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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

833 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 42

Motor Cycles Collide At Port Kembla

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 11

A motor cyclist was admitted to Wollongong District Hospital yesterday morning after his machine had collided with that…

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Motor Cycles Collide On Port Kembla Road

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

Two men were injured on Friday morning when two motor cycles collided on the Port Kembla road…

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New Road Federation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 6

An international Road Federation, representing hundreds of motoring organisations, has been recently formed in Europe…

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Speaking of Motor Cycle Racing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 7

A very sound suggestion comes from a writer in a motor cycling journal from overseas. He says that it would be a good thing…

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'Sleepy, Not Drunk' Says Motorist in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 12

A motorist charged with driving under the influence told the Wollongong Court on Thursday, that his condition was due to his being "sleepy not drunk."…

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Collided with Motor Scooter

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 13

A motorist whose vehicle collided with a motor scooter appeared at the Wollongong Court no Thursday on a…

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Motoring News and Views Extra Care Should Be Exercised When Passing Stock

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 4

Although there should not be any difficulty in driving past stock many motorists when they encounter a farmer driving stock appear to be inconsiderate…

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Bond For Motor Car Driver

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 2

After finding the information Mr. J. A. Fleeman, S.M., charged a man on a £20 bond to be of good behaviour for two…

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Motor Cyclist Dies Nine Days After Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 4

After lying unconscious in the Wollongong District Hospital for nearly nine days, Everard Rawson, 23, of Overhill Road,…

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Road Care Needed During Jubilee Week

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 3

In a radio talk on behalf of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, Sergeant Adams stressed the need for extra care…

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Death Follows Road Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 20

A motor cyclist who was injured in an accident on the Wollongong-Port Kembla Road on March 3, died in the Wollongong…

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Pig Iron Road Lift in Full Swing

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 6

A large road lift of pig iron for Sydney foundries is in operation. It is being carried out by a Wollongong haulage firm with all types of vehicles. By yesterday the lorries had…

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Amateur Cycling Brilliant Road Race Win by Jack Hunt

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 32

Last Saturday, riding in the first race of the current road racing season, Jack Hunt gave a sparkling performance to win the Senior fifteen mile mass start race sponsored by the Illawarra Amateur Cycling Club…

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"Gave Lift to Friend"; Motor Cyclist Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 3

"My passenger had no money to pay his fare and would have had to walk home," a motor cyclist told a…

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Motorist's Action Saved Two Lives

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 20

A witness, when giving evidence at the Milton Police Court on Tuesday, said the driver of a utility, charged with driving…

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Road Hogs 150 Years Ago

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 7

WILLIAM COBBETT was born in Surry in 1772. He was a great horseman and a great lover of the countryside. He wrote a book which was entitled "Rural Rides." In his book he wrote much about the danger of the roads and the following…

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Motoring News and Views Notes From the N.R.M.A. Handling New Cars

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 4

The N.R.M.A's. chief engineer (Mr. C. H. Napthali) says that much damage is being done to new cars as the result of ignorance and a lack of special knowledge in handling…

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Motor Cycling Hints

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 7

The following are a selection of helpful flints sent in by readers to a recent issue of the "British Motor Cycle." We quote:—…

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Records Established by British Motor Cycles and Utility Car

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 5

A British motor cycle and a utility vehicle have both just established records overseas…

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Roads Need Sealing, Says Ald Johanson

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 3

Sealed roads were necessary in many parts of the city, Ald. Johanson said at last night's meeting of the Central Zone…

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