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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

244 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 13

Motor Omnibus Runs Amok. Scene in Birmingham

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 3

The motor omnibuses on the Edgbaston route, Birmingham, run with pleasing smoothness, and apparently the drivers have them under perfect…

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Motor Car—federal Capital

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

IN the Federal Parliament Mr. Austin Chapman asked the Minister of Home Affairs; upon notice—Is the motor car now in use in the Federal Capital the…

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Motor Car-federal Capital

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

MR. AUSTIN CHAPMAN asked the Minister of Home Affairs, upon notice— Is the motor car now in use in the Federal Capital the property of the Government. If…

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Geology of the Northern Railway Line. Maitland to Barraba

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 4

MAITLAND is on the eastern side of a great arch of rocks, now worn down to a gently undulating surface. Soon after we leave the town we pass over…

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Transcontinental Railways

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

The Federal Legislature is engaged in pushing through the Bill for the constitution of the Kalgoorlie-Port Augusta railway. The cost of the line will…

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No Free Railway Tickets

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 3

With reference to representations made by the Hon. Austin Chapman, for free railway passes for delegates of the Federal Territory Vigilance Association to…

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Railway Smash. Nine Persons Injured

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 2

The most sensational smash which has occurred on the railway lines of New South Wales for some years, took place at Picton Lakes, 59 miles from Sydney,…

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Canada Cycle and Motor Agency, Ltd

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 4

This great Sydney house was, of course a prominent exhibitor. It showed, amongst others, a superb "Sunbeam" motor car of 16-20 h.p.,…

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Sydney's First Motor and Cycle Show. the Latest in Motor Mechanics

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 4

The main pavilion of the Royal Agricultural Society was the locus of Sydney's first Motor and Cycle Show, which was inaugurated on the 30th…

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Damaged Stock Train. Number of Sheep Killed. Picton

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 2

The fronts of the three engines were completely stove in. Several sheep vans were smashed to matchwood, end a great number of sheep killed…

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Railway Smash on Southern Line. Several People Injured. Mail and Stook Trains Collide. Three Engines Derailed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 2

A railway smash that narrowly escaped assuming the form of a catastrophe occurred at midnight on Tuesday night on the main Southern line at Picton Likes. As a result…

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The Hoodoo. a Railway Sketch

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 4

Mr W. Pett Ridge writes' in the "Daily Mail" of 26th May:—The men sauntered up and down near" the door that was marked in…

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Breach of Motor Traffic Act

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 2

A case of interest to motorists was dealt with by Mr. Holcombe. P.M., at the Queanbeyan Police Court on Wednesday last. William Arthur Hadler was…

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Police Court. Wednesday, November 8. (Before Mr. Holcombe, P.m.) Warning to Motor Cyclists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 5

WILLIAM ARTHUR HADLER was charged with not having within three days after the expiration of his registration delivered up one certificated numbered…

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Terrors of Ocean Roads. Fighting Fog and Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1911 · page 4

The recent wreck of the Hilda off the coast of St. Malo, and the consequent loss of 128 lives, is a reminder that man is as far from conquering the dangers…

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Motor Cyclist Fined

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 2

A CASE possessing interest for motorists was determined at the Queanbeyan Police Court last week, when William Author Hadler was charged that having had a certificate of…

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Another Railway to the Capital

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 2

MR. AUSTIN CHAPMAN, M.P., who introduced a deputation to the Minister for Home Affairs in Melbourne on Friday of residents in the Federal territory, asking for…

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French Railway Bill. a Socialistic Measure. Companies Protest. Paris, Sunday Evening

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 5

Five of the leading railway companies have protested against the French Government's Bill providing for State nominations of…

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Tourist Train Fares. Liberal Concessions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 4

THE summer time-table, which came into force on the 15th October, contains a schedule setting out particulars of the new special cheap excursion fares…

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Railway Work Photographs

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 5

The uses of photography are constantly extending. A western railroad has uses for it as a substitute for written reports on construction work…

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