Alcohol, Shale Oil and Coal. Blended in Motor Fuel
It is reported from Melbourne that a compound fuel blended from power alcohol, shale oil fractions and coal fractions has been produced by a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Burglary at Railway Two Men Sentenced
A burglary took place at the railway refreshment rooms at Dungog station yesterday. When Mr. Barbouttis arrived to open up for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There Is Motor Fuel in the Bush Charcoal Gas for Combustion Engines
Surely some virile ami resourceful attitude towards the future of motor transport in Australia should be adopted than mere complaint about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unrest in Railways
The opinion that were in the railway Service had hour brought about by a few dis[?] was express by the Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck Rock Motor Ship Wrecked MELBOURNE, Friday
The belief that the motorship Kahika (1537 tons) struck , a submerged rock was expressed by the master, Captain D. M Keith in evidence at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grant Spent. Cessnock Aerodrome CESSNOCK
The gre[?] for improvements on the Cessnock aerodrome has now been exhausted. There is still much to be done to bring the landing ground up…
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For driving a motor car at a speed dangerous to the public Roberts Grace Calman, of Eagleton House, Raymond Terrace, was fined £5, with 5/6 costs,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motorists’ Corner. (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carbon”) Achievement
Thanks in a very large measure to the splendid support accorded to the Royal Automobile Club of Australia and the Road Safety Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor World National Survey of Car Purchases in the States
“Who buys automobiles and automotive products” is the title of a report of a [?]tional survey made by the U.S.A. Departments of Labour and Agriculture. The report disclosed that families in the upper-half income group in America buy…
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Prevalent Victorian Train Delayed MELBOURNE
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Injured Car Overturns On Maitland Road
The four occupants of a motor car which overturned two or three times on the Maitland-road near the Thornton turn-off shortly after 1.30 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dismissed Men Cessnock Aerodrome CESSNOCK
Consideration will be given to the question of the re-employment of men dismissed from work at the Cessnock aerodrome, if further money is made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Aerodrome Work Effort to Secure Further Grant
The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) has written to Mr. J. M. Baddeley M.L.A., stating that it the Department of the interior…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reduced Train Services Reported Decision To Save Coal SYDNEY
It is reported that the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. [?] has decided dres[?] to [?] railway services…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Negligent Driving. Sequel to Motor Case at Cessnock Court
Charged at Cessnock Court yesterday with having driven a motor car negligently, Donald William McMurray, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Running Costs of Motor Vehicles
The running costs of motor vehicles depend, to a substantial extent, on the nature of the highways and streets upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. South Australian Killed. Sydney, 'Tuesday
The police think that the man killed yesterday on top of a railway carriage near Manildra may have come from South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Muswellbrook Chronicle" TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1940. There Is Motor Fuel in the Bush. Charcoal Gas. for Combustion Engines
Surely some more virile and resourceful attitude towards the future of motor transport in Australia should be adopted than more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Industry Manufacture in Australia Mr. Smith's Statement Sydney
Mr. W. J. Smith, managing director of Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd., the firm which the Federal Government made an agreement with to…
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