Road Work Decisions At Gerringong
Decisions on their forthcoming road works were made by Gerringong Council at their meeting this week when it was reported that the Public Works Department were asking for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
794 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 40
Motor Cycles Titles Tomorrow
Wollongong Motor Cycle Club's 1952 grass TT championships will be held at the new…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Overseas Students On Train Tour
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, said today that 35 students from South East Asia who were in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fernhill Roads "Worst" In Greater Wollongong
Something will be done about repairing roads in the Fernhill area in the very near future, according to the Mayor of Greater Wollongong, Ald. J. J. Kelly. Ald. Kelly was replying to a…
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Driver of a car which skidded and overturned on Prince's Highway, near the Appin Road, early on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Road Deaths In Four Days
Four men—two motor cyclists and two drivers of vehicles—have been killed in this district during the past four days. A motor cyclist was killed at Mt. Kembla on Thursday afternoon, a driver of a jeep at Kiama on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclists Collide on Way Home From Visiting Dying Mate
Three motor cyclists were injured, one fatally, in two accidents five hours apart at the intersection of Flagstaff Road and Cowper Street, Port Kembla, on Saturday. The two men in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ron Williams' Four Win in Motor Cycle Comeback
Making a comeback to competition riding after two years retirement, former, district star motor cyclist, Ron Williams, scored four wins from as many starts…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In Italy the Two-stroke Motor Cycle Is "King"
It would he without fear of contradiction to say that in Australia today the majority of motor cyclists regard the 500 c.c. machine as standard and the 125 c.c. two-stroke as the orthodox ride-to-work hack. In Italy recently an entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring 50 Years Ago— "Scorching" Was Unpopular
(This editorial from the 1902 issues of "Horseless Age" has a timely ring in view of the high fatality rate on the highways today. It tells of the dangers of "scorching" or speeding, on the roads some 50 years ago in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOTORING News and Views School's In; Watch Out!
Now that the schools have reopened after the summer vacation, the N.R.M.A. appeals to motorists to be particularly careful when approaching schools on busy roads and fully to respect the signals of school patrols…
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"Wollongong roads area danger to the life of bus passengers." This was stated last night by the Secretary of…
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HAMBURG (West GeM many). — Plain clothes police patrolling in ordinary cars are now being used to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motorist Charged with Slaying of Boy
A man charged with manslaughter had admitted driving at 40 miles an hour in Kinghorn Street, Nowra, Wollongong Quarter Sessions Court was told…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ribs Injured In Fall From Train
Brian Tanse[?] of Balgownie Hostel, Fairy Meadow, suffered injuries to me ribs when he slipped as he was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cyclist Fined
Fines totalling £9/4/— and costs of 36/- were imposed at Kiama Court on Wednesday on Thomas Delaney, of Bland Street, Kiama, for offences…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Time Sheets "Falsified" Witness Claims
A fireman attached to Thirroul Railway Yards told Wollongong Quarter Sessions yesterday that Railway time sheets were sometimes falsified, and railway officers' initials forged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Near South Coast Tennis Railway Downs Cup Holders
Amid brilliant; sunshine 276 tennis players commenced, their Saturday afternoon mixed competition handicap events last week-end. A further 210 lady players took part in the mid-week competition…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Schoolgirl Knocked Down By Motor Cycle
A 14-years-old girl was knocked down, by a motor cycle in Railway Street, Corrimal, at about 7.15 last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Acquittal On Manslaughter Re-Trial
After a two and a half days' hearing at Wollongong Quarter Sessions last week a motorist was acquitted on [?]retrial on a manslaughter charge. The motorist wag Christopher…
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