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Railways, roads & transport, 1939

349 stories in South Coast's papers · page 7 of 18

Motor Cycle Test. Non Stop Hill Climbs, Speed Tests

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

A most interesting test was recently conducted by the A.C.C., the governing body of motor cycle. sport in England…

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Motor Camping Reserve for Gerringong Government to Carry on the Work Offer accepted by the Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

Further developmental work at Crooked River was decided upon at Monday night’s meeting of the…

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Holders Motor Body Builders Where Organisation and Planning Win As Seen by the Australian Provincial Press Association

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3

At Woodville, General Motors-Holden’s have what is indisputably one of the show places of industrial Australia…

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Bendeela Road

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

The President said that repairs were urgently needed on portion of Bendeela road, and something should be done at once, if local assistance was…

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Dangerous Road. Signs Badly Needed

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 3

A reader of the Moss Vale "Post," who describes himself as "only a reasonable car driver," complains bitterly about the lack of signs on the road…

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Tallong Road. "Contract Should Be Cancelled." Wingecarribee Shire Meeting

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 9

Arguing that the Shire Council should profit by the lesson it might have learnt over its alleged mistake in constructing the Bundanoon to…

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Motor Camp at Crooked River

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

Mr. Gowans, Gerringong Council's Consulting Engineer, at the meeting on Monday night, reported on the proposal to erect a first-class motor…

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Accidents At Corners (Issued by Road Safety Council.)

The Bega District News · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 1

“A most unsatisfactory feature of the statistics compiled in the Dept. Road Transport is the large number of accidents due to the failure…

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Accidents At Corners (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 1

“A most unsatisfactory feature of the statistics compiled in the Department of .Road Transport is the large number of accidents due to the…

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Road Safety. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

The number of accidents attributable to carelessness and inattention during the 12 months ended 30th June, 1938, was 1,819 in which 115…

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Just a Smash. Youth at the Wheel. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 4

Drivers under 29 years of age kill three times as many people as drivers under 40. Youth may take your life or give up its own…

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Motor Notes

The Bega District News · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 1

On the Continent, and particularly in countries devoid of plentiful supplies of reasonably priced petrol, different types of fuel for motor buses…

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Motor Car Manufacture Industry Must Be Established in Australia

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 7

Considerations of defence preparedness, industrial expansion, conservation of oversea funds, immigration, employment and utilisation of raw…

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Road Machinery. Cr. HANDCOCK‘s PROPOSAL

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 5

At Mumbulla shire Council the Engineer. Mr Wood. submitted a report on the council road plant and recommendedthe Council that instead of buying…

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Road Safety Glaring Headlights (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales:)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 5

From time to time the question of glare has been carefully examined by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, but, unfortunately, up…

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Bridge Af The Mouth Estimated to Cost £20,000

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

At nebula shire meeting the Engineer. Mr Wood, submitted estimate of cost of the proposed bridge over the month of Bega River. He…

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Are We Neglected ? Councillors Say We Should Have Bitumen Roads Down Here

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

In Mum bulla Shire Council the President Cr Rily. who attended the decent Shires' conference, said that Mr Newell- Commissioner of Main…

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Just A Smash Youth At The Wheel (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

Drivers under 20 years of age kill three times as many people as drivers under 40. Youth may take your life or give up its own…

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Motorist‘s Nice Manners

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1

When asked by a constable out Yass way for his name and address, a motorist who had just been involved in an accident addressed himself…

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About Roads

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 1

At Berry Council meeting on Monday night a communication was received, through Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L. A., from Mr. Spooner, Minister for…

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