Car Speeds in the Country Coroner's View “60 M.p.h. Safe on Clear Road"
The West Wyalong District Coroner (Mr. J. Kaye) said he did not consider that a motorist did anything wrong in driving at a speed of 60…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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The War--from Day to Day "Pack Train" Economy A.s.c. Training Square Meals for Our Troops
A saving of â¤200 a day for each 10,000 men in training was made by the mi[?]ary authorities wa[?] they introduced the daily "pack train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Employees' Picnic Meeting of Committee
A meeting of the Railway Employees' Picnic Committee was held at the Railways' Institute on Sunday last, when there was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorists' Interests Sunday Petrol Ban
The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment in, of course. the proposal to close garages on Sundays. It is by no means a new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Imports Federal Government Decides on Restriction
The import quota of motor car ch[?]is and engines from North American countries will be reduced by 30 per cent. in the trade year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Strike Sydney
"I do not recognise the Barrier Industrial Council; it is not a registered trade union organisation," declared the Railway Commissioner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Charges Fail Motorist Convicted on Third Charge Police Truck Chase Strikes Trouble YASS
A Sydney motorist was charged in Yass court, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., with driving in a manner dangerous to the public, in Cooma street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russian Raiders Finnish Railways Bombed Moscow
The Soviet planes which yesterday carried out air raids over Finland, bombed several railway junctions and military objectives, and brought down…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Biggest Buyer N.S.W. Railway Claim Sydney
The New South Wales Railway Department claims to be the largest buyer of stores and materials in Australia. Its normal buying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Noisy Motor Horns Restrictions Favored Examples Abroad
The decision of the Government to check the practice of "tooting" the horns of motor vehicles for trivial reasons is welcomed in Ministerial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes 1940 Buick Aids to Safe Driving
Embodying marked new developments in modem streamline styling and mechanical design, Buick cars (a picture of which appeared recently in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Railway Trespassers
Three more railway trespassers were dealt with at Leeton Court yesterday when William Leslie James (22), Edward James Wasley (32) and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Burned
At about 4 p.m. on Saturday last, a Ford sedan, 1335 model motor car, owned by Mr. J. F. Dun, of Ganmain, and driven by Mr. Ernest Suckling,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes Sunday Petrol San
The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment is, of course, the proposal to close garage on Sundays. It is by no means a new bone of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Fatality at Albury Accidental Finding at Inquest Coroner's Comments
A finding of accidental death was returned by the coroner (Mr. I. Beavers) at the Albury Police Court yesterday after he had conducted an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mixed Train Derailed on Culcairn-corowa Line Passengers Escape Injury Stock Killed; Extensive Damage
When the mixed train from Culcairn to Corowa was three miles on the Corowa side of Balldale yesterday an oil tanker truck jumped the points, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Hope for the Motorist
A constable who had stopped a motorist for dangerous driving, and who was taking down the particulars, [?]ept putting the point of his pencil…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Storm Damage at Grafton Aerodrome Grafton
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused at the South Grafton aerodrome when a terrific storm demolished the hangar, severely damaged a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Falls From Train Miraculous Escape From Death Sydney
Miss Beatrice Dixon, aged 15 years, of Lakemba, fell from a train between Sydney and Marrickville stations to-day and was taken to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bomb Thrown at Car Hole Blown in Road Sydney
Police have been told that a person threw a bomb at a motor car containing William and Eric Brown, of Wahroonga, in that suburb to-night. A fuse…
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