Wollongong Motor Cycle Club
The club held their annual presentation night last month at the Diggers' Rest Home, Mt. Keira…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
939 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 47
Motoring News and Views "Ordeal by Ice" For Motor Car Engines
MOTOR CAR engines built by the Nuffield Organisation of Oxford, England, will soon be undergoing the most…
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N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to motorists: IF the U-bolts are allowed to become loose, especially…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Turin Motor Show
The 34th International Motor Show at Turin will, contrary to earlier announcements, be held in 1952…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hints for Motorists
BATTERY filler plug ventilating holes, should be kept free and clean. Also keep the batttery top and cradle clean and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring News and Notes Cause of "Run-on"
The N.R.M.A. engineers give some points to be investigated if you experience that annoying "run-on" after switching off the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fines for Speeding Motorists
In Wollongong Police Court yesterday Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., fined Maxwell Horton, of Thirroul, £8/8/- on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Zlotkowski Area Roads Grievances
Criticism of the council's inactivity regarding road maintenance was made by a deputation from Ziotskowski…
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DUTCH FLAT (California) Wednesday (AAP).—The 225 persons aboard a train snowbound high in the Sierra…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Claimed Bus Forced Him Off Road
An incident on the Black Cutting Hill, Corrimal, on 7th. August, in which two buses volved was the basis of a charge…
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A 33 years old laborer, George Paterson, of 21 Military Road, Port Kembla, was described by Magistrate…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Electric Motors 'Burn Out' in Shellharbour Council Area
Shellharbour Council will supply and fit thermal overload cut-outs at nett cost to prevent "burning out" of electric motors owned by consumers in its area…
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EMIGRANT GAP (California), Thursday (A.A.P).—Most passengers recovered quickly yesterday after they were taken off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Street to Receive Attention
Central Zone of Greater Wollongong Council will give attention to a petition signed by 88 Bridge Street residents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Millionth Road Accident Victim
During the third week in December, someone living in the United States became the millionth victim of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring News and Views Road Safety Jottings From the U.S.A.
COURTESY — Motorists are not very polite, apparently, in Worcester, New England, U.S.A., as the town has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →120 Football Fans Hurt in Bridge Collapse
LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—One hundred and twenty football fans were injured yesterday evening, 50 of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hogs on the Road This is the American View of a road hog:—
A road hog is a special species of vehicle herded just anywhere by a poor excuse for a driver who makes a bad attempt at reaching his questionable destination at the expense of a rough-shod ride over others And road hogs are breeding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extra Caution Needed on the Roads During the South Coast Show Period
The main towns of the South Coast are holding their Annual Shaws and as a consequence traffic will increase considerably on the days when the various shows are being held. Last week end…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cyclist Hurt In Spill
Barry Poland, 21, of Urunga Parade, Wollongong, suffered a fractured left rib, concussion, probable internal injuries and…
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