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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

233 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 12

Motors in Collision

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon while returning to Queanbeyan along the Yass Road about 4.30 p.m. Mr. Joe O'Neill who was driving his own car noticed…

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Motor Lorries in Collision

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 3

A young man named Albert Swan appeared before Mr. Adams, P.M., at the local police court on Tuesday charged with having on 23rd July…

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Remarkable Motor Trip Through Tindery Mountains

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 4

The remarkable versatility of the modern car is now so pronounced in the public mind that it takes something out of the common to excite…

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Camping Reserve for Touring Motorists

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald brought forward a suggestion that the Chamber provide in…

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Remarkable Motor Feat

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 6

Mr. J. F. Grant, engineer and motor expert, of Manly, undertook a difficult proposition the other day in negotiating the track from the Clyde…

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Motor Engine for Yass Fire Brigade

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 4

The Fire Brigade at Yass has been established 24 years, and during that period the firemen have a record of which they might justly be proud…

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Wagga-canberra Railway League

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 4

The advantages of being linked to Canberra is realised by a number of towns. Over at Wagga citizens are being urgently invited to join the…

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Motor Spirit and Kerosene

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 4

The present era has been characterised as the "Oil Age," and the cost of the two principal fuels, motor spirit and kerosene, is an important…

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Motor Notes Will Motoring Become Cheaper?

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 4

This question is a vexed one which it is well nigh impossible to discuss without treading on somebody's corns. The first thing which…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 3

There was a good attendance in the Supper Room of the Triumph Theatre on Tuesday night when a Motor Cycle Club was formed, Mr. J. Esmond…

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Queanbeyan Age Friday, August 28, 1925. Canberra to Melbourne Direct Railway Advocated Bombala-orbost Route

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 2

With the object of urging the construction of a railway line from Orbost over the Fraser survey route via Bendoc, to the New South Wales…

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Canberra-queanbeyan Motor Cycle Club

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 2

At a meeting of motor cyclists held in the Triumph Hall on Tuesday last the abovenamed club was formed. Mr. J. Esmond was elected to the…

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Railway and Tramway Eisteddfod

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 1

We have received a copy of the syllabus of competitions in connection with the first annual Eisteddfod of the N.S.W. Railway and Tramway…

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Motor Notes the Sudden Stop and Its Diagnosis

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 4

One of the most disconcerting experiences which may befall the novice motorist is the sudden "going on strike" of his car at a time when the…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 2

The engineer, Mr. Macfariane, submitted the following report at yesterday's Shire Council meeting:— "The following work has been…

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Main Roads Amending Legislation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 1

Amending legislation giving the Main Roads Board wider powers of action, is understood to be contemplated. The inactivity or passive…

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Motor Lorry on Fire

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 3

Shortly after teatime last night, the clanging of the fire-bell brought hundreds of residents rushing into the street. The scene of the fire was in…

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Hudson Super-six Engine Used in New Zealand's First Rail Motor

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 2

The first petrol engined railway car constructed in New Zealand has just been given its first trials and came through them successfully…

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Motor Notes Transmission Upkeep Improvement in Driving and Routine Maintenance Urged

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 4

It matters not how sweetly tuned the engine of the car may be, the vehicle will not run smoothly and pleasantly unless the transmission…

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Railway to Canberra

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 2

The meeting of railway league delegates, numbering between 30 and 40, at Tumut on Wednesday, decided almost unanimously in favor of…

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