The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.
LOGICALLLY SOUND. BUT— An English car driver was fined for exceeding the 30 m.p.h. speed limit His defence was that it was safer to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
491 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 25
Road Safety One Death Daily December Toll (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
More persons are killed in the month of December each year in New South Wales than ia any other month This year the sad story is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Heavy Toll of the Black-out
During the first month of the war the black-out caused more deaths on the road in England than all the casualties suffered by the British Army…
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More than one-half of motor accidents are caused by collisions, the result of foolish and unnecessary hurry, lack of, mental alertness, failure to see…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Building Motor Cars
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies. defending the Government's proposals for the manufacture of motor cars m Australia, said that Australian Consolidated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Excessive Use of Motor Horn Regulations to be Clarified
The motor traffic regulations are to be amended to make it clear that the horns of motor, vehicles must not be sounded for any purpose except to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Found Drunk in Car Motorist Fined and Licence Cancelled
On a charge of being, under the influence of intoxicating liquor while in charge of a motor vehicle, James Lachlan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Signpost Causes Motorist Trouble
An essential to pleasurable motor touring in strange places is clear signposting of direction arid details. Without such road signs, motorists…
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During the week-end there were many road accidents. On Saturday night, at Darlinghurst, Margaret Mary Flynn, aged two years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Overturns A.I.F. Sergeant-Major Killed
Staff Sergeant-Major Eric Alphonsus Doorey, 32, of the Second A.I.F.. was fatally injured, and Thomas Innes, 32, a militiaman, of Robert Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Safety New Year Starts Badly
As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from a 1 parts of the State it is becoming more and more obvious that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Year Starts Badly (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
As reports are being received by the department of Road Transport from all parts of the State, it is becoming more and more obvious that the road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motorists' Corner Sunday Petrol Ban
The topic which every motorist is discussing at the moment is, or course, the proposal to close garages on Sundays. It is by means a new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Petrol Supplies in India
The Government of India has no intention of imposing restrictions on the sale of petrol, at least in the earlier stage of the war, and the vast number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclists Banned from the Park
The pranks of certain local motor cyclists in Queanbeyan Park has resulted in the Council passing a motion to exclude all motor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Notes and News Bridge on Tarago Road
At last! Mr. Craig, Assistant Commissioner for Main Roads, told councillors at Thursday's meeting that the Board would proceed almost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Roads Engineer's Report
Mr. S. H. Liddicoat's report to Thursday's meeting of the Shire Council was as follows:—1939 Main Roads Maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Braidwood-captain's Flat Road
If the visit of Mr. Craig last week did nothing else it certainly clarified the position regarding the Government's long-standing promise in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Signals That Talk
Experiments 'have been made in America with traffic signals that talk. Radio transmitters, to give out messages previously recorded on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motorists’ Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes Sunday Petrol Ban
The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment is, of course, the proposal to close garages on Sundays. It is by no means a new bone of…
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