The Problem of Weighing Motor Lorries
All the products of the State as well as our imports are weighed at some period over weighbridges; therefore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1925
233 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 12
Terrible Railway Disaster. Nine Persons Killed and Many Injured
A Brisbane telegram states that a shocking train disaster occurred at two o'clock this morning when the Rockhampton mail train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Pressure Gauges for Balloon Tyres
We have already made reference to the need for keeping balloon tyres inflated to a pressure which is within a pound or two at most of that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage to Main Roads
The Acting Secretary of the Main Roads Board of N.S.W. wrote the following letter to the Town Clerk, and it was read at last night's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moruya-Araluen Road
Mr. R. L. Dawson. engineer to the Eurobodalia Shire, in his report on the recent flood damage, says regarding the above road.—"Words almost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Construction Co-operative Effort Splendid Results Achieved
The value of intelligent self-help and co-operative effort has been strikingly exemplified during the course of the last couple of years by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Road (To the Editor of the "Dispatch")
Sir,—On looking over the Shire reports this week I was very pleased to see that the recent trip of our acting Shire engineer to Nerriga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Railway Accident in Queensland
A disastrous railway smash occurred early on Tuesday morning, when the Rockhampton mall train Jumped the rails while crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →P.p. Boards and Roads
Motions were carried at the Shires Association's Conference, urging that an annual license of £1 be payable to the council in respect of all public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Goes Over Bridge. Man Drowned
As two Melbourne residents (E. Devine and Hilton Cerise) were driving a single-seated car from Wodonga to Albury, they were the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Federal Capital Construction of Roads and Occupation of Parliament House
Our Federal member, Sir Austin Chapman, is evidently determined to push on with the early occupation of Canberra. In Parliament in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes a New Owner and His Errors
It is generally accepted that a person undertaking any new duty or occupation is liable to make some percentage of errors during the early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warri Bridge a Bit of Ancient History
In connection with the recent big washaway at the Warri bridge it is interesting to recall that the bridge wa$ officially opened for traffic on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boro Creek Bridge Repairing Flood Damage a £1400 Job
The Shire engineer (Mr. L. M. Ord) in a report to the Mulwarree Shire Council on Wednesday, dealing with flood damage, stated that the Boro…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Warri Bridge
The washout caused by the big flood is being gradually filled by the gang under the supervision of Mr. Jas. Kelley. Vast quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads Engineer's Report
At Saturday's meeting of the Shire Council the acting-engineer, Mr. P. B. Taylor, had the following report for submission:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yankee Notions Warnings to Motorists
Dangerous spots on American roads are marked by signs full of meaning to motorists who drive at an excessive speed. Here are a few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Thefts Series in Country
Thefts from the luggage vans been frequent on the western line of late, and the railway authorities are attempting to discover the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorist Found Dead in Car
Shortly before noon on Monday the Goulburn police were notified that a man had been found dead in a stationary motor car between the 7 and 8…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Direct Road Goulburn to Nowra Via TALLONG
Mr. Cecil Adams, secretary to the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce, writes:—"A week-end picnic outing and conference re the above road has…
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