Grants Sought for Council Road Works
The Minister for Works and Local Government advised the Shire Council by letter at its last meeting that it was in receipt of an application,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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A Warning Road Safety at Week-end (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Whenever thera is a public holiday on a Monday the road accidents for that week-end in New South Wales usually increase in an appalling…
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Mr. Jeff Bate: Can the Minister for Education Bay whether it is a fact that the whole of the students at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winter Dangers on the Roads. Causes of Road Accidents
Serious road accidents, many of them fatal, have been reported from almost all parts of the State in the last few weeks and the principal cause has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Werai Ratepayers. Roads Will Be Attended To
The monthly meeting of the Ratepayers' Association of Werai was held at "Greenhills" on Wednesday. The President, Mr. D. T. Fahey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railroad Crossings Duties of Motorists
Railway crossings on main roads form one of the major hazards to the safety of traffic During the last four years the total number of accidents at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Headlight Glare Dangers on the Roads
One reason why the night highway and rural road fatality rate is six times higher than the daylight rate is headlight glare…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents
What causes a road accident ? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was, meeting the unexpected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Deficit Estimate of £1,250,000
Althought it was estimated some weeks ago that the Railway Department's deficit for the financial year ending…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nattai Shire Roads. Engineer's Report
At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. R. H. Huntington) reported that the 1938-1939 Hume Highway program was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycling on Sunday. No Youth Movement in Bowral
The first salutation I received when I arrived at College Park to sec the youth of Bowral disporting themselves on motor cycles was, "Well,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Travelling Stock Courtesy by Motorists
The Graziers' Association of New South Wales and other organisations of country interests have made complaints to the Minister for Transport,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Team. Players Must Train
Nineteen players from the Berrima District have hern selected to train for Carr and Massy Cup matches…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whose Fault Was It ? How Accidents are Caused and How They Cap be Avoided. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
It is not only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as to responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Plea for Developmental Roads
Dear Sir,—After listening to discussions at the Shire Conferences and perusing such documents as the report of the Main Roads Department, the…
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In rural districts, there are no footpaths along the highways and the pedestrian must walk on the road to go from one place to another. He is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads. Engineer's Report
At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, the Engineer (Mr. R. H. Huntington) reported that the three graders had carried out work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Roads. Engineer's Report
The Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) submitted the following report on road works at the meeting of Winge-carribee Shire Council on Monday:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost His Temper Bad Manners Accident (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
They waited in hospital, nervous and greatly disturbed in conscience, wishing in vain that they could und[?] all that had occurred within one short…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Odd Liquid Nu-Metal Reconditions Motors
An old miner happened to comp[?] night on a strange ledge of material which attracted his attention, because of its odd reaction to his nearby camp…
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