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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

233 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 12

Queanbeyan Age Tuesday, January 6, 1925 Fatal Motoring Accident Driver Drowned Under Car

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

Deep regret was expressed everywhere when news reached town early yesterday morning that Mr. Barney Thomas, a popular motor driver in…

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Motoring Fatalities

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

Through the bursting of a tyre, a motor car capsized at Adelaide and Charles Clarke was killed, four others being slightly injured…

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Motor Notes. The Motor in 1925

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

At this time of the year, writers on motoring subjects usually have a good deal to say on the car prospects for the ensuing twelve months. Space…

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Southern Railway Commissioner

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 3

There could be no appointment more acceptable to the rank and file of the railway service than that of Mr. J. D Reid, Goulburn Traffic…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 8

The engineer, Mr. Carrington, reported at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council ag follows:— "Referring to Mr. Mulllins's…

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Fatal Motoring Accident. Driver Drowned Under Car

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

Deep regret was expressed everywhere when news reached Queanbeyan early on Monday morning that Mr. Barney Thomas, a popular motor…

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Railwaymen Protest

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

The railwaymen in general are so opposed to the suggestion of adopting a "work to rule" policy that it has been abandoned by the Council of the…

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Motor Notes. Starting Difficulties of the Ford

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

A good number of the starting troubles which beset the Ford owner may be traced to the commutator. When any…

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New Road-making Machine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

A Barber Greene motor bucket loader, which has been purchased by the Mulwarree Shire at au approximate cost of £1500, to assist in…

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Telegraphic News SYDNEY Thursday, 4 p.m. Sensational. Railway Smash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

The most dangerous train smash in the history of Sydney Station occurred last night when two suburban trains collided near Redfern tunnel…

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Insurance on Motor Cars

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

It was announced this week by the Accident Underwriters' Association of N.S.W. that as from February 1 the insurance…

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The Utmost in Motor Car Values Rollin Surpasses Expectations

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Grazziers' Co-operative Co, writes:— Ever since the Rollin Motor Car first made its appearance in Australia, it…

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The Utmost in Motor Car Values. Rollin Surpasses Expectations

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 3

Ever since the Rollin Motor Car first made its appearance in Australia it has met with the unqualified approval of the motoring public. This…

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Motor Notes. Simple Motor Truck Economics

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

Every business to be run efficiently and profitably requires that close attention be given to overhead costs and the question of depreciation of…

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Motor Cars Racing

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

On Tuesday evening of last week at 9.10 o'clock two motor cars which regularly ply for hire between this town and the local railway station,…

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The Hydrometer and its Use an Essential Accessary for Country Motorists

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 4

The great usefulness of the hydrometer is not sufficiently appreciated by many private car-owners. By its use in determining when the…

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Motor Notes. Why Trucks Wear Out

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 4

Why Trucks Wear Out Not many months ago the writer was in a well-known but remote dairying village of the South Coast…

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Shire Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

Culcairn Shire is trying a new scheme. It has decided that the 700 miles of road within the Shire be divided into areas of 100 miles each;…

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Motor Notes. The Evolution of the Modern Engine

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

In recalling the history of the development and gradual perfection of the motor, and more particularly of its engine, two salient facts first…

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Shire Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 8

The acting-engineer, Mr. P. B. Taylor) reported at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council:— "Lupton's gang hag finished…

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