Queensland Road Toll
BRISBANE, Sunday:—Three people were killed and 14 accidents in road accidents in Queensland during the week, bringing the total for the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Weekly Bridge Drill Exercises That Improve Play
In addition to presenting in easy, interesting, and scientifically-graduated form, the technical knowledge of card plays and bids that is so Indispensable to all aspirants to good or expert standards, this series of articles will be found to contain information that is beneficial to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Toll Mounts in Victoria Melbourne
Victoria's death roll from road accidents mounted on Saturday from further tragedies. When a motor car collided with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister Pleased with Decrease in Road Accidents
TENTERFIELD. Tuesday:— After examining the road accident figures during the holiday period, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Beetle Drives" Replace Bridge and Whist London, Monday (B.U.P.)
"Beetle Drives" are sweeping England, supplanting bridge drives and whist drives in villages and towns. Beetle is a game played with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minister Pleased at Big Reduction in Road Toll Tenterfied
After examining the road accidents figures during the holiday period the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) exclaimed, "Isn't it wonderful!"…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beaufort Bombers Assembly at Railway Workshops SYDNEY
Sir Frederick Stewart (acting Minister for Supply) to-day refuted a statement that the Australian railway workshops could not efficiently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Motor Car Industry "Under 15 h.p. Type" SYDNEY
Prospective manufacturers of cars in Australia were invited to-day by the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Lawson) to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Producer Gas As Motor Fuel Queensland Ready
BRISBANE, Tuesday:—Reports on the use of producer gas as a motor fuel are expected by the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith), soon. He said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reducing Noise on Roads Sydney
The Commissioner for Road Transport. (Mr. Neale) announced to-day that motorists who made unnecessary noises by sounding the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Toll In New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Nineteen people were killed in road accidents in the Dominion' during the Christmas holidays. Ten people were killed in motor accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Car Manufacture Discontent in S. Aust. Adelaide
South Australia is up in arms against the proposed agreement between the Commonwealth Government and Australian Consolidated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Precautions Against Fire Burning Off On Railways
In declining to restrict the hours of burning-off on railway lines so that no fire be lighted till after 5 p.m., the Secretary for Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Plants for Sale in U.s
SYDNEY, Wednesday: — The Managing Director of Australian Consolidated Industries (Mr. W. J. Smith) will leave Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prosecution for Unnecessary Use of Motor Horns
SYDNEY, Wednesday: — The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) announced to-day that motorrsts who made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manufacture of Australian Motor Cars Discussion on Agreement Wanted
SYDNEY, Wednesday:— Members of the House of Representatives say that if the agreement with Consolidated Industries Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Motors on N.s.w. Roads
SYDNEY: At present there are more than 800,000 registered motor vehicles using New South Wales roads…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Car Manufacture: Curtin Accuses Government of Partisanship Perth
The leader of the Australian Labour Party (Mr. Curtin) to-day accused the Federal Government of partisanship in the granting of a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A London Marvel Capital's "Wonderground" Railway System. Commonly Known As the "Toob."
How many Australians have ever read the story of the London Tube railways? Someone has said that instead of "Underground," they should be named the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bridge Over Little Pearce's Greek
Gundurimba Shire Council has been given approval by the Department of Main Roads to call tenders for the construction of a low-level timber…
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