"Exploiting the Motorist" Manufacturer on Insurance Sydney
"With approximately one car for every nine people. Australia seems to offer plenty of scope to exploit the motorist," said Mr. R. C. Cobden…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
3,526 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 177
Noisy Motor Truck
When imposing a fine of £1, with is 6d costs, on Rupert Roy McArthur, of Bolwarra, for having driven a motor truck causing undue noise, Mr. C. Scrulineera at the headquarters of the Australian Railway Union, in Cleveland-street, Sydney, counting the voles for the election of the Australian and the State Council of the union. The ballet box had been kept in the strongroom of the Commonwealth Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Improving Road Visibility
The problem of improving visibility in modern closed cars is exercising the brains of modern motor technicians…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road to Patonga
The new road from Pearl Beach to Patonga, which was opened recently, while not a first-class thoroughfare, is in good order for tourist traffic, advises the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →For the Motorist Tour to Adelaide Delights of Round Trip Good Roads Throughout
With the improved road performance of the modern car and the excellent road surfaces to be found on practically every main highway nowadays, the motorist can easily negotiate an interstate tour during the annual vacation…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Attention Needed Road Between Tram Lines at Mayfield Work Required in City
The condition of the road surface between the tramlines in Maitland-road, Mayfield, is so disgraceful that traffic hesitates to use this portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Repairs on North Coast
Owing to the fact that extensive road work is in progress on the direct road from Bulahdelah to Uabiac by way of Coolongolook. motorists bound…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Development Mine Shaft Mystery Bloodstains on Road Melbourne
A fresh development in the Wedderburn mine shaft mystery to-day was is statement by a local resident that he had seen bloodstains so the Calder Highway,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Speed Limit Not Solution" N.r.m.a. President on Road Recklessness
"It is to be regretted that attempts are being made to foster a state of public hysteria over holiday road accidents with the apparent intention of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not to Reopen West Wallsend Rifle Range Danger to Users of New Road
West Wallsend rifle range is not to be reopened. Word to this effect has been received by the club from the Officer in Charge of the 2nd District Base (Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Notes Charging Rate Care in Adjustment of Generator Counteracting Drain on Battery
Before a car leaves the factory, the charging rate of the generator is fixed for normal conditions. The adjustment should on no account be altered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Safer Motoring Adelaide
The Tramway Employees' Association has decided to revive the move for driving tests for motorists, and to conduct a vigorous campaign to this end. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclist Killed Skidded Under Motor-car on Pacific Highway
Albert Allison, 19, of Dixmude-street, Guilford, was fatally injured when a motor-cycle, on which he was riding to Brisbane, skidded against a motor-car on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclist Killed Near Miranda Rider Under the Car Sydney
George A. Faulkner (42), of Yowle Bay, was killed this morning when his motor cycle and side-car crashed over a culvert off Port Hacking road,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors——for GRACE and Page.. Exchanging Engines Ford Plan for Australia
Ford Motor Company has announced the introduction into Australia of the Ford engine exchange plan, an important…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compulsory Motor Insurance
The N.R.M.A. has been advised that the Motor Vehicles Insurance Act, which has just been passed by the Queensland Parliament, probably…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Science in Motor Car Production Only Few Human Inspections
The efforts of the automobile industry to produce an article of the utmost precision and durability are carrying engineers and production managers into previously uncharted fields. Machines are being substituted for human judgment, all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors (Continued on page 4.) Centenary Rally Austin 7 Hp. Won Main Event
The winner of the South Australian motor car rally, Mr. A. G. Melrose, with Mrs. Melrose, of Perth, arrived in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ask "The Sun" Your Motor Problems
"The Newcastle Sun" has secured the services of an expert motor engineer, who will answer questions and give advice to motorists who have experienced any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Bridge at Melville
Mr. A. Howarth, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) that he has agreed to grant…
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