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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

94 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5

Proposed Railway Line Abandoned

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet has decided that in view of the pressure of finances the proposal for a broad guage railway to connect Adelaide with…

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Railway Fares

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 7

The proposed increases in railway freights and fares are not intended to apply generally, but only to certain non-paying lines…

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Railway Time-table. Goulburn-nimmitabel Line

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

A Passenger train leaves Goulburn daily (Sundays excepted) at 1.55 a.m., leaves Tarago 2.50 a.m., Bungendore 3.33 a.m.,…

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Railway Time-table. Goulburn-nimmitabel Line

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 4

A Passenger train leaves Goulburn daily (Sundays excepted) at 1.55 a.m., leaves Tarago 2.50 a.m., Bungendore 3.33 a.m.,…

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July Sheep Sales. Invitation From "John Bridge."

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 6
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

Producers from this district who intend visiting Sydney for the forthcoming Sheep Sales are cordially invited by John Bridge &…

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Railway Time-table. Goulburn-nimmitabel Line

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 4

A Passenger train leaves Goulburn daily (Sundays excepted) at 1.55 a.m., leaves Tarago 2.50 a.m., Bungendore 3.33 a.m.,…

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Federal Capital. Yass-jervis Bay Railway. the Arsenal. Influx of Labor

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

In last Tuesday's AGs we were enabled to state, through the courtesy and thoughtfulness of our ever-vigilant Federal member, the Hon. Austin Chapman, that the…

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Railway Time-table. Goulburn-nimmitabel Line

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 4

A Passenger train leaves Goulburn daily (Sundays excepted) at 1.55 a.m., leaves Tarago 2.50 a.m., Bungendore 3.33 a.m.,…

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Roads Report. Engineer's Report

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 2

We extract the following from the Engineer's report on the roads, submitted at the last meeting of the Goodradigbee…

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Railway Time-table. Goulburn-nimmitabel Line

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 4

A Passenger train leaves Goulburn daily (Sundays excepted) at 1.55 a.m., leaves Tarago 2.50 a.m., Bungendore 3.33 a.m.,…

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Boy Falls Under Train

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 3

A railway accident, resulting in the loss of the life of Albert Francis Lansdowne, aged 14, of Melrose, South-parade Campsie, occurred on Monday morning. It…

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The Recent Damage to Motor Cars

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 2

Respecting the damage done to two motor cars at Harrison's (Mrs. Walsh's) hotel, the police report stating that there were no suspicious circumstances and that…

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Railway Time-table. Goulburn-nimmitabel Line

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 4

A Passenger train leaves Goulburn daily (Sundays excepted) at 1.55 a.m., leaves Tarago 2.50 a.m., Bungendore 3.33 a.m.,…

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Fortunes in Rubbish. Gold Pound in Road Metal

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 8

A road was being made in Tasmania with stone from around the new Golden Mara property near Warratina when it was discover…

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Sawmill Run by a Motor Car

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 4

Mr. G. D. Bassett, of Old Anglesby, Forbes, has discovered a new use for his motor car. His method is to back…

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New South Wales Government Railways. Cheap Excursion to Melbourne Wednesday, August 14Th

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 3

CHEAP Excursion Tickets at £2 First Class and £1/10/- Second Class, Single, and £4 First Class and £3 Second Class Return, will be issued to Melbourne by…

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"John Bridge's" Newest Department. Two Useful Agencies Secured

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

Wool-growing and dairying are undonbtedly two of the greatest of our primary industries. Anything that assist to render either of these…

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"John Bridge." Country Service and Supply. Two Notable Agencies

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 5

There is something to interest woolgrowers and dairymen in the fact that John Bridge and Co., Ltd., have accepted for their…

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