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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

44 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 3

Motor Notes Easy Starting

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

Observance of simple precautions and a system in making adjustments will go far towards imparting the qualities of easy starting and…

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Bombala-Berridale Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Monaro Shire Council the Clerk, Bibbenluke Shire Council, advised that his Council had applied to the Department of…

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Motor Notes Rear Hub Bearings

The Bombala Times · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

Lubricators feeding the rear hub bearings are frequently out of sight, causing neglect of regular attention. Some English cars are so designed…

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Aerodrome for Bombala

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

At the last Bibbenluke Shire Council meeting a letter was read from the Civil Aviation Department, Melbourne, which contained the report of an…

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Big Jack-yellow Waterhole Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

Burragate Progress Association asked Imlay Shire Council for improvement of the road from the top of Big Jack Mountain to the Yellow Waterhole…

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Motor Notes a Hot Weather Hint Clean Radiator to Keep the Engine Cool

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

It is necessary to keep clean the interior water passages of both the radiator itself and the engine cylinder block if engine efficiency is to be…

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Main Rood Wonted Bombala -Maffra Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

The following appeared in the Shire Engineer's report at the last meeting of the Monaro Shire Council:—Recommendation made that Council support…

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Railway Trucking Yards

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

As the result of representations made by the Bombala branch of the Graziers' Association, with regard to the three trucking yards in this district…

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Another Interstate Road. Wangrabelle—rockton— Bombala

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

Apropos of a petition now being circulated with the object of assisting to bring about the construction of that portion of the…

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Railway Ambulance

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

At the examination of the Bombala Hallway Ambulance Class, which was instructed by W. P. McMahon, and examined by Mr. Collier, of the Railway…

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Motor Notes Value of Speed Limits

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

"Great care should be exercised before any decisions are arrived at regarding the fixing of speed limits for motor vehicles," said the president of…

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Motor Notes Chevrolet Sales

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

With 46,400 sales in the past 11 years, 14,200 more Chevrolet trucks and utilities have been sold in Australia than vehicles of the nearest…

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Road to Wangrabelle Proposal Further Advanced

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

Mr. Napier, of Nungatta Station, which lies between Rockton and Genoa, has taken up the cudgels on behalf of the proposed developmental road to…

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Short Cut to Bendoc Needs Linking Up with the Delegate Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

ORBOST, Wednesday.—The praise bestowed upon the beauty of the "front door to Bendoc," from the turnoff on the Bonang Highway has been…

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Railway Excursions in April To and From Sydney. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Interstate

Delegate Argus · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 2

In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for Excursion travel next month…

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Road Smash. Several Persons Injured

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 4

A double collision occurred on the Pine Valley Road about 8.20 on Saturday night as the result of which several people received treatment at…

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Railway Excursions to and From Sydney. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Interstate

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 4

In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for Excursion travel next month…

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Which Country is Building Most Roads

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

This is undoubtedly the United States. In its report for 1937 the Bureau of Public Roads of the Department of…

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Motor Notes Noisy Tappets

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

If you find noisy tappets on a Chrysler, De Soto, Dodge or Plymouth car, and adjustments will not give satisfactory results, make sure that the…

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Railway Excursions, for Autumn School Vacation "Anywhere to an Where" Series Extended

Delegate Argus · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways advises that the "Anywhere to Anywhere" series of excursions, which has been in operation since…

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