Motor Cyclist Hurt in Crash
When the rear strut connecting a bread box to a motor cycle broke on the Prince's Highway, Fairy Meadow…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1951
833 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 42
Motorist Wins Traffic Appeal
At Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, John James Quinn, dairy farmer f Gerringong, was successful in his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Zone Committee To Discuss Towradgi Bridge
A report on the provision of a footbridge over the railway line at Towradgi railway station, which came before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Bridge" of Coal Saved Life of Miner
LITHGOW, Thursday.—Large pieces of coal formed a bridge over a miner's body, saving his life, when he was buried by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One Killed, Four Injured in Car, Train Collision
NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — A Lambton woman was killed and four passengers in a car were injured tonight when a car and the Morpeth train collided at a level crossing near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Movement
We Australians are crying out for more population, and yet we are killing 33,000 of our own people every year in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Travelled on Train Without Paying
Henryk Koscienszynski, of the Railway. Camp, Coalcliff, was fined £2 with £1/15/- costs at the Bulli Court yesterday for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Windang Bridge Construction to Start on
The reconstruction of the Windang Bridge will commence next Monday, the Southern Zone Engineer (Mr. H. Bubb) told…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist Injured In Road Smash
A motor cyclist was injured late last night when the cycle he was riding crashed into a post on the Wollongong-Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring News and Views Rubber Roads Will Be Less Costly
Experiments in the U.S.A., Holland and the East Indies indicate that the use of rubber in bituminous road surfaces results in a more durable mixture at less cost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Driver Injured in Road Smash
A woman was injured yesterday morning when the car she was driving collided with a bus at Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Cycling Records Shattered In Figtree Road Race
Two cycling records were broken by South Coast riders in a 10-mile road race held at Figtree on Saturday. Alf Overton broke the senior record, while John Graham broke…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →16.9 Vehicle to Each Road Mile in Britain
The number of motor vehicles on British roads is now estimated at 4,107,652 or over one million more than…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorcycling Suggestions
Here are some more helpful suggestion primarily directed to the motor cyclist but equally helpful to the car owner. CARE MUST BE TAKEN…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Delivery of Motor Vehicles
Although many buyers are still awaiting delivery of their cars or trucks on order, the motor industry delivered in Australia during the year ended December 31 last a total of 198,224 new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Shorts from the U.S.A.
Automobiles outnumbered horses on American farms last year for the first time in history…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cyclist Fined; Sequel to Accident Near Primbee School
As a result of a schoolboy being knocked down by a motor cycle, Arthur Ernest Dunn, 29, of Primbee Crescent, Primbee, was fined £6 by Mr. Fleeman, S.M., yesterday on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bulli Suffers Train for Championships
Members of the Bulli Surf Club entered for the State championships are doing some regular training and are expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Run Down by Fast Train; Cut to Pieces
George Joseph Faulkner, 20, of Corrimal, was run down by an express milk train, travelling at 60 miles an hour, and cut to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Shock and Horror' treatment to emphasise road safety
In its latest move to try and redduce the toll of the road the Road Safety Council now proposes to try the shock and horror treatment and location for the first section of this experiment will be on Parramatta Road…
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