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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

263 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 14

New Motor Machinery Progress in Spite of Depression

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 2

The writer had the pleasure this week of looking over the workshop at Harrison's Garage, Prince's Highway, Nowra They have just installed…

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Dedication of District Motor Ambulance

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 5

The dedication or official handing over of the Shoalhaven District Ambulance was made at the Country Women's Association grounds…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 8

The organisation of patrols to assist school children across busy traffic thoroughfares, as advocated for a long time by the N.R.M.A., has been…

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Motor Notes. [?]ile Weather and Bad Roads

The Bega District News · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

The car owner who is fortunate enough to confine his journeyings to trips over good road surfaces, where the state of the weather makes little or no…

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Motor Notes. Questions of Valve Efficiency

The Bega District News · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 1

It would be hard to exaggerate the great influence which the valves exercise upon the good working of the engine; and for all that they seldom give…

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Train Timetable Some Trains Accelerated

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 8

The Minister for Education, Mr. Davies, took up with the Transport Commission the desirability of accelerating the running of [?]awarra…

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Conveyance of Superphosphate. Per Moss Vale--port Kembla, Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 3

With a desire to assist farmers, the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., recently communicated with the Chief Transport…

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Jumping the Rattler. Coming to Nowra for Rations. Assault the Police at the Railway Station

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

Riding on the trains without paying fares in N.S.W. has become so common that little notice is taken by the general public of cases reported. It…

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A Stolen Motor Cycle. Police Recover It From the River

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

At Easter last Mr. J. Buchan, of the Southern Laundry, Junction-street; Nowra, had in his possession a new motor cycle, the property of Mr. J…

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Railway Losses Where Does Motor "Competition Come In?

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners recently in conference arrived at figures purporting to show that competitive motor transport will have caused the…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 5

Satisfactory progress is being made in the movement initiated by the N.R.M.A. for the creation of safety patrols in public schools to protect…

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Motor Notes. Precautions When Valve Grinding

The Bega District News · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 6

Unless the valves or seatings are badly pitted only a very fine carborundum paste should be used for grinding them in. Smear a little of the paste round…

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Claim for Damage to Motor Car

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 6

At the meeting of Cambewarra Shire Council on Tuesday Vine, H. Clarke, of Bellawongarnh, wrote, stating that lie had been driving his…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 1

The fight of the N.R.M.A. against a few unscrupulous motor traders who are bringing discredit upon the whole industry is becoming intense. Whe…

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Railway Fatality. at Mittagong

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 3

Just after the 3.18. p.m. passenger train left the Mittagong Railway Station on Wednesday last week, Driver J. Yeomans, of Randwick, Was killed…

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Loss on the Sydney Harbor Bridge

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1932 · page 3

The expectations that the harbor bridge Would not pay for itself, even with the toll, are apparently going to be realised. Taking toll and tramway…

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Motor Bus v. Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1932 · page 3

Some 30 odd children from the Nowra Intermediate High School wanted to get to Wollongong to take part in an Eisteddfod competition…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1932 · page 1

At the end of April 144,478 cars, 38.667 [?] and vans, and 23,014 motor eyeles were in active registration in N.S.W., reports the N.R.M.A…

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Motor Notes. Self-starter Upkeep

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 6

Few units of the car arc in the aggregate called upon to do less work than the self-starter motor, whose daily period of service is at the outside hut a…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. has decided to make available to accepted persons part of is camping ground at Mannering Park. Wyee. This is a contribution…

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