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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 7

Rents of Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 1

Under the 1919 L.G. Act., control of all public and dedicated reads was vested in the Councils, end the definition of a "Public road" in the Act…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 5

The Shire engineer, Mr. J. J. Muir, reported at Thursday's meeting of the Shire Council as follows :— "On the Tarago road the old…

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Accidental Death. Recent Motor Car Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 2

The adjourned inquest touching the death of William Ryan, as the result of' the motor car smash on April 25, was resumed this morning…

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Suspension Bridge Repairs

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 2

The Monaro Shire engineer, Mr. Wagner, was present at Friday night's meeting of the Municipal Council. This was following on the…

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Main Roads Unsympathetic Minister

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 3

At last Thursday's meeting of the Tallagauda Shire Council the president (Cr. L. Chapman), who represented the Council at the recent…

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Economical Road-making Device

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 6

A novel road-making device has been introduced by Mr. White, engineer to the Shire of RylBtone. It is claimed for it that it has the triple…

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Another Motor Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 7

A motor car accident occurred near Grafton on Tuesday night, resulting in the death of the driver and a passenger. A tree, uprooted…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 4

The report of the engineer, Mr. J. J. Mulr, for June is as follows:- "At the Araluen end the redecking of the Stony Creek bridge has been…

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Money for Roads How It Will Be Divided

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 5

So far the allocation of New South Wales' share of the £500,000 which the Commonwealth Government intends to make available for road work…

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Local and General News Making Road Bricks

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 2

The Walgett Shire engineer is carrying out an experiment in road metal burning. A pit bas been sunk and "pugged" clay is being procured cut…

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N.z. Railway Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 7

The wreck of the main trunk express in New Zealand is attributed to a boulder that bad fallen between the lines. The gas from the…

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Main Roads the Proposed Board

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 5

At a meeting of the executive of the Local Government Association a report of the negotiations between the National Roads Association and…

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Another Motor Smash

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 4

A terrible accident happened on Saturday evening at a railway level crossing near Parkes, a mother and her son being killed and two other…

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Railway Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 7

A cattle train ran into a dead end at Demondrille on Saturday. Heavy damage was done to the train. Several beasts were killed…

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Another Motor Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 7

In connection with the collision between a motor cycle and bicycle on the Parramatta Road at Haberfield on Saturday evening the man…

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Yass-Canberra Railway

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 2

At the conclusion of the meeting on Friday afternoon last when Mr. Farrar, Minister for Labor and Industry, spoke on the British Empire Exhibition, Mayor…

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Latest Cable News. Railway Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 2

A terrible railway accident is re-ported on the line between Sofia and Vana, in Bulgaria. Two passenger trains collided; 103 passengers were…

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Yass-canberra Railway

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 2

A public meeting at Yass called to consider the Yass-Canberra-Jervis Bay railway scheme decided to held a conference at Yass early…

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Telegraphic News. SYDNEY. Thursday. 4 p.m. New Railway Bill

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 2

The State Government has decided to introduce a bill during the coming session to amend the Railway Act, which will abolish the office of fourth…

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The Slow Train

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 8

With much grinding and jolting of brakes the only train of the day pulled up at the little wayside station of Sloughborough…

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