Post War Motors Direct Petrol Injection
The subject of petrol injection into the cylinders of motor car engines has been under considerable discussion in British and American motor journals…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
106 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 6
Railway Guards Holiday Question
The dissatisfaction which exists at Thirroul Railway Depot regarding guards' holidays may be overcome as the result of a visit to the depot by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motors&motoring New Year Motoring Prospects
Discussing motoring prospects for 1944, the general secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson) said, that despite persistent rumors, It would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicle Care
The N.R.M.A. engineers advise motorists to take extra precautions in. driving in order to avoid breaking some part which cannot be replaced except…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Port Kembla Railway Agitation For Extension
For some time employees of the Metal Manufactures, Ltd., Pt. Kembla, who travel by train, have been agitating for the extension of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stole Motor Wheel Month's Imprisonment
Herbert Baker (24), was sentenced to one month's Imprisonment at Wollongong Police Court on Monday for stealing a motor wheel, spare tyre and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commissioner for Main Roads Kiama Visit
The Kiama Council has been notified by the Divisional Engineer that Mr. D. Craig, the Commissioner for Main Roads, will visit here on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Aerodrome of Democracy
The following is a reprint of a circular sent by the Commonwealth Bank to its branches:— Now that the Empire Air Training…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War-time Motoring Small Decline in Commercial Vehicles
It will surprise most people to learn that after four years of war, during which period few new trucks, etc. have been available to industry in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Transportation
Whilst the railway systems of the Allied Nations are doing a great transportation job in handling personnel, war equipment, etc. on an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Craig, Main Roads Commissioner Visits Kiama Interesting Talk
An informal, but very interesting conference took place on Wednesday afternoon at Kiama when Mr. D. Craig, Commissioner for Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Official Charged
Allegations of theft of liquor by a railway official were made at Wollongong Court on Monday when Harold George Jeffries (27)…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bulli Shire Roads
In a report to the meeting of the Bulli Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night, the Shire engineer (Mr. R. E. Glastonbury) stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Trunk Road Post War Work
The Main Roads Board has a scheme for the establishment of a new through traffic highway between the Bulli Pass and Wollongong, which will possibly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fight on Railway Station Man Fined
At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, Edward Mahoncy, a munitions inspector, of Martin-st., Paddington, was lined 11 on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Cases Men Before Court
At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. C. Pickup, S.M., Robert Stanley was fined 10/ and 8/ costs for not paying his railway fare…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Public Vehicles Committee Railway Crossing Complaint
At the last meeting of the Illawarra Public Vehicles Committee, held in the Wollongong Council Chambers, a letter was received from the Wollongong and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors & Motoring the Post-war Car
A large percentage of the owners of the 500,000 motor cars still registered in Australia "will be interested, says the Dunlop Bulletin, in a report…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stole Motor Tyre £10 Fine
Charged with stealing a motor tyre, rim and tube, valued at £6, the property of C. R. Verdon, at the Wollongon Police Court on Monday, Eric C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Children And Train Travel
A total of 1098 school children travel by train from Lilyvale and intermediate stations to North Wollongong every day, and of this total 911 travel…
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