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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

233 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 12

Road-making Plant

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

A trial has been held of a new bucket loader purchased by the Mulwarree Shire Council at a cost of £1460…

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Proposed Road Plant Discussion in the Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting yesterday a letter was read from the Mulwarree Shire Council, in reply to the Council's request for advice from…

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Fight at Funeral. Dead Tram Man's Mates

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

A remarkable scene occurred at a funeral procession at Daceyville on Monday afternoon. The funeral was that of William…

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Linking Up Railways. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. Allen, secretary of the Graziers' Association, gave evidence before the Public Works Commission yesterday in favour of a railway…

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Telegraphic News Motorists Injured. Dubbo

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Another serious motor accident occurred last night when two cars collided on the Wellington Road near Maryville. Three occupants of…

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Road-making Piant

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

A trial has been held of a new bucket loader purchased by the Mulwarree Shire Council at a cost of £1460…

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Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas, vice-captain of the English Eleven, was hurt in a motor smash at Garden Vale, Victoria, yesterday. One of his…

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Motor Car Kills a Horse

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

A motor car, driven by Frank O'- Grady, of Coogee Bay Hotel, collided with a lorry drawn by two horses in St. Peters. Two men in the car were…

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Roads Overseer's Progress Report for January

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 1

The undermentioned report by the Roads Overseer was read and adopted at the monthly meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council held last…

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Dead Baby Found in Train. Young Woman Arrested

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

The body of a male child, about three weeks old, was found in a train which arrived from Muswellbrook yesterday afternoon…

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Motor Notes the Home Painter How the Owner Driver May Renovate His Car

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Some time ago, we spoke of the way in which the owner-driver should clean and polish the paint and metal work of his car, and of the care…

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Municipal Main Roads Grant

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

The town clerk has been advised that the main roads grant allotted to the municipality this year is £60, against £70 last year. This appears…

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Baby Murder Alleged. Gruesome Find in Train

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

Emily Hensworth, a young single woman, resident at Muswellbrook, was arrested there on Wednesday shortly after the arrival of the…

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Two Men Killed Outright in Motor Car Smash. Perth

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2

A motor car travelling between the Nannup Hotel and Manjimup sawmill crashed into a tree. Two men named McCarthy and Murphy…

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Motor Notes Testing the Tuning of the Car Acquiring the Practised Ear

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

It is safe to assert that of all the cars on the road to-day which have seen more than six months' service, quite thirty per cent. are not running…

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Wild Leap From Train

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 8

Leaping from a train that was travelling at a rapid bace between Wagga and Albury, a young man rolled over and over, jumped up, dusted…

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Motor Car and Machinery Exhibit

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 2

Near the Flower Pavilion Mr. W. Freebody, Associate Dealer in Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire for Dodge Bros. Cars, had a stand where…

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Central Motor Works

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 2

The Central Motor Works'. exhibit was in charge of Mr. Leon Day, proprietor. Prominence was given to the new Willys Knight which has…

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Motor Notes Wheels and Their Respective Advantages Characteristics of Principal Types Discussed

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

Whilst circumstances such as the Great War have produced weird contraptions which called themselves wheels, wherein springs and other…

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Shire Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 7

The acting-engineer Mr. P. B. Taylor, reported at yesterday's meeting as follows:— "As instructed at the last meeting…

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