The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Abuse of Motor Vehicles
The N.R.M.A. engineers here list some of the common forms of abuse of motor vehicles: Overspeeding when new.—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
772 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 39
Railways Aid to Country (By the Minister for Transport, Ern Wetherell)
Recently in an article published widely in the country press, I mentioned that a great boon had been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in rubbish set bridge sleepers alight
Flames which shot 30 feet into the air from burning rubbish this morning set alight to sleepers on the Railways Bridge over the Macquarie River. The fire started in old briar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Roads Lag Behind Motor Needs
It is imperative that constructive plans to solve problems caused by the expansion of motoring should be embarked…
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An experimental scissors type bridge which is carried and launched by a turret-less tank, left, unfolds during a demonstration at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Made of aluminium, the bridge is designed to carry loads up to 60 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motors & Motorists "Driver Errors" Cause Most Road Accidents
Half the fatal road accidents in Australia occur in rural districts—on straight roads. This is revealed in a new Current Affairs Bulletin on Road Safety published by the Sydney University committee for tutorial classes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Bridge Over Macquarie Is Urgent Need
Strong Council support for the construction of a new highway bridge over the Macquarie River at Dubbo was urged last…
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Several championship games were played last weekend under ideal weather conditions. There were some surprises,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram Driver Fined on Drink Charge Sydney
A tram driver whose vehicle collided with two cars was fined £20 in Central Court yesterday for driving under the influence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOTORS & MOTORISTS (Cont'd.) Long Drive Through Americas By U.K. Car And Crew
In the first week of December three men in a Sunbeam—Alpine sports car started on a journey of more than 26,000 miles from. Alaska to the tip of South America…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peer, Facing Road Drink Charge, Dies London
Lord Farrer, 50, was found, shot dead at his Hertfordshire home on Sunday. He was due to appear in court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cratel Road [?] Suggestions Sought
When the Narromine Municipal Council started work as the garden plots in Den[?] street the object was to reduce the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. N.r.m.a. Records
New records in membership and service are reported by the N.R.M.A. In December 5,115 new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Courtesy on the Queen's Highway
The N.R.M.A. today commended to motorists and all other road users the official safety slogan, "Let courtesy…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Plans Needed to Solve Motoring Problems
It is imperative that constructive plans to solve problems caused by the expansion, of motoring should be…
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Ronald E. Longmore, of Dundas Place, Albert Park (Victoria), was fined £10 by Mr. F. L. McNamara SM, at the last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Type Sign for Roads London
A new type of road sign more easily visible at night than previous types, has been developed in Britain…
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Handy pipeline—Arabs, who seldom see this much water in one place, make their way to higher ground along a…
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In a letter to the press Mr. A. F. Parkinson, hon. secretary in Sydney of the League for Road Safety points out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Ignore Zebra Crossings
There has been a falling off in recent months in the degree of driver observance of the pedestrian crossings experimentally…
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