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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

174 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 9

Motor Car Illumination

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

A British accessory manufacturer has attacked the automobile illumination problem in a brand-new manner. Instead of using four lamps, two of them…

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By Tramcar to Bethlehem

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

The running of tramways in Jerusalem is at last materialising. A forty years' concession has been granted. According to the contract, the…

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Germans Evacuate Diest. American Thanks. by Aeroplane to Paris. Mons Battle Episode. Turkish Attitude. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

The Germans have evacuated Diest recently taken after two fierce battles. The entire region north of the Demer River is clear of the…

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The War Latest Cables Germans Evacuate Diest. American Thanks. by Aeroplane to Paris. Mons Battle Episode. Turkish Attitude. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

The Germans have evacuated Diest recently taken after two fierce battles. The entire region north of the Demer River is clear of the…

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A Funeral Motor Car

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 5

A San Francisco undertaker has built a funeral car that is far more than a hearse, for, in addition to the space for the casket and flowers, there are…

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Science Notes. Motor-car and Motor-boat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 5

A Scotch engineer has succeeded in building a combination motor-car and motor-boat. The craft has already undergone successful trials around and…

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Aeroplane Brought Down

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

The Belgians brought down a German aeroplane near Rochefort the occupants being killed. SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon…

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Motor Cycle Record

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

JACK BOOTH, the well-known Victorian motor cyclist has established a new Australasian record for the straightway mile. Riding a 7-h.p. Indian…

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£600,000 in Cold in a Train

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 6

Probably the most valuable freight over conveyed by a single train has been carried on the Lehigh Valley Railway from Denver, Baltimore, and…

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Germans Seek to Regain Paris Roads

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The Germans are apparently making another effort to regain the roads to Paris…

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Latest War News. Germans Seek to Regain Paris Roads. Von Kluck's Misfortune. in East Prussia. Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The big battle in the north-east of France continues with unabated fury. The Allies are making great…

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Motor Mail Services

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 2

Mr. Austin Chapman has been making strenuous efforts to speed the mail services in Eden-Monaro. For a long time past he has…

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Woodger Bros., the Licensed Dealers, Queanbeyan. Motor Mail Services

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 4

Mr. Austin Chapman has been making strenuous efforts to speed the mail services in Eden-Monaro For a long time past he has…

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The Railways of the States

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 2

How have the railways of the States been faring of late, and how will they be affected by the European war crisis. No statistical information is to hand…

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Main Roads Grants

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1914 · page 2

The disbursements include:—Municipalities: Braidwood £220 first advance (£100), Goulburn £220 (£100), Queanbeyan £270 (£100),…

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Railway Freights

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

Now, in the matter of costs. Steel Ceilings and Linings have a sp[?] interest for the man on the land, not only as regards the cost of…

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A Funeral Motor-car

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 6

A San Francisco undertaker has built a funeral car that is far more than a hearse, for, in addition to the space for the casket and flowers, there is…

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Gates Across Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Yass P.P. Board on Tuesday last legal opinion regarding the proposed gate to be erected by the Queanbeyan Board…

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