Hints to Motorists. Gear Difficulty
Difficulty is experienced in engaging first gear after depressing the clutch pedal of certain cars fitted with oil plate clutches. Try revving…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
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Motor Boating. Speedboat Championship
There was a large gathering of enthusiasts last Saturday afternoon at the club house of the Port Hacking branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club. This…
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Before Mr. Biiss, P.M., at Liverpool Police Court on Monday, Sidney W. Owen was charged with negligent driving of a motor car, on January 17, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fairfield Motor Cycle Club
On Sunday the above club will hold a miniature T.T. and novelty events at Yennora. Members should be on the mark at 2 p.m. sharp…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist Hurt
At Villawood railway crossing on Sunday, a motor cycle ridden by Donald Adams, of Curtis Road, Old Guildford struck a car driven by a lady, He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Expenditure on Roads a Record
THE Minister for Transport (Col. Bruxner) revealed yesterday that during last year over £4,796,000 was spent on roads in the State. Of that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beverley Park Golf Course Overhead Bridge at Oatley
Oatley District Improvement Association told Kogarah Council on Monday night, that although agitation had been extended over a number of years it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Motor Yacht Squadron
The Australian Motor Yacht Squadron has discontinued racing for the duration of the war, but will maintain an active existence otherwise…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bridge Champions
The winning team in the competition for David Jones's Bridge Challenge Cup— Messrs. F. Cayley, H. Oddie. L. Davis, F. Garnsey, and E. Harris—received their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Goods Stolen From Motor Car. Insurance Liability
Judge Holt, in a judgment in the District Court yesterday, held that goods stolen from a motor car in an hotel parking-place were covered by an insurance policy which extended…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motor Firms Make Planes
American tyre and car manufacturers are rapidly filling the huge orders placed by Great Britain for aircraft engines and other war plant…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Invents New Motor Engine
A Sydney inventor, Mr. A. Renlund, of Palm Beach, has been granted a provisional patent on what he calls a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →MOTORS & MOTORING Rise In Prices Of Used Cars
Used car prices have risen sharply in Great Britain because no new cars are available to the public. Cars in good condition, which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Men and U.s. War Effort
TWO American motor chiefs, whose firm plays a vital part in the U.S. National Defence programme, have arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Under Tram; Brave Girl Brisbane
REMARKABLE stoicism was displayed by Miss Merle Heinenman. 19, of Hazelwood Road, New Farm, when, after having her right…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Girl Loses Leg By Tram Fall BRISBANE
Falling from a tram in Queen-street today, Merle Heineman. 20. of Hazelwood-road, was caught under the rear bogie of another tram…
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BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Merle Heineman, 22, of Haywood Road, Newtown, fainted in a tram today, slipped under the guard rail, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Family injured in motor smash
WOLLONGONG, Saturday. -- A man, woman, and their two children were injured today in a motor smash…
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The executive of Associated Motor Transport has decided to ask the Commissioner for Transport to modify the tests for licences to drive motor vans…
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LISMORE, Sunday.--Leonard George Rose, 20, was killed this afternoon when a motor cycle he was riding and a motor car driven by L. W. McLennan,…
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