"Controlled Road Experiment"
An account of an interesting experiment with a "control zone" as a means of reducing highway accidents his reached the N.R.M.A. from Michigan,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
1,185 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 17 of 60
New Deviation, Bellingen-Dorrigo Road
IN officially opening the new Gordonville cutting on the main road from Bellingen to Dorrigo recently, Mr. Newell, the Commissioner for Main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hitler's Road to the Baltic
The motor road projected by Herr Hitler from the Baltic Sea to the Bavarian Alps was completed and opened to traffic recently. It measures…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Safety. Night Driving in Autumn
Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents and this is particularly noticeable during the long and foggy nights of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Easter Railway Cruise
The party participating in the Easter railway cruise, sponsored by the Railway Department, will arrive in Port Macquarie on Good Friday, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mobilising the Motor Trade
The whole of the retail motor trade and gurage services of Grout Britain will be mobilised in the event of war, all resources being utilised by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Offenders on View
A new punishment for car thieves has been introduced in Boston. They are to be driven through the streets in Black Marins with glass sides, he that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Plane Plan. Huge Plant in Sydney. Railway Works to Provide Parts
Two huge central erection units for the production of complete military aircraft are to be erected--one at Sydney and one at Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Maitland, Tuesday, March 28. (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. Charge Against Motorist Fails
Wallace Samuels, 38, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court with having driven a motor car while under the influence of drink, at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Servicing the Motorist
Concrete evidence of the steady growth of the use of motor vehicles in New South Wales is provided by the decision of the N.R.M A. to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. England's Cars
Truly England is a nation of small car motorists, for the latest available returns show that of the cars in use at September 30, 1938, 540.728 were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Gauge Break Invention
"The Bo[?]k railway break-of-gauge device in its present form would not be permitted to run on railways." This was said by the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring. Faulty Headlights
A recent check made during a trip by an officer of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia revealed an extra ordinary number of cars which were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Road Closure
The following road closure and sale of the land comprised therein is gazetted: That part, 18.18 links wide, of public road (12¾ perches), known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parents Killed. Cost of Road Accidents
Last Easter a man, his wife and two young children were motoring along one of the State Highways to bring home for the holidays a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Important Development in Road Transport. Mr. G. A. Robinson's Latest Move
One of the most interesting developments in road transport for many years hast has been brought about by Mr. G. A. Robinson, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Guard's Sudden Passing. Resident Of Taree
Heart failure was the cause of the collapse and immediate death of Herbert Leaver, 48, a railway guard of Taree, while he was shunting a goods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collided with Motor Car
On Sunday evening last Mr. Roy Keast, of Frederickton, was proceeding along the road on his bicycle when he collided with a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Port and Railway. Questions to Sir Earle Page
At the end of his address at Coff's Harbour on Friday night week, the Chamber of Commerce questioned Sir Earle Page regarding his actions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.d. Adventists. 178 Buildings, 70 Motor Vehicles. for Use in Emergency
The Australasian Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists has offered 178 buildings, including churches, schools aud offices, two hospitals fully…
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