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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

322 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 17

"Great White" Train

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 6

Readers are reminded of the public meeting to be held to-night in the Council Chambers to make arrangements in connection with the visit of…

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Uriarra Road Levels

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

Several residents living along the Uriarra Road have made complaints to the Council at different times in regard to the levels on Uriarra Road,…

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Ten People Killed by Train Blown Off Bridge CALCUTTA

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 2

Ten people were blown off a bridge at Calcutta and were killed by the Bombay mail train…

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The Great White Train Arrangements for Visit to Queanbeyan

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 5

Due doubtless to the Hospital Carnival there was only a small attendance at the meeting held last Friday night in connection with the above…

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Latest Cable News Toll of the Motor

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 7

Approximately 13,500 persons were killed and 350,000 injured by motor cars in the United States during the first eight months of 1926…

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Morning Motor Smash Driver Killed

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 3

A motor accident occurred about 2.30 this morning, which resulted in the death of a man named William Henry Hambly, and serious injuries…

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Another Ford Romance Ships Turned Into Ploughs Steel and Metal for Motors

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

In Detroit, another phase of the romance of Ford's industry is disclosed, when it was announced how a great part of the American Merchant…

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Visit to Queanbeyan of Great White Train

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 1

There was only a small attendance at the meeting held last Friday night in connection with the above. Through the courtesy of Mr. J. W…

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Dreadful Motor Accident

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 2

A motor accident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, on the Bungendore road, about 8 miles from Queanbeyan, the driver being…

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Motor Notes Graphite for Gaskets

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

The removal of two mechanical parts which are jointed by a gasket always entails some risk of tearing the latter and so rendering it…

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Cost of 44-Hour Week To Railway and Tramway Services

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 3

The cost of the 44-hour week to the Railway and Tramway Services in 1927 will be £700,000 according to the evidences of Thomas Hortigan,…

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"Great White" Train. Special Wollongong Function

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

The "Great Whilte" Train set out on its tour of the South Coast and the Cooma-Bombala line on Friday, when the Exhibition opened at…

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Murulla Railway Smash Driver and Guard Committed for Trial

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 2

The finding of the Coroner, Mr. G. B. White, at the inquest into the north-West mail disaster on September 13 was that Driver Ernest…

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"Great White" Train. Special Wollongong Function

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 1

The "Great Whilte" Train set out on its tour of the South Coast and the Cooma-Bombala line on Friday, when the Exhibition opened at…

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What Training Does the Country Motorist Need

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

We who live near the City and who are, as it were, within a stone's throw of the garage and the service station often manage to scrape through our…

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Motor Notes N.s.w. Ten Days' Trial

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

The entries received for the ten days' trial of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, which will begin on October 14th, are an interesting…

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Motor Accident

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 2

Last Thursday afternoon Mr. A H. Willimott was coming along Monaro Street when a car driven by Mr. R. Thomson, which was coming out…

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The Road of Poison (Published by Arrangement)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 3

Millions of Americans are daily poisoning themselves by drinking deadly chemical concoctions developed as substitutes for the conventional…

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Main Roads Lang Attacked

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1926 · page 7

There were hot words at Friday's meeting of the Parliamentary Labor party over the failure of the Premier (Mr. Lang) to inform the Minister…

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Fatal Motor-Car Smash Shocking Details

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 October 1926 · page 4

Yesterday the District Coroner, Mr. John Gale, J.P., concluded an inquest. which was begun on the 6th instant, touching the death of William Henry…

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