Motor Cycling
Wollongong Motor Cycle Club members spent a very enjoyable day at Shellharbour on Sunday last where they held a novelty sporting trial…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
323 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 17
The Price of Careless Driving. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
The path of road safety work is strewn with difficulties. One dangerous phase is scarcely cleaned up when another pushes its ugly head to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor of To-day. LUBRICATION
Friction is perhaps the principle reason for lubrication. You know the idea of rubbing two sticks together to light a fire; well, friction makes that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →By-pass Roads
Consideration was given to the question of the proposed by-pass roads north of Wollongong. Several speakers expressed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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 2 →Motors & Motoring
At this distance from the scene of war-time activities, it is difficult to visualise the huge orders to other parts of the world for war essentials,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway's Feat
British Railways are doing a big job in helping the nation effectively to pursue its undertaking to crush the Nazi regime. The London, Midland…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Motorists' Corner Petrol Rationing
Main herald of the approach of the Sillyy Season is the revival of the petrol rationing scare. Possibly by the time this reaches print the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Fined
Leslie Amos Wright for failing to keep the left of the road was fined 12/- with 8/- costs. Sergt. Larkin said defendant crossed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interviews With Death. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
In the file of the Road Safety Council there are some amazing stories of violent deaths, and yet all of the a have explanations that are almost every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor of To-day. Front Wheel Alignment
There are three main features of front wheel alignment that seriously affect the steering and tyre wear. They are camber, castor and toe-in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Job Protest Meeting Bulli Pass-Mt. Keira Road
Four hundred men on the Bulli Pass-Mt. Keira road job held a stop work meeting on Tuesday, protesting against dismissals on the job. Most…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wandered Away After Accident Found 12 Hours Later on Railway Station Three in Hospital
When one of three men injured in a motor accident on Saturday night disappeared, police and ambulance officers risked their lives in searching…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wollongong Motor Cycle Club
Members of the club received a letter from Air Craftsman First class Murphy and Kennedy who are stationed at Canberra, and they wish to…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Child Accidents on Roads
Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents to see…
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Mr. G. Maddison has taken over Monaghan Motors Pty. Ltd., Manning Street, Kiama, and will continue the business of a first-class garage and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor of To-day. How to Adjust Brakes
The majority of motorists would gladly spend a few shillings, or a few thousand shillings, if they had them to keep their families safe. Spend half…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berlin-moscow Motor Road
The construction of a motor road from Berlin' through Northern Poland and East Prussia is under construction by the German highway authorities,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Child Accidents on Roads
Request has been made by several country [?]ranches of the Road Safety Council that a State wide appeal should be made to all parents to see…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes News & Notes From N.r.m.a. Macquarie Pass Road
Road work is still in progress between Albion Park and the foot of Macquarie Pass, reports the N.R.M.A. touring department: It is unlikely…
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