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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
5
Advice on car maintenance and driving technique to conserve fuel. Check tyres, brakes, choke usage, avoid high speeds, keep in lower gears, inspect petrol lines, clean filters, check carburettor, spark plugs, points, distributor, and brake use. Coast to stop to save fuel.
The amendments raise the driving age to 18 for learners and licenses and ban underage driving unless accompanied. Motorcyclists face pillion restrictions and speed limits in built up areas. Reoffenders face licence cancellation and higher fines for dangerous driving. Pedestrian and minor traffic offences face stiffer penalties while suspensions increase for serious violations.
Melbourne oil executives forecast abolition of petrol rationing by Easter after further conferences to settle Australia’s fuel position. Commonwealth official J B Cumming declined to confirm the plan, with Cabinet set to fix a tentative abolition date after talks with Senator-elect McLeay. Over 70 tankers have discharged in Melbourne in six months, with total five month tonnage over 550000 tons across various petroleum products.
Plug points burn faster in new high compression engines than in older models and need to be checked about every 1000 miles. In re setting points always bend the outside electrode. Never attempt to move the centre electrode as this may crack the porcelain and ruin the plug.
Horsham and District Motor Cycle Club members recently attended several western centre race meetings. The Geelong Sporting Club held passes at Portarlington and Hamilton events saw strong results with first second and third prizes. Bill Franklin had an accident but is recovering. On Monday members visited the 1940 Victorian Grand Prix at Victoria Park racing circuit with nearly all members making the trip.
Austin A70 finishes London to Cape Town run in record time three weeks ago. Crew Ralph Sleigh and Peter Johns complete Sahara crossing despite speedometer failure. They will reuse this route for next November's Algiers to Cape Rally.
A Czechoslovak motorcycle model C4 is being marketed in Australia by Brice Small Pty Ltd. The 12 horsepower two stroke machine is priced at £115 including sales tax. It features a fully enclosed telescopic forks and a unit construction engine and gearbox with a three speed positive foot change.
The 1927 Bend Meeting will feature an England imported car by Mr. F A Day of Burwood and a potential Maserati entrant. The event benefits the Victoria War Widows Guild with 12 eyes and four carom es and £1100 in prize money. Races include growt eva, scratch events over 1500 cc, and open handicaps on the old figure four circuit. Lex Davison’s 74 mph average holds the tar strip record.
OCR text shows scattered fragments mentioning Harps and Flowers, a person named Whiell, references to health, fenders, Rebs Pienner, drinking, and a jovial fellow. The passage reads like stray colloquial mentions without coherent story or clear events.
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