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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Local and General News Road Plant

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

At the conclusion of the ordinary business of the Shire Council yesterday the councillors interviewed a couple of representatives of firms…

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CRICKET. Railway C.C. Wins the Moore Shield

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

The match on Sunday last for the Moore Shield, between Queanbeyan and Railway clubs resulted in a win for the latter…

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Motor Notes The Motor Tourist's Outfit "Gadgets" Which He May Make at Home

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

To see many of the tourist parties which one meets with in the country during holiday time, is to realise that very few…

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North Shore Bridge. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

The foundation stone of the North Shore Bridge will be laid by the Governor on March 26…

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Road Grants. Minister Complains

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

Speaking at Dubbo the other day on the question of the Commonwealth-cum-State road grant, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. C…

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Shire Roads

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

At last meeting of the Monaro Shire Council, the Engineer reported:—Michelago-Gingera Road: The places complained of by Mr. Alex…

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Motoring Trials of the Old Days

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

Motor owning at the dawn of the present century was no unmixed pleasure, and those hardy early motorists who first braved public…

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Motor Notes Racers of To-day Modern Design Indicative of Present High Efficiency

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

IF any tangible proof were needed of the wonderful advances which have been made in perfecting the design of the modern car, and…

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Hoard of Sovereigns. Discovery in a Tram

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

A conductor of the Adelaide Municipal Tramways Trust has learned that virtue is its own reward. During the week he handed into the Lost…

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Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning before Mr. Cleeve, P.M., Malcolm Murray, of Molonglo Settlement, was fined 5, or one month, for driving…

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Motor Notes Intermittent Firing an Irritating Fault That Is Hard to Locate

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

Of the many petty mechanical annoyances which are pronie to cause a the motorist loss of patience and temper, few are more baffling and…

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Breaches of Motor Traffic Act Would-be Record Breaker Fined £5. No Head Lights, No Tail Light

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

Malcolm Murray, a young man who described himself as a sales manager, living at Molonglo Settlement, was before the Queanbeyan Police Court…

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Latest in Motor Cars. Rollin for Service

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op, Co., writes:— The management of our Organisation is very pleased with the manner…

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The Motor Tragedy

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

The Goulburn police had another interview with the two men, Francis and Joseph Boland, brothers. As a result the police allege that they have…

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Killed by Motor Car. Two Brothers Arrested

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

An elderly couple named Mr. and Mrs. McGurr were struck down by a car near the intersection of the, Great Northern Road and Parramatta…

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Telegraphic News Motor Car Smashed to Pieces Eight People Killed. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

A Melbourne message reports a terrible accident which took place last night at the level crossing on the Mordialloc line. An electric train…

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Latest in Motor Cars Rollin for Service

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-Op, writes:— The Management of our organisation is very pleased with the…

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Motor Notes Overheated and Underheated Cars

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

Overheating is a common trouble which besets many motorists. Sometimes it arises from an inherent defect in the, design of the car, or its…

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Shire Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 6

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

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The Motor Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 8

Sensational developments have occurred in connection with the tragic accident on Parramatta-road on Friday night, when an aged couple, Mr…

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