Motor Cycling Roll and Brake Test
Last Sunday Mittagong Motor Cycle Club held a roll and brake test. The results were as follows: Rolling Test: A. Kent 1, R…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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District Cricket BOWRAL v Moss Vale Railway
Moss Vale Railway won the toss and elected to bat, but, apart from J. Jeffery 57, M. Crisp 26 and T. Duffy 43, showed little opposition to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Petrol Tax Should Be Spent on the Roads
That there is sound reason behind the urging by Australian automobile organizations that the revenue collected by the Federal Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Cycling Handicap Races
On Saturday last the Berrima District Amateur Cycling Club held two handicap road races, which resulted as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Record Year Motor Vehicle Sales in 1948
The sales of new motor vehicles throughout the Commonwealth in 1948 reached the second highest aggregate yet recorded in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycling Large Crowd at Races
A crowd of about 600 people attended the motor cycle races conducted under the auspices of Mittagong Motor Cycle Club on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country Roads Allocation from Commonwealth Funds
Addressing the annual meeting of Bega. Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Ulan Fraser, M.H.R., said that as a ' country member he was doing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Mail What Our Editor Thinks Dangerous Roads
IN DECEMBER LAST sn accident which resulted in the death of 4 woman, occurred on a strip of road near Berrima. The district corner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thrills and Spills Daredevil Motor Cyclists
A local resident attended the sporting trials conducted by Mittagong Motor Cycle Club on Sunday and gives the following interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Stopped by Child Close Call at Mittagong
A child about six years of age had a narrow escape on Thursday of last week from being run over by the passenger train which reaches…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Works Loan Bowral Council Will Make Application
At last meeting of Bowral Council it was decided that, after certain estimates had been obtained, an application would be made for a loan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Road Races at Bowral OVER 100 Cyclists Took Part
The Berrima District Amateur Cycle Club, which comprises only a small band of young men, showed ambition when it decided to conduct…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amateur Cycling Road Races
On Saturday last the Berrima District Amateur Cycling Club held road races from the Hotel Bowral. Results were as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Goods Traffic Normal Conditions with Auxiliary Transport
The Railway Department is now able to accept all dames of goods for transport. This has been made possible by the use of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Hazards Death Sits Beside Every Reckless Driver
"Publicising the total of motoring deaths and injuries never succeeds in jarring the motorist into a realisation of the appalling risks of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Presentation Dance Motor Cycle Club Has Bright Future
Mittagong Motor Cycle Club held as presentation dance on Friday last, 22nd July, in the School of Arts. The function was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Line Electrification
Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Transport: "I am writing with reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Station Telephones Representations by Poultry Farmers
The Berrima District Poultry Farmers' Association, of which Mr. L.H. Denning of Alpine is secretary, recently made representations through…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Inquiries into Accidents Trotting and Railway Fatalities
The district coroner (Mr. W.J. McDonald) recently conducted two inquiries into accidents which resulted in death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Normal Train Service Commencing
We are advised by the traffic superintendent for railways for this district (Mr. F.J. Baker) that train services to this district will revert to…
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