The Motor of To-day. Crank Case Oil Dilution
One of the most important features tending to impair the correct lubrication of an automotive engine is the dilution of the engine oil caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
323 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 17
Federal Aid for Roads
The news that State Governments will receive less this year for the construction and maintenance of roads under the Federal Aid Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors & Motoring News & Notes From N.r.m.a. Heavy Toll of the Blackout
During the first month of the war the blackout caused more deaths on the road in England than all the casualties suffered by the British Army,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Accident. at Omega
At four o'clock on Wednesday morning a utility truck and timber "jinker" were in collision on the Prince's Highway at the Omega turn-off. The truck,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inspect Cars, Protect Life. (Issued by Road Safety Council, N.S.W.)
A bad toothache will take us to the dentist in a hurry, but a bad set of brakes upon which our very lives depend so often, will frequently be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor of To-day. Spark Plugs
Previous to recent engine and fuel development, spark plugs were just a[?]us of the engine, units which were adjusted or replaced when they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Accident
Two passengers in a utility truck had a narrow escape from very serious injury about 11.30 yesterday morning on the Prince's Highway, near Croome,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Offence Hit-Run Motorist Fined
Victor Munro was charged with failing to stop his car after an accident. Constable Kiernan said that at 1.40 a.m. on New Year's Day the car driven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hungary Wants More Motoring
Whilst the rest of Europe is trying to cut down motoring, Hungary has announced that it is going all out towards "motoring the nation." The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australian Railway Union Thirroul Branch
At their annual meeting on Sunday, the Thirroul branch of the A.R.U. carried a resolution to stand by. the men on the Broken Hill Line. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accidents
When a panel van ran off the sea road between Clifton and Coalcliff, late on Friday night, and was wrecked on the rocks below, William Wyatt, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Crossing Fatality At Steelworks
Last night about midnight a fatality occurred at the steelworks railway crossing near Allen's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Compete with Railways
Proceeded against by the Transport Dept. on a charge of driving on an unauthorised journey, Lawrence Edwards was fined £1 with 8/- costs…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Blowhole Road
Speaking at the Council meeting on Wednesday night, Ald. Phillips said that while the Blow hole Point road should be tar-surfaced as soon as possible this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Year Starts Badly. (Issued by Road Safety Council, N.S.W.)
As report are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State, it is becoming more and more obvious that the road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor of To-day. ELECTRICITY
In order to understand the action of an ignition coil, generator, and starting motor, it is necessary to have some idea of electricity, magnetism, magnetic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bell's Line Road
Reporting on the Bell's Line Road between Kurrajong and Mount Victoria, the N.R.M.A. touring department advises motorists that a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Appeal By Road Safety Council
If 1940, which has not begun very satisfactory from the road accident standpoint, is going to show an improvement on last year there will have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Road Mt. Keira to Prince's Highway Via Mt. Ousley
A new road from the back of Mt. Keira to link up with the Prince's Highway, via Mt. Ousley, is to be completed within six months…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motorists Beware Of the Devil's Elbow
The police are carefully checking up on motorists who set out to break the traffic regulations on Bulli Pass, particularly at tho Devil's Elbow…
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