Threw Himself Under Train Sick Man’s End
Allister Ian Ritchie, the young man of 26 years whose decapitated body was found when the Cooma mail train moved out of Goulburn railway station…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
199 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 10
The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Producer Gas Notes by the N.R.M.A.
The N.R.M.A. advises users of producer gas units that there is a heat resisting paint on the market which will protect exposed parts of the unit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Acetylene Gas as Motor Fuel
Acetylene gas is being so widely used as a substitute fuel in Switzerland that at a recent motor show in Zurich several types of generator…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reductoin in Motor Taxation
An overall reduction of 20 per cent, on motorists' registration and other fees was announced in a bill introduced in the Legislative Assembly on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Straying Stock on Roads
The N.R.M.A. has received numerous complaints as to straying stock on roads at night. The areas range from distant country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Producer Gas Notes by the N.R.M.A.
The N.R.M.A. advises users of producer gas units that there is a heatresisting paint on the market which will protect exposed parts of the unit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Bridge of a British Destroyer
The First Lieutenant of a British destroyer is seen taking a bearing from the compass, while the Captain, through a smoked glass, looks into the sun for any approaching aircraft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Sued Damage to Truck Alleged Due to Bad Road
In the Small Debts Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., Allan Ayling sought to recover the sum of £10 from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Motor Licence Plates Collection in U.S.A.
Unlike the Australian practice of issuing a motor vehicle registration plate number for permanent attachment to the back and front of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Train Curtailments
Our business columns contain a definite warning from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hertigan, that on and from Sunday, May…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Charcoal Supplies
In several country centres charcoal supplies have been greatly improved since sawmillers have come into this field. It has been proved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Services Curtailed
Very drastic curtailments of country rail services will come into operation en and after Sunday next, 3rd May. These generally will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Straying Stock on Roads
The N.R.M.A. has received numerous complaints as to straying stock on roads at night. The areas range from distant country districts to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Sued Lorry Bogged on Road
In the Small Debts Court at Queanbeyan, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., Allan Ayling sought to recover the sum of £10 from the Council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death In Tram Collision
When two trams collided in Anzac Parade, Sydney, yesterday the conductor of one tram, S. D. Marsh, of Redfern, was thrown from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Charcoal Supplies
In several country centres char' coal supplies have been greatly in proved since sawmillers have come into this field; It has been proved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Curtailment of Train Services
Until further notice the 8.0 a.m. Federal City Express, Sydney to Canberra, on Fridays and Saturdays, will run at times shown in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Regular Soldiers Train Bomb Guard
Under the critical and expert eye of a regular soldier, members of Britain's Home Guard practise with a machine gun. Britain's Home Guard, nearly two million strong and. every man a volunteer, is composed of last-war soldiers, youths too young for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rabbit Skins Must Be Sent by Goods Train
The traffic in rabbit Skins has developed to such an extent in recent months that the Department of Railways is unable to provide any longer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a
Compulsory Third Party Insurance. Tird-party insurance for motorists had its origin in the State of Massachusetts nearly 20 years ago. Its…
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