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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

322 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 17

Railway Holiday Traffic

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

The passenger traffic over the holiday season at the local railway station was of exceptional volume as is shown by the bookings for the…

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Queanbeyan Age Friday, January 1, 1926. Motor Cycle Reliability Six Days' Trial

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

Last Saturday members of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales commenced their fifth annual trial from the G.P.O. Sydney, there…

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Motor Cycle Record

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 3

Mr. L. P. Reynolds of Richmond, N.S.W., mounted on a Harley Davidson motor-cycle, at the Maroubra Speedway Carnival on Boxing Day…

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Boy Killed by Motor Bus

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

Terrible injuries caused the death of Robert Wm. Clive Hoysted, aged 10 years, who was run over by a motor bus in Anzac Parade, South…

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Motor Notes New Year Prospects

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

At the close of every year of motoring activity, there is naturally no little speculation especially, in trade circles, as to what are the…

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Queanbeyan Motorists to Receive Benefits of Bulk Delivery of Motor Spirits

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 3

A few, months ago the motoring public all over the was very much interested in the announcement by the Vaccum Oil Company…

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Train Hold-up Bank Clerk Shot

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

After fatally shooting one man and severely wounding another with the butt of a revolver, a man got away with a bag containing £175 from a…

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Warning to Motorists

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

A case of interest to motorists was decided at West Maitland Police Court this week, when Augustus Farley was charged with having…

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Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicles

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 4

Keen competition was experienced at the opening wool sales in Sydney yesterday, state Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Yorkshire and Japan were…

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Motor Spirit Supplies

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

Thursday next will be a red-letter day in motoring circles in Queanbeyan. It will mark the extension of bulk distribution of motor spirit to…

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Motor Notes Obscure and Obvious Cooling System Defects

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 4

Although we have from time to time alluded in these notes to some of the faults which may crop up now and then in the cooling system of the…

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Motor Spirit Supplies

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 3

To-day (Thursday) is a red-letter day in motoring circles in Queanbeyan, because it marks the extension of bulk distribution of motor spirit to…

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Run Over by Train

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

A goods train on the way to Sydney from Yass was derailed about 10. o' clock on Wednesday night. A message was…

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Shire Roads Acting-engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 5

The acting-engineer (Mr. P. B. Taylor) reported at last Thursday's meeting as follows:— "The stone-crusher has been…

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Motor Hill-climbing. Extraordinary Test

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

Advices from England state that the annual award of the Royal Automobile Club for the most meritorious performance or contribution towards…

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Motor Notes Motor Show in N.s.w

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

Following on the excellent lead set by Victoria last year, when the general value of Motor exhibitions was not only demonstrated, but their…

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Railway to Canberra Wagga-tumut Route Condemned

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

The Commonweath Director-General of Works, Canberra, Mr. P. T. Owen, recently told the Mayor of Wagga, Alderman E. E. Collins, that the…

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Council and Main Roads Board Conditions Too Severe

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 1

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Friday night a letter was read from the Main Roads Board in regard to the Council's application for…

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Railway to Canberra Wagga-tumut Route Condemned

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 3

The Commonweath Director-General of Works, Canberra, Mr. P. T. Owen. recently told the Mayor of Wagga, Alderman E. E. Collins, that the…

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Uriarra Road

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 4

Work has been commenced in connection with the reconstruction of Uriarra Road from the Federal Territory Boundary to Crawford Street…

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