The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Bush Fires and Motorists
The N.R.M.A. declares that while the blame for starting bush fires has often been wrongly laid upon motorists, they must still accept their share…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1944
229 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 12
Railway Level Crossings
In an endeavor to prevent further railway level crossing tragedies, the N.R.M.A. is putting before the Government a two-stage plan, one part…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Soldier Body Found on Railway Line Open Verdict at Inquest
An inquest was held at Yass Court House last Friday into the cause of death of Corporal Daniel Waddell. of the Military Forces, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Killed When Train Hits Truck
At Richmond railway station level crossing on Saturday at 6.30 p.m. a train from Kurrajong crashed into a utility truck…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mighty Atom Paratroop’s Motor Cycle
Mention in the war news that motor cycles for the use of Allied paratroops have been dropped from aircraft no doubt has made many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Railway Level Crossings
In an endeavour to prevent further railway leved crossing tragedies, the N.R.M.A. is putting before the Government a two-stage plan, one part…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Applications Fob New Motor Tyres
An overhaul of the procedure in dealing with applications for new motor tyres and retreads is urgently necessary, especially where primary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roman Appian Way Oldest Military Road
The famous Roman Appian Way, probably the oldest military road in the world, is now hot in the news owing to its being the objective of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Motor Vehicles Gear Lever Positions Standardisation Essential
The advisability of attaining a higher degree of standardisation in the post-war design of certain components of motor vehicles has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Post-war Car Prices
In opposition to overseas suggestions that the prices of new motor vehicles after the war will be increased considerably, the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of Motor Accessories Five Men Convicted
Four men were sentenced at New castle Quarter Sessions on Wednesday to imprisonment, and a fifth was placed under a good, behaviour bond,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Motor Repair Work
The N.R.M.A.’s chief engineer (Mr. J. Fielder) says that the recent fixation of prices for servicing and overhauling motor vehicles will not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Business Big Increase In Earnings
Mr. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, said that in the fifth year of the war the railways were doing bigger business than ever before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Level Crossing Menace
The general secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson), commenting on the statement by the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Illegally Using Motor Lorry Six Months’ Hard Labour
Before Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., at Cooma Court of Petty Sessions last week, Laurence James Woodhouse was charged that on 12th February,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Roads Engineer's Report
The acting—engineer, Mr. T. L, thompson, reported at last meeting of the Shire Council as follows:— Reidsdale.— The installation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tarago Road Trouble Over Re—sealing
At last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council a letter was read from the Divisional Engineer, Goulburn, relative to the supply of gravel aggregate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Major's Creek Road
A correspondent who signs himself B. E. R. Lang, writes to ask if the Shire Councillors have forgotten that the read through Jembaicumbene to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Primary Producers' Tyres
Complaints are being made to the N.R.M.A. by primary producers that they are unable to persuade the authorities to release tyres for their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the War Motor Racing Boom Predicted
The noted English racing motorist. Sir Malcolm Campbell, who seven times held the coveted world’s land speed record, the speed attained by…
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