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Railways, roads & transport, 1931

322 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 17

The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. has decided to ask the Federal Government to expedite the issue of the report of the departmental accountants who are inquiring…

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Disfigured Roads

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

A strong denunciation of the placing of boardings alongside country roads and advertisements on trees and rocks was given by…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

The following handicaps in connection with the Nowra Bicycle Club road race to-morrow (Saturday) have been allotted; over a four-mile course:…

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Big Bridge Exhibition

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 3

An Exhibition is to be held at Maroubra prior to the opening of the Sydney harbor bridge. The exhibition is being designed to gather from…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 3

The following handicaps in connection with the Nowra Bicycle Club road, race to-morrow (Saturday), have been allotted; over a four-mile course:…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 1

The key to the situation of the motor industry in Germany is given by the fact that 30,000 fewer cars were sold in 1930 than in 1929…

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Motor Column. Tyre Chains and their Use

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 4

Tyre chains at best are a necessary evil and should not be pressed into service until road conditions have made their use imperative. But they…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. announces that the Main Roads Board is arranging for a continuous 24-hour ferry service on the Hawkesbury River between…

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Motor Notes. Chemical Action end Circulating Pump Vanes

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 5

An unusual cause of failure of the circulating pump, which however is common enough to merit mention, is the effect of highly mineralised water…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 1

After a spell Nowra Bicycle Club again staged another race, 8 miles, on Saturday afternoon last. The local champion (Jones) was not among the…

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Motorists’ Road Funds Danger of Appropriation

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 4

A country does not have good roads because it is prosperous, but becomes prosperous because of good roads…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 8

The view taken by the N.R.M.A. that the convenience of the traffic of the travelling public is often a secondary consideration—sometimes no…

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Defendant Discharged Motor Garage Theft Case

The South Coast Register · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

A ease that aroused considerable district interest was heard at the Kiama Police Court on Tuesday last before Mr, Chapman, S.M…

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Motor Column

The South Coast Register · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 4

So rampant has become the sale of adulterated petrol throughout the States, that it now looks as if the matter of safeguarding the public in…

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Road Construction Record

The Bega District News · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 1

Petersham Council recently re-surfaced 8200 sq. yards of streets, almost a mile of roadway, in less than four hours with ten men. Streets were swept…

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Motor Notes. Keep Magneto Distributor Plate Clean

The Bega District News · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 4

The distributor plate should be removed occasionally for inspection to see that there is no carbon dust which in course of time wears off from the…

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New World’s Record For Non-stop Motoring

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 3

A new world’s nonmotor-stop, non wheel stop automobile endurance record was recently established by the Model “A” Ford in U.S.A., in…

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Motor Notes for 1931 Some Pithy American Comments

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 4

Featured in the “American Motor” for January 31 is a list of driving rules for 1931, which conveys many home truths in a…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. states that evidence is accumulating daily that the adulteration of petrol with harmful spirits and the retailing of second grade…

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Motor Notes. Must Motoring Costs Come Down

The Bega District News · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 1

The question of the costs of running an ordinary “family” car is one of vital importance not only to the individual concerned, but to the…

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