Alcohol Tests On Motorists
An interesting test to determine the effect of alcohol on an experienced motor driver was recently carried out at Carlisle (England) in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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Australian Wins Arduous U.S. Motor Cycle Test
An Australian motor cyclist, Claude Colliding, son of W. J. Goulding, the Australian motor cycle designer and builder, recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Bodies Warning on Country Hotels
"Some country hotelkeepers are trading on the timidity of the public and are refusing accommodation when it is obvious that few people are staying in the house. Others are making unreasonable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buses Are Replacing Trams In New York
During the last decade the motor bus has been gaming ground at the expense of the tram in the leading cities of the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors and Motoring Know Your Car (6) Alignment and Steering
The steering gear is one of the most important parts of any vehicle, and a periodic inspection and if necessary correction of faults will repay the cost of this work tenfold in the amount of rubber saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tumut-canberra Road Plea For Construction
Mr Arthur Fuller, member for Hume, made a spirited plea for the construction of the Tumut-Canberra road during his speech on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lifetime of Car Manufacture Reviewed by Ford Motor Co. Manager
Some interesting details, corering much of the lifetime of car manufacture, were recalled recently in England bu Sir Rowland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Civic Matters Change in Wagga Bus Services; Support for New Road; Cricket Ground Gates
It was announced at the meeting of the Wagga City Council last night that the Department of Labor and industry could not grant permission to erect new entrance gates and ticket offices at the Wagga Cricket Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Dept's. State-wide Search For Repair Class
The New South Wales Government Railways is making a State-wide canvass for glass to repair damage caused by the hall storm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrorists Throw Bombs at British Train; Eleven Injured
LONDON, Monday: Three bombs were thrown at a Palestine-bound British troop train near Cairo on Sunday afternoon. Three men were seriously injured and eight were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maintenance of Developmental Roads Shires Should Be Relieved Of Cost
A suggestion that not only the capital east but also the maintenance of developmental roads should be borne by the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Curved Glass in Motor Cars
According to the managing director of one of England's glass manufacturing companies, who has recently visited America, car designers in that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christmas Motor Accident
Mr. Joseph Clancy and party were involved in a most unfortunate accident on Christmas morning. Motoring to the urangeline Church their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£8 Fine Over Motorcycle Trip to Wagga
A motor cycle trip to Wagga proved expensive for a young motor cyclists from Sydney. At the Wagga Court of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclists Injured When Machine Skidded
Two nephews of Mr. Hayward of Mallee Street, Leeton, were injured during the holidays when the motor cycle they were riding between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Excursion Tickets Between January 12 and 19
The Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) announced yesterday that excursion tickets will be available for certain country train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors and Motoring Advice for Owners of the New Civilian "Jeep"
The jeep is a new vehicle to the public and Civilian maintenance personnel. There are several points of difference between it and a conventional vehicle to receive attention. As a general precaution…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors and Motoring Know Your Car Steering Geometry
Last week we described tome of the fundamentals of steering, dealing with the three common or more easily adjusted steering parts—caster, camber and too-in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jubilee Park Bridge
The footbridge in Jubilee Part was top-dressed with a material too fine, and the walk now is over a two-inch depth of powder. Could something be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai-narandera Route Sought As Main Road
The Wagga Chamber of Commerce has agreed to support the Mitchell Shire Council in an effort to get the Commissioner for Main Roads to…
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