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Illawarra · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

822 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 42

Motoring News And Notes Prevent Oil Lack Harm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 7

Considerable harm and expense may result from the use of unsuitable engine oils and laxness…

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Farmborough Road Letter Receiver

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

The Postmaster-General's Department has given approval to the installation of a letter receiving box in the vicinity of…

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Motor Cyclist's Head Injuries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

A motor cyclist was admitted to the Wollongong Hospital yesterday afternoon with head injuries and…

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There was an art to dressing for the motorists of 1902

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 5

The problem of what to wear on those cross-country motoring jaunts shortly after the turn of the century was…

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MOTORING News and Views a Huge Transporter

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 5

THE biggest road transport vehicle ever to be used in Australia is at present being used to haul enormously heavy…

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Why Motorists Do These Things

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 6

Why do some drivers act as they do when behind the wheel of a car? The State of New Jersey…

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Motor Cycle Racing At Kembla Grange

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

On March 21 the Wollongong Motor Cycle Club will hold an Open T.T. Race Meeting at their new track at Kembla Grange Memorial Park. This meeting will realise a…

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Fall From Train; Head Badly Hurt

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

A man received severe head injuries when he slipped and fell while alighting from a train at…

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Extra Grants For Local Roads

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

Extra grants, totalling £3,800 for road works by councils in this area were announced last week on behalf of the Minister for Public Works in letters to local…

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Three Springs Under Road

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

The bad state of the new Jerrara Road following the recent heavy rains was the subject of complaints to…

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Know Your Road Signs Centre Lines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

This is the first of a series of sketches of road and traffic signs which will be appearing in this paper…

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£20 Fine for Railway Property Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 10

A Thirroul railway porter was fined £20 in the Wollongong Court yesterday, after a railway…

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Complaint Over Locked Railway Gates

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 2

A complaint was made at the Central Zone Committee's meeting last night that railway gates…

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Citizens Ask for More Train Stops Plan For Early Service To City

Kiama Independent · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 3

The Gerringong Citizens Committee is to make an effort to have train services improved. The local Council is to be…

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Motoring News and Notes 360 Spare Tyres For Royal Fleet

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 6

Most motorists are content with one spare tyre but a bank of 360 spares is set aside for the Royal…

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Abuse of Motor Vehicles

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. engineers here list some of the common forms of abuse of motor vehicles:…

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Repairs to Mine Access Road

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

The Southern Zone Committee has ordered maintenance work to be carried out immediately to Farmborough Road…

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Wollongong Motor Cycle Club Notes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 8

MEMBERS of Goulburn Motor Cycle Club accepted an invitation to be our guests for last week-end and 19 of…

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Motor Show Under Patronage of H.M. The Queen

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 7

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders announce that this year's famed "Motor Show" will be under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. Well-known as the…

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Motor Cyclist Fell From Machine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 4

A motor cyclist was found lying unconscious beside his overturned machine on the Windang road on Thursday…

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