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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

822 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 42

Motor Cyclist and Pedestrian Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

A 63 years old man and a motor cyclist were injured in an accident on Thursday night on Windang Road…

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Stolen Motor Cycles Recovered

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

Three motor cycles that were stolen from Burelli Street, Wollongong, on Wednesday night have all been recovered…

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MOTORING News and Views Wollongong Sporting Car Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

MEMBERS are reminded of the following dates, in view of the fact that' Junior has probably chewed up the bulletin…

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Motorists co-operate with Police over holiday period

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 17

I would like this week, on behalf of my superior officers, to express my appreciation to the majority of…

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Motor Cyclist Convicted On Four Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 7

Convicted of speeding and on three charges of unlawfully carrying a pillion passenger, a man…

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Forced Motor Cycle Off Road; Fined £7

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

A car driver on the Windang Rd., while trying to overtake a vehicle recently, forced a motor cyclist off the road and then cut in front of a car driven by a…

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Motor Cycle Fire: Rider's Face Burned

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

A man was badly burned around the face and arms when his motor cycle caught fire…

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No Motor Cycle Yet For Austinmer Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 5

Aid Squires in Monday night's North Zone Committee meeting called it "a bad state of affairs" that…

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Illawarra Surf Squad Train Tonight

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 11

The Illawarra Surf team will have its first training session tonight. The team will train…

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Child Dies After Road Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

A small girl who was critically injured in abroad accident at Unanderra on Saturday died in the…

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PENSIONERS Special Railway Rebate Special Railway Rebate

Kiama Independent · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

Special rail travel concessions for old age pensioners and invalids were…

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Motoring Notes And News Hard Braking Is Bad Driving

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 7

Do you habitually step hard on the brakes to check or to bring your car to a stop. It adds up to a bad…

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This is road courtesy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 21

Upon studying the monthly and yearly summary of accidents (which appear elsewhere in this issue for this Police Division) which embraces the area from Helensburgh to Milton you will agree…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

A motor cyclist was fatally injured when his cycle and a panel van came into collision on Five Islands Road on…

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MOTORING News and Views Wollongong Sporting Car Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 18

IF the weather is kind (and our Met. man has not failed us yet), our trip to Jerry Bailey next Sunday should be very…

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"On the Road to Bali"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 8

Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope are stepping out on "The Road to Bali," another of the famous "road" films which starts at the Civic Theatre early in February…

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Motor Oil Down Id

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—The retail price of motor lubricating oil would be reduced by 1d. a pint…

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Six Months' Gaol for Illegal Use of Motor Cycle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 10

A man was sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment and his companion was given a suspended sentence of six months, in the Wollongong Court…

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Killed In Fall From Train

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tues.—A man was fatally injured tonight when he fell from a window of a…

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Motor Cyclist Convicted On Four Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 6

Fines and court costs amounting to £26, were inflicted on a motor cyclist in the Wollongong…

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