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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

162 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 9

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 5

Sheep : 16,700 penned on Thursday, the quality being again very I good, including 'several drafts of extra prime. Buyers were well…

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Telegraphic News. Sydney. Thursday, 4 p.m. Tramway Strike

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 9

The Railway Commissioners have firmly replied that the union card system must continue at the Randwick workshops…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 5

sheep and Cattle : The marker, on Thursday was quite equal to Monday's high rates, though it opened somewhat weaker, but…

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Increase in Railway Rates and Fares

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 6

The new railway rates provide for 10 per cent, and in certain cases 15 per cent, increases. The penny tram section is to be a…

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Reduced Railway Service

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 2

In consequence of the strike the following altered and reduced train service will operate as from Sunday, 5th inst.:—…

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Mails by Aeroplane

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 5

Ae regular aeroplane service between New York and Chicago is prosed. It is estimated that the flight of 720 miles could be made in from six to ten hours,…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 4

Wool.-Preparations are now being made in the 'trade for the distribution of the 10 per 'cent, retention money, which is to be…

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20,000 Railway Men Still Out

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

Over 20,000 men employed by the Railway Commissioners prior to the strike are still out; 19,322 remained loyal…

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The Nerriga Road. To the Editor

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 2

Sir,— Allow me space in your valuable columns to pass a few remarks upon the bad state of the road between Nerriga and…

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Motoring Notes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 6

Surprising though it may be, there were twenty-four more motor cars imported from Great Britain into the United States last…

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Train Fired At

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 3

a telephone message from Carcoar just before one o'clock on Friday morning, stating that…

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Williamsdale Railway Requirements

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

The Secretary, Department of Railways and Tramways, advised the Hon. Austin Chapman as follows:—With reference to your letter of the 4th ultimo, enclosing a…

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Motoring Notes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 10
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

Whoever would have though to see a Ford motor car slowly plodding along the furrows of a wheat field, taking the place of…

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Railway Workers Discharged

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 2

A gang of about forty railway construction men who have been employed in putting down foundations for the wheat stacks at South…

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Motor Car Travelling. Safety First

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 6

There can be no question that she watchword in motor car travelling should be first and always safety first. Because "safety first"…

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Motoring Notes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 6
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

A common trouble with new cars and vehicles which, have received an overhaul is the brake shoes rubbing on their drums. It…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 7

Wool.-There are indications that during the ensuing appraisements direct shipments of wool from Australia to America will…

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Motoring Notes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 8

In a paper read before the Coventry Engineering Society (Eng.land), Mr. E. A. Watson, M.Sc, brought forward a point which…

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