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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

371 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 19

Motorists’ Column Spring Edges and Uneasy Riding

The South Coast Register · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6

Sometimes springs will wear in such a way that the car will ride with a peculiar bumpy motion. This occurs when the shorter leaves are…

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Motor-car Education Ford Method

The South Coast Register · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6

There is no commodity that is [?] much talked of as the motor car. In the younger generation of to-day the [?] for mechanics is…

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A Popular Tourist Road Mr. Halloran and South Shoalhaven Council

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 3

At the South Shoalhaven Council meeting, on Thursday, the following letter was read from Mr. Henry F. Halloran:—…

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Footway Wanted for Nowra Bridge

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 7

Aid. Quinn, Mayor, is particularly anxious to have a footway added to the Nowra bridge, realising as he does the great danger to pedestrian…

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Croome Siding. Train Cannot Stop

The South Coast Register · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

Mr. IV, Davies, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners:…

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At the Turn of the Road. an Australian Story Published by Special Arrangement CHAPTER VIII.—(Continued)

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

After collecting their fish and lines and packing up the luncheon baskets a move was made for home. The cars went along the side…

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Ten Traffic Points. To Guide Motorists

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

After elaborate investigation by the Erskine Bureau for Traffic Research, which the Studebaker Corporation endows in…

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Motorists’ Column Spark Plug Efficiency

The South Coast Register · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 6

A park that will jump across a gap in the open air may not have the power to jump the same gap under compression Consequently the…

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From Central Railway Station Departure of the Australian Xi

The South Coast Register · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 6

On Wednesday March [?] at 7 p.m. by permission of the Chief Commissioner Station 2FC will broadcast a description of the…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. will pay a reward of £5 for information leading to the conviction of any person guilty of throwing glass upon a public road…

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Motor Courts, Ltd. Valuable Recognition

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1

With the steady progress that is being made by Motor Courts, Ltd., in establishing a tourist and holiday resort at the Berry end of the…

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Ten Traffic Points to Guide Motorists in America Our Problems the Same

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 6

After elaborate investigation by the Erskine Bureau for Traffic Research, which the Studebaker Corporation endows in Harvard University,…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 4

The disinclination of motorists to accept, cars which are absolutely standardised in appearance is apparently increasing. Several Melbourne…

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Motor Notes, Kaye Don and, the “Silver Bullet.”

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 4

In motor racing circles Sunbeam car successes are not discussed without quite naturally associating the name of Kaye Don. For the past three years…

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An Australian Story At the Turn of the Road. Published by Special Arrangement Chapter Ix. (Continued)

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 2

"I would just love to go," said Maisie, as she picked a bit of white cotton off Norman's coat. "We could get Isabel and a few other…

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Motorists’ Column Function of Fuse

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 6

The function of a fuse is to prevent too heavy a current from flowing through the wire. If a current were strong enough it might burn,…

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Commercial Motor Transport for Man on the Land

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

We are concerned now with the problem of the man on the land who has decided to purchase a commercial vehicle, and we shall endeavor to set…

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Motor Notes. Tappet Technicalities

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

A clever driver knows the great amount of difference that is made in the performance of the engine by a slight adjustment of the spark lever…

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Footbridge On Nowra Bridge

The South Coast Register · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

At Nowra Council meeting on Monday night the Main Roads Board wrote and stated that the council could erect a footbridge on the…

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An Australian Story At the Turn of the Road. Published by Special Arrangement CHAPTER X. (Continued)

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

When Bena came into the red-room Mrs. Chestom said as the afternoon was so nice they would take a walk across the plain to the…

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