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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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

On the Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 8

Teacher: "Yes, Jacky, the earth does travel round the sun. But what travels round the earth?"…

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Motor Car Smashed. Driver Dies of Injuries

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 4

While crossing Canal Bridge, in Parramatta-road, near Dover-street, between Haberfield and Leichhardt, about 5.30 on Saturday evening,…

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Tram and Car Collide

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 3

A collision which occurred between a tram and motor car on the Parramatta road at Camperdown resulted in Walter Nunn, a…

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Railway Commissioners Annual Report

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 2

The report of the Commissioners for the N.S.W. Government Railways and Tramways for the year ended June 30, 1918, is to hand. Following are the figures…

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Our Railway Management. (To the Editor)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 3

It is perhaps a matter for regret that the public are kept much in the dark in relation to the details of railway management. It…

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The Cooma Train Case

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court on Friday, before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., Harold Sullivan and Thomas Turley, on remand, were charged…

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"John Bridge." WAYBILL (1918)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 7
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

The "John Bridge" Waybill has always been something more than a mere drab pamphlet of stereotyped information. This is because…

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"John Bridge." New Season's Waybill

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd, are now distributing their waybill for the 1918-19 season, and, as usual, the cover is utilised to bring…

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The Cooma Mail Train Case

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court on Tuesday before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P. M., Harold Sullivan and Thomas Turley, on bail, were charged that on August 19, in…

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A Bridge of Tanks

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 5

A correspondent of Hava's Ag-' ency on the British front, describing the passage of the dry Nord Canal, says that it is a most…

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Switzerland's Boy Soldiers. Begin to Train When They Are Eight

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 5

It is a fact not generally known that Switzerland maintain the largest armed force in Europe in proportion to her size and population. It can place…

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Anzacs on Leave. Railway Pases for Relatives

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 10

The New South Wales Government has decided to grant free first-class railway tickets from country stations to Sydney and…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, December 10, 1918. (Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.m.) Breach of Motor Act

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 2

Harold Edward McCarthy was charged with driving a motor car on the 16th November without headlights. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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