Railway Commissioners To Visit North Coast in April Dungog Council's Requests
Having been informed by the stationmaster at Dungog that the Railway Commissioners would be making an inspection of the North Coast line…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Railway Departments and 'Plane Manufacture Conference of Chief Engineers. Sydney
A conference of chief mechanical engineers of Railway Departments of air States was held in Sydney yesterday to consider the manufacture of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sport and Sportsmen the Weekly Sport Review. Football: Muswellbrook v. Morpeth-East Maitland. CRICKET: Bowman Park, Muswellbrook, Denman, Victoria Park Reserves. the Rifle: B. McCoy. GOLF: A. Sweeney. BOWLS: B. Bridge, E. W. Shaw, A. Peachey, R. Devine, C. Bowden. Greyhound Racing: R. Gurran, R. Wilkins, W. Osborne, H. Peterson, J. Simpson. FOOTBALL
The most popular game with the public will commence on Sunday next, when Muswellbrook will try conclusions with Morpeth-East Maitland, and…
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"SLUMS MUST GO!" The town of Maitland and its immediate environs has a golden, opportunity for dealing with its slum problem…
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An inspector of the N.R.M.A., who has recently travelled over the road from Bathurst to Tamworth by way of Mudgee and Coolah, reports that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents The Death Rate Falls Safety Council
The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, announces that in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Foolish Hurrying Cause of Many Motor Accidents
According to traffic authorities, foolish and unnecessary hurrying is responsible for two-thirds of all motor accidents. When highways and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mobilising the Motor Trade
The whole of the retail motor trade and garage services of Great Britain will be mobilised in the event of war, all resources being utilised by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor World Over £73 Millions Collective Worth of Private Cars in Australia Average Greater Than in America
It is computed by an American authority that the average worth of all the private motor cars in the U.S.A. at the beginning of 1939 was about £A50 each. There were 25,138,615 cars registered in that country at the time mentioned…
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The tragic death last year of Bernard Rosemeyer, one of the world's greatest motor drivers, when attempt ing super speed records on the road,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →M.H.R. in Motor Smash Mr. Spender's Wife Badly Hurt SYDNEY
Mr. P. C. Spender, M.H.R., [?] ringah, was slightly hurt when the motor car in which he was slightly struck a post at Narrabeen last night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cutting Wire at Railway Seldom Left Intact
One must admire tidiness, and there is, perhaps, no one in West Maitland with the instinct so deeply instilled as one person living on the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Bus Fleets in Australia
The last two of three years have seen a rapid advance in motor bus transportation in Australia, a development destined to make…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Aeroplane Parts Sydney
Sir Earle Page, Minister for Commerce, is urging that local committees consider building factories to make parts and equipment for…
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Consideration is being given to stricter regulations for motorists. A special committee has been appointed by the Minister for Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hit by Tram Footboard Passenger SYDNEY
When he was aiding on the foot hoard of a tram, Cyril Thomas, 16, of Elizabeth-street, Paddington, narrowly escaped being killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Physical Tests for Motorists Special Committee Appointed
Stricter regulations for motorists are being considered. A special committee has been appointed by the Minister for Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Call to Women Motorists 4000 for Emergency Service
The State Emergency Services require 4000 women motor drivers to form an auxiliary service. A qualification will be ability to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Surfacing
In reply to a request by Stroud branch that highways through country towns should bo tar-surfaced, the Department of Main Roads advised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Part Owner of Poitrel. Fall From Train
Mr. Fred A. Moses, 75, of Stanhope-road, Killara, a former member of the A.J.C. committee, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital,…
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