Many Accidents Parramatta-road Toll SYDNEY
According to the annual report of the Parramatta District Hospital, 300 of the patients treated in the hospital this year were victims of road…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
3,252 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 163
Motor & Cycling Notes
Petrol and tyres are the two necessities of motoring which require most of the money spent in keeping the car on the road. Tyres to-day wear much…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Ship Building
The periodical "Motor Ship" states that 1927 was a record year of motor ship building. There were 137 large vessels completed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Accidents Many People Injured. Sydney
Several accidents in which petrol-driven vehicles were involved occurred to-day. The most serious was at Maroubra, where five persons were hurt, two seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£200 AWARDED Verdict Against Motor Co
Judgement for the amount claimed with costs was given to Sir Harold James Reckitt, of Rutland Court. South Kensington, in the action which he brought…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Surfaces
The failure of plumbers and others to restore otherwise good road surfaces to their original condition after the laying of pipes is described by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Regulations Preventing Road Damage Motor Offences
New regulations designed to minimise damage to road by motor vehicles, particularly of the heavier type, have just been put into force in South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Must Borrow Improving Lambton's Roads Mayor's Opinion
"To secure the support and confidence of the aldermen in advancing the municipality" is the objective or the Mayor of Lambton, Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Parts Accident in Tunnel LONDON
An extraordinary accident happened to a train from Euneid currying 1000 passengers. The train broke in two in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Wastage Tyres and Road Wear Interesting Figures
Though most motorists naturally do not concern themselves with the technique of highway engineering, they are intensely, interested in their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MOTORS for GRACE & Pace Distance Record 15,000 Miles at Express Train Speed British Cars Performance 66 m.p.h. Averaged for Nine and a Half Days
Since the advent of the automobile no achievement except Major H. O. D Segrave's speed dash on Daytona Beach, when he touched the phenomenal speed of 203 m.p.h. in a Dunlop shod "Sunbeam," has been of such outstanding merit as the recently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor & Cycling Notes Remarkable Car Records
Since the advent of the automobile, no achievement, probably excepting Major H. O. D. Segrave's speed dash on Daytona Beach, when he touched the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams and Trains
The favorable change in the weather made a big alteration in the morning tramway traffic and by the early afternoon very large numbers of people were being…
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Allowing for this State's greater density of population, especially in Sydney, the number of motor accidents in New South Wales compares…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Touring Motorists Precautions Against Fire
Motorists touring the country for the holidays, particularly those who intend to camp, are specially advised by the N.R.M.A. to take…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOTORS for GRACE & Pace Engine Troubles Cause of Low Compression Piston Rings
When a motor car engine, has been run for a considerable period, and especially when it has been subjected to great heat or lack of lubricant. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Will Stop It' Driving While Drunk S.M. DETERMINED Motorist's License Suspended
"I will put a stop to this if I can by inflicting heavy penalties," said Mr. Perry, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arrest of Thieves After an Aeroplane Chase. Brisbane
For the first time in the history of Australia an aeroplane was used to overtake criminals fleeing from arrest. The incident happened on Christmas Day on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Floods Roads Impassable Gale in the Channel (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
Floods which are reported from all parts of the country, are regarded, by motorists as being as bad as the previous snowdrifts…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Reform
One of the questions which the State Government proposes to take into consideration is an alteration in the system of railway management. This does…
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