highway
Motorists using the Great Western Highway should exercise particular care at two points between Sydney and Bathurst, where road work is in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →News of the Day Renewal of Bridge
THE consulting engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) was instructed at a meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council to prepare plans for the proposed renewal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man's Escape Jumped from Train SINGLETON
A remarkable escape from death was experienced by Roy George, of Hebden, who was involved in an accident at Ravensworth railway station early this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Council Road Improvements Port Stephens
The monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was hold at the shire offices, Raymond Terrace, when Crs. Russell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bolwarra Shire 1938 Road Estimates NEARLY £6000
Work to be carried out to roads at a cost of £5965 was approved by Bolwarra Shire Council at its first meeting of the year, yesterday. With…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Board's Refusal Classification of Road Wallarobba Shire
The request of the Wallarobba Shire Council for the proclamation as a developmental road that portion of the Carrabolla road between Lostock and the head of the Paterson River, has been refused by the Department of Main Roads,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.R.M.A. FIGURES Christmas Motoring
An indication of the enormous mileage travelled by motorists during the Christmas holiday season is given in the December report of the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Lights Needed on Trams
The Department of Road Transport in reply to the latest representations of the N.R.M.A. states that it is not considered that the conditions are such as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four in Court Railway Breaches NEWCASTLE
Admittedly making their way to Brisbane John Murphy (61), mechanic, and Leslie John Soden (46), architect, were found in a north-bound train, on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lucky Escapes Motor Vehicles Collide
Three occupants of a tourer motor car, which was involved in a collision with one of the Mailand Ambulance cars where Parallel-st. joins High-st.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ammunition and Equipment Find Near French Railway Station. Paris
The police, in an apartment near St. Lazaire railway station, found a stack of ammunition and equipment sufficient for 500 men…
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