Motor Car Section
Year after year motor cars become more modern and interesting, with manufacturers striving to lead in distinctive styling and engineering…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
413 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 21
Motor Cars Collide Five Persons Injured
A collision between two cars that placed five persons in Wollongong District Hospital, one seriously injured and caused three men to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bulli Shire Need for Aerodrome
The big military encampment being held in the Shire directs attention to the question of an aerodrome in the area. It was stated some time ago that the Military Authorities contemplated constructing an aerodrome at Madden's…
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Thanks to the wide-spread "Safety" Campaign in U.S.A., aimed at more courtesy and care by drivers of automobiles in that country, fatalities in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motorists Penalised Breaches of traffic Regulations
On Monday, at Wollongong Police Court, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., a number of motorists were fined for breaches of the traffic regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Car and Motor Cycle Collide
A motor car driven by Darcy M. Lorenz, Long-street, Austinmer, collided with a motor cycle riden by David W. Coster, 62 Market-street, Wollongong,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycles Collide Two Admitted to Hospital
As the result of a head on collision between two motor cycles on Bulli Hill on Sunday night, two persons were admitted to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Noisy Motor Cycle
Henry C. Marr, charged with riding a motor cycle which caused undue noise, pleaded guilty and was fined £1 with 8/- costs…
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The Secretary, Department of Main Roads), forwarded the following communication to Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A.:— "With reference to your enquiry on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Tourists
Another railway tour to Kiama eventuates next Sunday, February 19th, and it is anticipated that four trains with about 2000 visitors will commence to…
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This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic police corps will be in operation. The motor trucks which they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ford V8 Trucks Help New Guinea Development Driven by Natives Over World's Most Gruelling Roads
When goldfields were opened up in the mountainous interior of New Guinea transport of goods required there proved a difficult problem…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Old Bush Track the Bees at Barrabingle—the Old Camp Oven—a Tram Episode the Bees at Barrabingle
It was nearing Christmas. The Gogles were seated at dinner at Barrabingle all but young Bill, who presently burst in with "Guess what I found?"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Cycling
The members of the Wollongong M.C.C. had a very delightful day's outing on Sunday last, when they met the members of the Arncliffe-Bexley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring Car Engine Completely Dismantled in 8 Minutes Simplicity and Accessibility of V8 Design
Remarkably interesting demonstrations of dismantling and assembling a Ford V8 engine will be given by two Ford mechanics at the showrooms of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorists Fined
Joseph Cyril Martin was fined £1 with 8/- costs and Arthur W. McLeay 10/- with 8/- costs on charges of permitting unlicensed persons to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"This is Where I Come In!" Ald. Ayers and Peterborough Road
The Workman's Friendly League wrote to the Shellhorbour Council complaining that the Peterborough road Was almost unusable and asking for repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Tourists 2000 Visitors at Kiama. Another Enjoyable Outing
The railway tourists who came to Kiama are quite convinced that we have the knack of picking a special day's weather for them, and their belief was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Vital Need For Care (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Accidents continue to happen in country towns and on main roads and their severity reveals that the primary causes in most of them…
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