Bobby Barwise to Train Balgownie
Balgownie soccer players are fortunate in having secured the services of well known ex-soccer player, Bobby…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1953
794 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 40
Road Safety Council Meeting Adjourned
With an attendance of only nine members, the annual meeting of the Illawarra Branch of the Road Safety Council last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dangerous Coniston Bridge Parapet
The Railways Department has agreed to provide chain wire panels free of cost to the City Council to replace the existing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cyclist Dies
A nineteen year old motor cyclist seriously injured when his motor cycle crashed coming down Bulli Pass early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Refresher Course For Motor Mechanics At W'gong Tech. College
The Principal of the Wollongong Technical College (Mr. C. A. W. Devitt) has announced that the Automotive Mechanics…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MOTORING News and Views U.S. Motorist Says Drivers Should Be Fingerprinted
A suggestion that a[?] applicants for driving licences should have their finger prints taken is contained in a new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycles Have Worst Accident Record
A recent survey by the Road Research Board in England showed that the solo motor cycle has the worst accident…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boarding Train In Motion Brings £2/10/-Fine
A man fined £2/10/- in Wollongong Court yesterday told Mr. Fleeman, S.M., he did not know…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Official Wins Motor Cycle Grass Hillclimb
Wollongong Motor Cycle Club official, Max Bignall, won the club's grass hill climb at Mount Pleasant on Sunday. Bignall beat Ivan Stewart and Alan Byrnes…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bond for Motorist on Drink Count
A man convicted in Wollongong Court yesterday of driving under the influence of liquor was placed on a £20 bond for 12 months because of his good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cheaper Fares Urged To Popularise Railways
SYDNEY, Mon.—Reduced fares were essential if more people were to be encouraged to use the railways, Retail Traders' Association Secretary (Mr. J. B…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Injured In Motor-Cycle Crash
A YOUNG MOTOR CYCLIST AND HIS PILLION PASSENGER WERE INJURED WHEN THE MACHINE THEY WERE RIDING CRASHED…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trial Theatre Train on Northern Run
Considerable interest is being taken by residents of Corrimal and areas north in the trial theatre train next…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Bond for Driver of Motor Lorry
A man who said that [?] on an [?]pty stomach had [?]duly affected him while be was driving a lory, pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lighting On Motor Cars
Peturbed at the great number of motor vehicles whose headlights do not conform with the traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Accidents
Several persons were injured over the week-end. A 30 years old mother was admitted to Bulli hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Theatre Train Tomorrow Night
The Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. A. Anderson) said last night that for the convenience of those who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicle Lighting Tests Needed Says N.R.M.A.
Perturbed at the great number of motor vehicles whose headlights do not conform with the traffic regulations, the N.R.M.A. has asked the Superintendent of Motor Transport. (Mr. W. A. Walsh) to convene a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOTORING News and Views New Low Price Hudson In U.S.
Hudson's new 100 h.p., 25 cwt. low-price car has made its appearance in the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Fernhill Roads so Bad Cars Use Footpath"
A deputation from Fernhill Progress Association told the Central Zone Committee last night some roads in the urea were so bad cars had to travel on the footpath. The deputation…
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