Road Deaths Doubled Last Year in Greater Wollongong
Greater Wollongong road fatalities nearly doubled during 1952 on the previous year's figures. Police attended just…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
794 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 40
Additional Train From Thirroul
An additional train will leave Thirroul at 4 p.m. on Sunday, stopping at all stations to Waterfall; thence…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—New South Wales Railways employees have been directed to do their utmost…
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A 22 years old engine cleaner, of Thirroul Railway Barracks, who said he had never ridden a motor cycle in his life and claimed he knew nothing about them, was convicted at Wollongong Court last week on changes of…
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A motor cyclist, Edward W. Shone, of Putney, near Sydney, had his rider's licence suspended for six months at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MOTORING News and Views
Draining, flashing and refilling of the hydraulic braking system is not a waste of time. It should be done at least…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baby in Pram Killed On Towradgi Bridge
A seven-months-old baby girl was killed instantly and her mother injured when a car collided with a pram on the overhead bridge in Towradgi Road…
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RIO DE JANEIRO, (Brazil), Mon.—Travellers irked by a poor railway service rioted in the…
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Owen Maxwell Dunn, 28, boilermaker, of Kembla Street, Port Kembla, was remanded at the…
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A motorists who cut in on another car he was overtaking on Mt. Ousley Road, Balgownie, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Port Kembla Motor Cyclist Fined for Three Offences
A Port Kembla motor cyclist was fined a total of £11/14/- on three charges at the Wollongong Court yesterday. He was also ordered to pay £1/16/- court costs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tributes to Mayor at Annual Dinner Improvements in Footpaths and Roads "Best on South Coast"
Members of Gerringong Council paid tribute to the public spirit and devotion to their district shown by the Mayor, Aid. G. E. Chittick, when he gave the annual mayoral dinner at the…
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A sailor motor cyclist was injured on Friday when the machine he was riding crashed down an embankment at Omega Flat, Gerringong,…
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Two motor cyclists were fined in Wollongong Court yesterday for speeding on Prince's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Road Fatalities Increasing Each Year: 48 Died In 1952
The number of persons killed each year on roads in No. 19 police division-extending from Helensburgh to Milton-is steadily increasing. Road deaths reached an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reidtown and District Towradgi Railway Footbridge Four Years Too Late!
Squabbling between Council and Railway executives as to the position of the proposed Towradgi Railway footbridge…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tram Driver Charged With Manslaughter
SYDNEY, Thurs.—A tram driver appeared in Redfern Court on a charge of manslaughter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Report on New Dam Road Request
A report on a visit to the Public Works Department to make representations for a timber bridge when the new Jerrara dam road is built,…
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David Purnell, 56, of Chennell Street, Woonona, was discharged under section 556A of the Crimes…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Damages Motor Cycle
A motor cycle was badly damaged by fire yesterday on Prince's Highway, Fairy Meadow…
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