Motor Cyclists Killed
MELBOURNE Tuesday The bodies of two young motor cyclists were found today in a crock at the bottom of a hill…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
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Evaded Railway Fare
At the Wollongong Court on Tuesday, a man who appeared on a charge of evading a railway fare, stated that he did not…
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The girders of the bridge over the Prince's Highway, at Old Bulli, were placed in position yesterday…
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One man was killed and several others injured in motor accidents which occurred in the Illawarra…
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Frederick W. Cross, of Stoney Street, Fairy Meadow, pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit and was fined £8 in…
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One of two men implicated in the unlawful use of a motor cycle, Arthur Frederick Skelly, 27, of Illowra Camp, Port Kembla was sent to goal for four months by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Motor Lorry Crash at Fairy Meadow
Two men were seriously injured when this semi-trailer got out of control coming down Mount Ousley road late on…
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A man who smiled at Mr. J. Floeman, S.M.'s warning in Wollongong Court yesterday morning was told: "It's not a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lorry Crashes Over Bridge
At 4.35 a.m. yesterday a motor lorry travelling towards Wollongong crashed through the protecting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge to Eliminate Danger Spot on Macquarie Pass
Main Roads Boad surveyors working from Ocean View, at the top of Macquarie Pass, are taking levels for a bridge to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Months Gaol for Taking Motor Cycle Companion Fined £20
A man who unlawfully took a motor cycle from Daceyville and rode to Port Kembla, was later apprehended riding on the petrol tank, and carrying three passengers—one sitting on the rider's seat…
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Traffic was held up on the Wollongong Port Kembla Road yesterday morning for periods varying up to…
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The Woonona Motor Cycle Club, has organised a grass hill climb to be held on Sunday at 2. p.m.y on one of the grass…
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A finding of accidental death was ...returned ...by ...the ...Deputy Coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) at the conclusion of an inquest…
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INDICATIONS from Canberra ate that the new Federal Government will decide to take over where the former Minister for Transport (Mr. E. J. Ward) left off in his attempts to persuade the New South Wales McGirr…
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CANBERRA, Sunday —- Federal Cabinet will decide this week whether it will ratify plans for rail standardisation throughout Australia. Parliamentary observers expect the Cabinet will renew…
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On Friday a representative deputation from Woodlawn-Mangerton Progress Association met the council Works…
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A man who appeared at the Bulli Court last week on a charge of avoiding paying a train fare, had in his possession…
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At an inquest held at Wollongong on Friday into the death of William Thomas Thompson (46), of 146 Kembla street, Wollongong, who died on December 22, following injuries received in an…
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On Sunday afternoon Wollongong Motor Cycling Club held a hill climb on the grassy slopes adjacent to the top of MountPar…
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