Munition Train Explodes. German Disaster. LONDON, Jan. 8. (A.A.P.)
There was a terrific explosion when a German munition train collided with another on the main railway line near Budapest (Hungary)…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
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Safe Drivers Live Longest (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)
The safe driver lives longest, and, what is more important to the public, he allows others to live longer, too. This is a piece of advice that might…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motorists' Corner (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon") "Carbon" Goes Bush
Well, to the intense surprise of everybody, including illustrious self, I am back in comparative civilisation, more or less intact. Sundry people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Old Railway Cottage
The Department of Railways no[?]es that land and old stone cottage thereon, situate at the foot of Lapstone Hill, Emu Plains, is for sale, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOTORS and Motoring Motoring Memos
THE impulsive use of the accelerator and the brake pedal can be likened to driving along a switchback railway track. Neither of these actions should…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →OVERHEATING Points for Motorists to Watch
A BADLY corroded radiator will seriously impair the cooling efficiency of the engine. In this case, recourse may be made to one of the many solvents and…
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THE Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. C. N. Neale, has just had published a new motor traffic handbook which will be issued to motorists instead…
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Applicants for a motor driver's or rider's licence will be required, in future, to answer 12 questions on motor traffic law before being granted a licence…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Boating. the Riverside Club
Next Sunday afternoon, commencing at 2.45, members of the Riverside Motor Bout Club, Jewfish Point, George's: River, will decide the following contests:--Cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hints to Motorists. Fuel Consumption
It is safe to suggest that any condition of mal adjustment has an adverse effect upon fuel consumption. If compression is lost due to worn…
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The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) yesterday announced changes in the examination of applicants for motor drivers' licences…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hew Queensland Railway Chief
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Mr. P. R.T. Wills, secretary to the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. C. A. Murton), will succeed him as commissioner on March…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Derailed At City Intersection
One line of tram traffic in King Street, City, was held up for 10 minutes last night when a tram left the rails. The tram, bound from King's Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Men. Commissioner's Appreciation of Loyal Co-operation. (Contributed)
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, issued the following New Year message to the great staff of 42,000 men and women in the railway service:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summary. Oversea News. Aerodrome Captured
Gazaia aerodrome, 30 miles west of the Italian naval base of Tobruk, has been captured. In a raid before the British forces…
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The N.R.M.A. Touring Department reports that New England Highway, between Sydney and Brisbane, now offers good…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →To Train Boys As Airmen London
"A highway into the R.A.F.," was the description given by the Air Minister (Sir Archibald Sinclair) to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floodwaters Menace New Areas Six Railway Lines Still Blocked Meat Shortage In Sydney
Floods menace new districts in the west and north-west as swollen rivers race on to the Darling, which is already rising. The break in the main northern railway line at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riverside Motor Boat Club
On Sunday next, 12th inst starting at 2.45 p.m. members of the above club will decide the following events: Crufser Hen, for trophy presented by Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOTORING Shortage Of Motor Mechanics
Car repairs in service stations were being held up because of a shortage of mechanics, the Secretory of…
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