Motor Tanker Launched 10,000 Gross Tonnage
At Eriksbergs Mek. Verkstad, Gothenburg, a motor tanker, built for Olsen & Ugelstat, has been launched. The ship, which…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 248
Tram and Lorry Collide. Three People Hurt
A crowded tram crashed into a large motor lorry on the western end of Glebe Island bridge yesterday, and three passengers were taken to hospital…
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Three passengers were injured when a tram carrying more than 80 people and a motor lorry collided on the Glebe Island Bridge yesterday…
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The engineer's report to last meeting of Nepean Shire Council included:— "An inspection of Beech Road, Prestons, has been carried out. It was…
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Last night Ralph Hardiman, 15 years of age, of Newtown, fell off a train at Sutherland railway station. He received a probable…
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The fact that pedestrians headed the list in road fatalities last year -- 174 were killed -- has "roused the…
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LONDON, March 10.--American variety stars are planning a "road show" to buy bombers for Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kemp's Creek Bridge Question of £1000 Grant
From engineer's report to Nepean Shire Council:— "The matter of a Federal grant of £1000 made available by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Speed and Inexperience" Coroner on Road Fatality
"From the evidence before me I am of the opinion that speed, coupled with inexperience, was the cause of this very sad fatality," stated the district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fighting Priest Leads Abyssinians. Vital Road Cut. From Our Own Correspondent and A.A.P. LONDON, March 26
The Khartoum correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that Abyssinian Patriots, commanded by a fighting priest, cut a vital Italian supply line…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motorists' Corner (By "Carbon"SHOW MEMORIES
The Royal Empire Show, from April 7 to 15, will be outstanding in many respects, chief of which is the fact that the Royal Agricultural Society of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring Memos
MOTOR vehicles registered at the end of February, 1941, totalled 316,144, a decrease of only 38 on those registered at the and of January, There was a…
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SOME interesting observation on the use of a car fitted with a producer gas plant for purposes of experiment, and investigation Are made by the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bombed Trucks on Fire. Ammunition Explodes. Heroic Railwaymen London, March 26. (A.A.P.)
Great heroism was shown by railwaymen in fighting fires in ammunition trucks and waggons during a recent heavy air raid on a west coast town…
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The Government would no doubt realise the need, when conditions improve, to relax the pressure upon the motor industry, said Mr. R. Cobden,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidents of the Week. Motor Cycle in Flames
Last Saturday afternoon a motor cycle, being ridden by Richard Hollis, of Leichhardt, along Princes Highway, Rockdale, suddenly burst into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →York Motors Pty. on Profit Basis
For the current year to date, the subsidiary, York Motors Pty., Ltd., had operated profitably, said the chairman of York Motors (Holdings), Ltd. (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Rush To Buy Bulk Petrol Motorists Use Ration Tickets Before Expiry
City and suburban garage proprietors have been rushed this week by motorists seeking to buy petrol in drums. These motorists have been saving up their ration tickets,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Drive and Picnic
Approximately 100 members of the Catholic community of Fairfield participated in a motor drive to National Park last Sunday. The outing, which was…
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A very enjoyable day was ppent by the club at the hill climb at Casuba [?]ast Sunday. There was a good roll-up, and many ladies were in attendance…
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