Peterborough Road. in Bad Condition
Aid. Ayers, at the Shelharbour Council meeting on Wednesday last, said he had never seen the Peterborough road in such am awful state, and it was about…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Narrow Bridge. Warning Notices to Be Erected
The National Roads and Motorists Association wrote to the Shellharbour Council on Wednesday, drawing attention to the fact that the bridge at the…
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Thomas Johns, 23, Darcy-road, Port Kembla, had a narrow escape when his motor cycle collided with a car in Wollongong on Monday afternoon…
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The Wollongong M.C.C. did not hold the proposed social run to Bargo on Sunday last as intended on account of the inclement weather…
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On Saturday last a serious car accident was narrowly averted and one of the participants escaped from the scene before the police arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring the Designing of Tyre Tread Patterns
In the designing of tread patterns for tyres, there are a number of important functions of the tread to be taken into account…
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The W.M.C.C. did not hold the proposed social run to Bargo on Sunday last as intended on account of the inclement weather. The results…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The 'Doodle-Bugs' Are Coming Midget Car and Motor-cycle Racing at Bode's Oval
All lovers of thrills will see some thing new when the midget cars take the track at the Wollongong Speedway at Bode's Oval this Sunday, Jan…
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IT was disclosed at a meeting of the Wollongong 150th Anniversary Celebrations Committee on Monday that aeroplanes from the Defence Department are debarred from landing in this district owing to the fact that there is not a licensed aerodrome…
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Two men were killed in accidents this week and several others were admitted to hospital with serious injuries…
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The members of the club held a very successful road hill climb at Berkeley oh Sunday morning last, although the attendance was not up to…
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At Bulli yesterday, the Coroner (Mr. Hardwick) conducted an inquest relating to the death of Lionel William Carl Muller, 22 years, a carpenter, who…
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Charles Edward Rogers, of Port Kembla, was charged with riding a motor cycle in a dangerous manner at Wollongong on Dec. 24. He…
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A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner, Mr. A. G. Hard wick, at the inquest at Bulli Courthouse yesterday into the death…
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A good deal of discussion was started at the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday when, in the course of his Mayoral Minute, Aid. Fredericks stated…
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The accelerating quarter mile and flying 1/8 mile held by the W.M. C.C. on Sunday last drew a record number of entries. The result of the…
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Seven people were involved in a collision on the Devil's Elbow, Bulli Pass on Monday night. No one was seriously injured, but one car was badly…
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At Bode's Oval, on Sunday, for the first time in Australia, a midget car and a speedway motor cycle will meet in a match race. Fresh from his…
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George' McCaw, Shellharbour, whilst walking along the Windang-road on Sunday afternoon was struck by a car. He does not remember anything…
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