Civic Reception To Commissioner for Road Transport and Blue Mountains Visitors
A civic reception was given to the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. C. W. Neale, and members of the Blue Maintains District Public Vehicles…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
323 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 17
Motor Accident Near Russell Vale
When the car he was driving collided with a telephone post near Russell Vale on Friday night, Percy William Bennett, of 22 Helen Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Expenditure In Railway Re-Organisation At Coniston
According to a letter received by Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., from the Secretary for Railways, in addition to duplicating the Wollongong-Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Cycling
The members of the Wollongong Meter Cycle Club held their first meeting in the new club room at the School of Arts, Crown-street, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Emphatic Protest" Lake Entrance. Roads
At their meeting on Wednesday, the Shellharbour Council received a letter signed by 55 ratepayers and residents of Lake Illawarra South, entering an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prime Minister Opens New Works. for General Motors
The Prime Minister Mr. R. G. Menzies, on Thursday, the 15th February officially opened the new pagewood works of General Motors-Holden's Limited Situated only about 4½ miles from the heart of Sydney these new works are notable for their efficient and up-to-date equipment and cost approximately…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Fire
At the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday, the Mayor (Ald. Edwards) reported that a fire had damaged a bridge on the road at the foot of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robertson Road Sign
Ald. Walsh told his colleagues at the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday that he had had a bit of an argument with a man who asked why…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Proposal. Rejected by Council
At the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday, the proposal again came forward for the surfacing with bitumen of the road from Paterson's, corner to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sorrow of Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days the following tragedies are recorded:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Patrol Man Appointed. for Jamberoo Mountain Road
Following upon a suggestion made at the previous meeting, the Jamberoo Council on Thursday last decided to institute a regular patrol on the mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor of To-day. Tuning Up
Of course, during the first few hundred miles, little or no attention is required. Tile engine has been issued, from the works in perfect mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →By-pass Road One Route Abandoned Position of Express Road
The abandonment of the by-pass road between North Wollongong and the Cross Roads was recommended by the Illawarra Regional Planning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Sorrow of Road Accidents
In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days the following tragedies are recorded:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Beware The Devil's Elbow on Bulli Pass
Motorists continue to disregard the yellow line on the elbow at Bulli Pass, with the result that they are fined at the Bulli Police Court each week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chevrolet Invites Motorists to a "Drive Yourself" Test Unique Offer Creates Widespread Interest
The biggest recent motor news was the announcement of four new Ghevrolets for 1940. The new cars—"Pullman," "Pullman de Luxe,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sugar From Trees Britain's Forest Line of Defence Can Give Motor Fuel, Too. London (By Air Mail)
Britain's forests are one of her lines of defence. Scientists now know the secret of extracting sugar from the softwoods…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycling Wollongong Club
Wollongong Motor Cycle Club members spent a very enjoyable day at Shellharbour on Sunday last, where they held a novelty sporting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes Trees
Decision of the Blaxland Shire Council to ban roadside hoardings by the and of this year, will at last enable us to see scenery instead of…
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