Leeton Road Safety Committee
The monthly meeting of the Leeton Road Safety Committee was held oh Tuesday night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Sydney Harbour Bridge comes of age
This month the Sydney Harbour Bridge comes of age. It will celebrate its 21st birthday on March 19. It was on…
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The Shire President (Cr. O. J. Washington) informed the members of the Progress Association on Tuesday night…
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SYDNEY, Friday—One-fifth of road deaths last wear were caused by speeding drivers and motor cyclists…
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LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Britain, has exported more than 2,500,000 motor cars and commercial vehicles…
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In this article the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, examines, the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MOTORING Shopping for a new car
Many people, as they wander around the glittering displays of motor vehicles at this yearâs R.A.S. Easter Show, with a thought of acquiring the…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Speeding drivers and motor-cyclists were responsible for the death of 145 people—more than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shires Small Roads Grant Criticised by Council
The Mitchell Shire Council yesterday criticised the Department of Main Roads for what was called "the very small main roads grant of £8719 for 1953." Councillors complained that…
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The Kyeamba Shire Council will ask the Police Traffic Branch to review the imposition of a 30 m.p.h. speed limit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Injured in Train Crash
SYDNEY, Monday—Seven people received minor injuries in a collision between the Mudgee Mail train and a goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven hurt in minor train crash
SYDNEY, Sunday: Seven people received minor Injuries last night in a collidon between the Mudgee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Straying Stock Cause Extensive Damage to Newly Tarred Road
Straying stock caused extensive damage to the newly tarred road leading to the Gundagai Asparagus farms last week. As a consequence much of the work will have to be redone at additional cost to the Shire…
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On Thursday last while Messrs. B. Davies and K. Shadbolt, of Narrandera, were driving along the Narrandera road from Yanco a front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TENNIS The Demons Win Railway Club's Night Tournament
On Friday last, 13th March, before a large gathering of spectators the Demons' team won the final of the Railway Club's night tennis…
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If the proposed scheme of voluntary road wardens operates successfully, it will give sadly-needed assistance to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Motor Convention
We hear that Bert Sharp, Standard dealer for Cootamundra, has received an invitation to visit Melbourne as guest of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors and Motoring Notes U.s. Motor Industry Expects Huge Output This Year
If the U.S. automotive industry's expectations are realised it will build 5,000,000 passenger cars and 1,000,000 trucks this year. Omitting vehicles built for the armed services, that will be about 1,000,000 more units than are indicated as the 1952 output…
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Good steering is more or lest dependent on the proper performance of the shock absorbers. Front wheel shimmy and wheel tramp are often traceable to shock absorbers that are incorrectly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Load Limit on Bridge
A load limit of three tons will be placed on the bridge on the tarred section of Temora road, approximately half a mile west…
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