Motor Cyclist's Costly Ride
A young motor cyclist found that a short ride with false number plates and registration labels was somewhat expensive…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
822 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 42
100 Believed Dead In Train Smash
KARACHI, Thurs.—Police believe between 50 and 100 persons lost their lives when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W'gong-Goulburn Motor Cycle Sports Day Off
Goulburn Motor Cycle Club has been forced to withdraw from its inter-club meeting with Wollongong. The meeting was to have…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Illawarra Surf Team to Train Under Carnival
The Illawarra surf team will have its first work-out under carnival conditions tomorrow afternoon at the Wollongong beach…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Train Appeal Is Refused Minister Rejects Appeals For Better Coast Service
Despite wide-spread criticism and appeals from four Local Government bodies on the South Coast for a speedier train service to Sydney the Minister for Transport holds that the existing service reasonably meets requirements…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hints to Motorists
The wise car owner, with an eye to preserving his gearbox in act and avoiding early expenditure,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Display Draws Many Spectators
Judging by the expressions on the faces of most of the visitors to the new car exhibits at the Wollongong Show "such stuff are dreams made of"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bridge at Como Double-track Rail
The Minister for Transport has advised Greater Wollongong Council that the preparation of plans are proceeding for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Man Struck by Train; Dies
SYDNEY, Sun.—77-year-old patient of Liverpool State Hospital died today after being struck…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Local Road Accident Figures for 1953 "STAGGERING; Says Traffic Sergeant
LAST week I quoted some accident statistics. I would like to make a correction, actu-there were 31 deaths in No. 19…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →G. Harman In Easy Motor Cycling Win
Club champion Gordon Harman ran out an easy winner in the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club's point…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Commandeer Taxi to Chase, Arrest Motor Cyclist
A policeman yesterday commandeered taxi and chased a man riding a motor cycle up Crown St. and into Sydney Rd. for two miles before he was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thirroul Railways' Institute
A list of the candidates who were successful at the 1953 examinations of Thirroul Railways' Institute is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MOTORING News and Views Wollongong Sporting Car Club
TWENTY-FIVE members and their friends took part in Bob David's Treasure Hunt on Sunday night and a very…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stole Three Motor Cycles In Eight Days
A Campsie youth who stole three motor, cycles in a period of eight days, had a six months' gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality Accidental: Coroner
A finding of accidental death was returned by the Bulli District Coroner (Mr. R. J. Rummery) at an inquest yesterday into the death of Richard Kearton, 50, of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£40 In Fines For Motor Cyclist
A motor cyclist with a long list of previous traffic convictions who went riding whilst disqualified from holding a…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Fueling Equipment For Aerodrome
The Central Zone Committee on Wednesday night approved the installation of fueling equipment for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Towradgi Overhead Bridge
The Railway Department has approved of alterations which will improve the approach to the overhead…
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HOBART, Thurs.—A leak in one of the pontoons of Hobart's pontoon bridge over the Derwent River…
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