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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

174 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 9

Landslip at Pine Range. Train Runs Into a Land-slide. Engine Considerably Damaged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

THE mixed goods passenger train, No 1[?], when coming down the Pine Range Cutting on Saturday night, from Goulburn, one of the steepest grades on the…

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Railway Building

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

Naturally that part of the State Premier's policy speech which dealt with railway construction was very eagerly…

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New Road-mending Machine

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 6

An experimental teat has been made in Paris of a portable road-mending machine, consisting of a six borse-power gasoline engine, actuating an air com…

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Gyroscopic Motor-car

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 6

A motor-car with a full-size body, but only two wheels, has been can structed by the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company, Birmingham,…

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Motor Fatality. Pinned Beneath a Car

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

MR. RAYMOND CRUICKSHANK, aged 26 years, son of C. Cruickshank, of Barmedman, was killed on Monday on the road near Jugiong by a motor car…

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City Railway Expansion. Electric Underground Railway Approved

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 3

It is estimated that about 50,000 suburban railway passengers engaged in business in Sydney arrive every day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.,…

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The Federal Capital. the Railway Service

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 2

A REGULAR railway service for goods is now operating between Queanbeyan and Canberra. The water pipes are now unloaded here instead of at…

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Merchandise by Aeroplane

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 2

Still another achievement has to be recorded to successful commercial enterprise. Mons. Guillaux on his flight from Melbourne to Sydney…

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Yass-Canberra Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 2

MR. MCGIRR, M.L.A., speaking in the Legislative Assembly urged the claims of the Yass-Canberra railway as follows:—"I am confident that…

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Rabbits on Government Roads. Is the Shire Responsible

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Peel Shire Council, a letter, was received from the secretary of the Tamworth P. P. Board forwarding Inspector Brackenreg's report with regard to…

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Hydraulic Train Stops

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 5

The sudden stopping of trains at terminal stations has long been a source of continual annoyance to travellers, and in many cases has been…

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Straight Railways

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 5

The route selected for the proposed race between an aeroplane and an express train-- from St Petersburg to Moscow-- is the most favourable that…

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THE Sword of Freedom A Tale of the Days of Bruce and Wallace. Chapter Ix. Stirling Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 4

The leisure which Wallace enjoyed before the appearance of the English was of the utmost advantage to him. It was occupied in carefully selecting a strong and secure…

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Road-mending Machine

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 5

An experimental test has been made in Paris of a portable road-mending machine, consisting of a six horsepower gasoline engine, actuating an…

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THE Sword of Freedom A Tale of the Days of Bruce and Wallace. Chapter Ix. Stirling Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 4

"Why stand we here like cowards, as if we were afraid of the enemy ?" he exclaimed. "I would that our liege King Edward could but see us now ! By my troth, and he would…

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Railway Traffic

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

FROM the report of the Chief Commissioner for the year ended 30th June the following particulars as to certain stations are extracted, the total revenue…

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Motor-car Bodies

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 5

A firm of French builders recently perfected a method of using what is styled wood cement for the manufacture of motor-car bodies, apparently…

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How to Crochet a Motor Cap

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 6

For motoring and holiday wear in breezy weather, there is no more comfortable headwear than a close-fitting can of knitted or crocheted wool or…

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Motor Car Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

An unlooked-for ending to an enjoyable day's outing was experienced by a party of local gentlemen on Wednesday last. They journied to…

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