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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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From Dapto to Alice Springs by Motor Cycle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8

The writer of this article believes in "Seeing Australia first." He recently spent his annual holidays travelling on his motor cycle from Dapto—his home town—to the Northern Territory. Here he graphically relates the story of his trip. IT HAS always been my…

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Motor cyclist seriously injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 10

A motor cyclist, seriously injured last Friday night was still unconscious in Wollongong hospital yesterday afternoon, but…

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Road Damage From Storm Near £20,000

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2

Damage to roads in Monday's heavy rains was estimated by an officer of the City Council's Engineering Department yesterday…

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Tram Driver Shot; Guard Charged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 43-years-old tram driver was shot five times in the left side and lower body near Waverley tram…

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Motor Cycling T.t. Races Off

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 5

The Wollongong Motor Cycling Club, which had planned to run a miniature T.T. motor cycling meeting at Shepherd's Oval next…

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Man Pined For "Tackling" Railway Porter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

A man who was said to have downed a. railway porter with a flying tackle after the porter had allegedly laughed at him,…

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Train Cuts Threatened

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Cuts in railway timetables arc threatened by serious coal shortage. The Minister for Transport…

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Road Care Needed at Bus Stops

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 2

At the Coroner's Court, Wollongong, yesterday, the Deputy. Coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) said he considered it necessary…

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Accidents on Mt. Kembla Road

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 5

Last Friday a motor lorry overturned on the Mount Kembla road but the driver, Rodney Eric Gray, of San Souci was…

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Armed Police Block Road Near Singapore

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Police, armed with rifles, last night blocked roads near Kallong airport, Singapore's…

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Government Concerned About Coal; Hopes To Avoid Railway Cuts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Although coal reserves are small, there is no immediate danger, a spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said today. The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) will confer with the…

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Motoring News and Views 'Smash Repairs' Speeded up at Local Workshop

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 5

INSTALLED in the up-to-date "smash repairs workshop of Mr. W. G. Godfrey, at 7 Osborne Street, Wollongong, is the only sand-blasting machine in use in the South Coast motor trade…

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Motor Mechanics' Responsiblity

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. makes an appeal to motor mechanics for the greatest care in attending to the safety equipment of motor vehicles…

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Vauxhall Coy. made 4-cylinder Motor Cycle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 7

In 1922 the Vauxhall Company investigated the motor cycle market and designed and made a prototype four-cylinder machine. This little known sidelight is…

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The famous "Matchles" is made at— The Largest Motor Cycle Factory in the World

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 8

THE motor cycle factory at south-east London, where the famous Matchless machines are made, is the largest factory in the world devoted entirely to the manufacture of motor cycles. THE factory, providing employment for over 1,000 highly-skilled…

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Motor Czar Here Again

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Lord Nuffield, 73 - year - old motor car-magnate and philanthropist, arrived in Australia recently to discuss the…

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Churchill - Stalin Talks Suggested To Bridge Gulf

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Churchill, in a major policy speech at Edinburgh last night demanded a supreme effort to bridge the gulf…

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Thirroul Commerce Men Criticise Road Tax; Adds £1 a Ton to Costs

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

The Transport Act was the subject of heated criticism at Tuesday night's meeting of the Thirroul and District Chamber of Commerce. It was stated the Act imposed…

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Assaulted Railway Porter

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 17

At the Wollongong Court on Thursday, fines and costs totalling £8/5/- were imposed on Charles Hazleton, of Corrimal…

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Nowra Wants Survey Of Aerodrome

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

The Nowra Council has decided to ask the Department of Civil Aviation to make another survey of the Nowra aerodrome…

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