The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Eyesight Tests
Many people in England are failing in the driving test through failure to pass the eyesight test—the reading of a number plate at 25 ya ds. Failures…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
356 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 18
Powerful Brakes Necessary On Motor Vehicles
Whilst most motorists appreciate that tremendous power is required to stop a fast moving car or truck, very few are aware that brakes, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Courtesy and Education
In every country in the world to-day where cars are extensively used the question of road accidents is engaging the attention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motorist Fined £3 Drove Under Influence of Liquor
Before Mr. F. W. Britz, P.M., at the Queanbeyan Police Court to-day, Martin Hugh Gregory was charged with driving a motor vehicle while…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Question of Smell
A publican In New York was summoned for being under the "influence." He claimed that the smell alleged by the constable came from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bungendore Railway Ambulance Work
At the Bungendore Railway Department the awards given to the six candidates, who were examined on June 2nd by Mr. J. Humby for the Railway…
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In conversation with our' Federal representative, Mr. J. A. Perkins yesterday, be expressed surprise that' some concerted action was not…
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Many persons were seriously injured, and there were five deaths from motor accidents, during the week-end. At Fivedock, Rosalind Speirs, aged 5,…
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Major W. T. B. McCormack, chairman of the Country Roads Boards of Victoria, who returned to Australia by the Monterey on Monday said that,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dredging a Road Permission Granted Araluen Alluvial Co
Mr. Keirle, on behalf of the Araluen Alluvial Co., attended Friday's meeting of the Tallaganda Shire ' Council, in connection with an…
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The CABLED ANNOUNCEMENT FROM London that special motor highways. like those which have been built during recent years in Germany and Italy, are…
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Motorists approaching each other on a public highway, half of which is under repair, often accelerate in order to reach the “right of way” first. This…
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Frank Ryan, 50, of Sutton Street, Cootamundra, was crushed between the buffers of two trucks during shunting operations in the Cootamundra…
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Motorists approaching each other on a public highway, half of which is under repair, often accelerate in order to reach the "right of way"…
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Saturday night, Thomas Simmons, aged 74, suffered head injuries, which proved fatal, when he was knocked down by a motor car in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How to Obtain a Good Road
Rather a good story was told in town on Saturday during a discussion on the state of the road leading to Monga sawmill. Mr. McRae was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Warwick Farm Crossing
Motor users will have to suffer delay and inconvenience at the railway level crossing at Warwick Farm, on the Hume Highway, for another four…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Lighting the Centre Line
“Reflectorised” road buttons to mark the centre line at dangerous positions on roads as an aid to safe night driving are being; installed experimentally…
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Before Mr. F. W. Britz, P.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions this morning, John William Leech was charged with driving a motor vehicle while under…
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