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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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

Train Alterations

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

The following particulars of train alternations will be of interests to residents:—The service to the Cooma line from Sydney will be by the…

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Big Cattle Sale. "John Bridge" at Gleninnes

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

With no less than 1,859 head of cattle yarded at Glen Innes on the 7th inst., the whole of which were sold at satisfactory prices, John…

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Big Cattle Sale. "John Bridge" at Glen Innes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 3

With no less than 1,859 head of cattle yarded at Glen Innes on the 7th inst., the whole of which were sold at satisfactory…

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Speed of Motors

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

New regulations, under the Motor Traffic Act, 1909, tabled by the Chief Secretary in the Legislative Assembly, prescribe that…

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With Flying Colours. Success of the Dodge Brothers Motor Car. Record Perth-Kalgoorlie Broken

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

There have been numerous instances; since the Dodge Brothers car was put on the Australian market towards the closing part of Last year,…

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The Coal Strike. Dislocation of Train Services. Call on Motor Cars

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

Travelling under existing conditions by anything else than motor cars is not easy. Scarcity of coal is affecting train services and…

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Issue of Life Railway Passes

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

One of the latest administrative acts of the ex-Minister for Home Affairs; (Mr. O'Malley) before he was dropped from the Cabinet was, to issue, about sixty gold…

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Motor Car Fatality Near Braidwood. Mr. P. Coffey Killed Instantly

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

This afternoon we received a phone message from Braidwood to the effect that a fatal motor car accident occurred last night near…

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The Train Service. New Time Table

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 2

Commencing to-day (Friday) the 3.30 p.m. train, Nimmatabel to Goulburn, will now leave at 6 p.m. and run as a mixed train throughout,…

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Tragic Accident. Motor Car Turns Over Mr. P. Coffey Killed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 6

Braidwood was thunderstruck on Tuesday morning last when the news reached here that Ald. P. Coffey, Mayor of Braidwood…

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Braidwood Police Court THURSDAY. (Before Mr. Williams, P.M.). Motor Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 7

Joseph Nosworthy, of Goulburn, pleaded guilty to driving a motor car in Wallace-street without a tail light. Fined 5s, with…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 2

Further particulars are to hand of the tragic death of Mr. Patrick Coffey, of Braidwood, briefly referred to in our last issue. The facts…

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Legislative Council. Motor Taxation

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 2

When the Legislative Council met on Tuesday afternoon the Solicitor General (Mr. Garland) moved the second reading of the Motor Vehicle…

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An Aeroplane Flight

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

Driver Roger Colman, of Waverley, and brother of Mr. H. G. Colman, of Messrs. J. B. Young & Co., Queanbeyan, descries an aeroplane…

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News of the Day. Goods Train Restrictions

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

Wool is not being accepted for transit at the Queanbeyan goodsshed and other stations on the Queanbeyan line pending a settlement of the coal strike…

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Obstacles on Railway

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

While a train travelling from Sydenham to St. Peters on Saturday night the locomotive struck obstacles. An examination disclosed that two pieces of iron had been…

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Our Roads

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

On account of the excessive rains our roads in numerous places are in a very bad state. Our local councillor is almost daily receiving…

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The Train Service

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

Considerable inconvenience is being experienced here through the curtailment of the train service to only three times a week. Many of…

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The Coal Trouble. Train Services Further Affected. Resort to Motor Cars

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

The wheels of trade and all travelling arrangements continue to be severely affected by the scarcity or coal which has literally paralysed…

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COMMERCIAL. John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 5

Wool.—Business is at a standstill pending the Prime Minister's pronouncement, to be made liament, respecting the details…

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