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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

214 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 11

Real Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more…

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The Motorists’ Corner OFFICIAL R. A. C. A. Notes by “Carbon” Achievement

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

Thanks in a very large measure to the splendid support accorded to the Royal Automobile Club of Australia and the Road Safety Council…

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Open Road to Danger (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

On the evidence of the road accident figures for the first few months, It is likely that 1940 will go down in history as the year in which…

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Water Shortage Relieved Cambewarr’a Up 24 Inches Railway and Factories’ Supply Maintained

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 11

As a result of the recent rains, Cambewarra dam, from which the Nowra Council has been making water supplies available to the…

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These Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safely Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 6

Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck smashing…

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These Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 4

Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and smashing the…

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The Motorists’ Corner (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carbon”). New Use for Cider

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 11

I hear that a Melbourne inventor has invented an apparatus that will enable a car to run—no, not on rain—but on apple-juice. Although I have…

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New Road Machinery. Mumbulla Shire Purchase

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 2

Mumbulla Shire resolved on Monday to purchase, through Waugh and Josephson, a new roadmaking plant, to cost £2350. Other tenders were…

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Parents Cause Deaths (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 6

Parents, more than any others, could have helped in preventing most of these accidents: Children under seven years of age…

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Motor Notes. OFFICIAL R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carbon.”

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 6

I hear that a Melbourne inventor has invented an apparatus that will enable a car to run—no, not-on rain, but on apple juice Although I have…

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Noted Bridge Builder Mr Alex Blomquist Honored

The Bega District News · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 2

On Monday last, at the Hotel Central, the Council of Mumbulla Shire entertained Mr Alex Blomquist at lunch and presented him with an…

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These Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 1

Reports of road accidents throughout the State show that there is a noticeable increase in those caused by straying stock in the streets of…

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Wet Weather Roads

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2

The wet weather has shown up the bad condition of some of the roads of the municipality and according to Ald. Chittick the worst…

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Motor Car Accidents Head-on Collision Near Shoalhaven Bridge

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 3

On Saturday night last a head-on collision occurred between the Shoalhaven and Bomaderry Bridges, when considerable damage was done…

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These Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 6

Reports of road accidents throughout the State show that there is a noticeable increase in those caused by [?] stock on…

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Killing a Dog. Motorist Mulct in Fine and Heavy Costs

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2

At Bega Court on Tuesday the Police proceeded against James H. Tarlinton, farmer, of Cobargo, on a charge of having failed to stop after…

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More Deaths in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council.)

The Bega District News · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 4

This is the time of the year when there are more deaths in road accidents than at any other period. Experience over the last five years…

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The Motorists’ Corner (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carbon”). Quantity, Quality, Price

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 6

Petrol has assumed a three-point interest of late-Quantity, Quality and Price. On the subject of quantity, no decision has yet been reached…

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Road Safety. Is War Effort. (By the Road Safety Council.)

The Bega District News · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 1

Development of the war to its present gigantic stage has coincided with a noticeable increase in the number of road accidents due to…

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Home for Tramps and Harbour for Vermin Old Building May Be Condemned

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 13

Stating that the police had found it necessary on several occasions recently to move tramps from an old building near the…

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