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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

322 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 17

Local & General News Bombay Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

The work in connection with the provision of another span to this bridge in consequence of the huge washout made by last year's big…

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Is It a Main Road? Canberra to Braidwood

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 1

A deputation of leading citizens of Braidwood interviewed the Prime Minister on Saturday and asked him to urge the Federal Government to…

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Motor Notes the Serviceable Clamp

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 4

A light handy spare, with a variety of usefulness is any ordinary wood clamp such as that used by joiners and boat builders. This device takes…

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Regulating Motor Traffic

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

The motor traffic in Queanbeyan's main streets is causing the aldermen some concern and recently they requested Sergeant Clarke to enforce…

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Yass-canberra Railway

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

A deputation waited on Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, on Tuesday afternoon last to urge the construction of the Yass-Canberra railway…

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Alpine Motor Test

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. Anderson, yesterday received word that the cars engaged in what is called the Alpine motor test, which starts from…

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The Toll of the Motor

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 7

Five people were hurt when a motor car overturned on the Windsor road near Parramatta last night. Two were critically injured and three…

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Wagga-canberra Railway

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 3

"That a trial survey be made of the Wagga-Tumut section of the proposed railway from Wagga to Canberra be made immediately on the conclusion…

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Thrilling Trials on Gobi Desert. Explorer's Own Account Gives Dodge Brothers Motor Cars Credit For Remarkable Exploits

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 4

This is the first of a series of interesting articles regarding the recently ended third Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural…

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Motor Notes Car Insurance and Owners' Pitfalls

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 4

The evolution of a comprehensive, third-party risk, car insurance policy, is one of those natural developments which have arisen from the extension…

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Alpine Motor Trial

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

This trial, which began on Wednesday last, starting from Melbourne will conclude on 20th inst. The cars will arrive in Braidwood from Mt…

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Racehorses by Motor Lorry

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

The horse-boxes which Messrs. Nomehong Bros, have fitted to their motor lorry for the conveyance of racehorses are a most ingenious…

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Andrews Tells of Thrilling Trials on Gobi Desert Explorer's Own Account Gives Dodge Broters Motor Car Credit for Remarkable Exploits. Says They Will Be The "Covered Wagons of the Desert," only Car Capable of Such Performance

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

This is the first of a series of four interesting articles regarding the recently ended third Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

"Application for Road, Parish Tom-boys.—The application of McGrath for a road through Sweeney's, so far as the Council is concerned, cannot…

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Motor Bandit

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

Desire Lacourt, the motor car thief, a man suspected of having been connected with a number of big robberies, was shot dead by the police at…

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Motor Notes Motor Transport and National Progress

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 4

One of the biggest problems in connection with the rational development and progress of passenger s transport on modern lines would seem…

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Deviation of Main Road

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

G. Macarthur Onslow, Councillor of the Wollondilly Shire, has sent a circular letter to a number of shire and municipal councillors, stating the…

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Motor Notes Observations on the "Extra Air" Question

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 4

The subject of "extra air" is one that frequently attracts the attention of motoring writers, and the public is fairly…

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Had No Ticket Left Railway Carriage on Wrong Side

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 2

At the Queanbeyan Police Court this morning, before Mr. Adams, P.M., Walter Love was charged under By-law 12 of the Government…

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Motor Notes Comments on the Alpine Trial

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 3

Now that the renowned Alpine Trial, organised by the Royal Auto- mobile Club of Victoria, has come to an end, we may learn interesting…

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