Motor Notes Protecting the Paintwork
The sharp corner at the bottom edge of the bonnet can easily cause a great deal of damage to the adjacent paintwork if the bonnet is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1927
301 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 14 of 16
Motor-Car Record Lowered
The Darwin to Melbourne motorcar record was lowered last week by Messrs. Alan Mackay and Barney Wood, of Melbourne. Driving an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes Standardisation of Tyres
It must be obvious to the meanest intelligence that a great reduction in the cost of making a motor-car can be effected by standardising a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Young Man Killed Motorcycle Strikes a Bridge
Mill Creek bridge, 5 miles from Queanbeyan, on the Uriarra-road, was the scene or a shocking fatality last Saturday evening. Two young men,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Dangerous Road
Within 18 months no less than five resulting from motor accidents, have occurred -along the Uriarra-road in a distance of five miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways
The Government is now consider ing the Railway Commissioners' demand for increased freights and , fares. Freights will not be raised,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cyclist’s Death the Inquest
The Coroner (Mr. John Gale) held an inquiry yesterday at Canberra Hospital into the circumstances surrounding the death of Norman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sandholes Road To the Editor of the "Dispatch."
Sir,—In your issue of the 8th Nober , during the discussion on the Sandholes road, the Shire engineer is quoted as saying that the portion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Railways Under Federal Court
Interest has been aroused in Labor circles by a report at the week-end that Messrs. Bruce and Bavin had conferred on the question of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail and Tram Fares Up
Cabinet on Tuesday considered the financial position of the railways, and the request by the Railway Commissioners for increased fares and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warning to Motorists
Louis Jobnson (37), motor garage proprietor, who has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of John Conroy and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News & Notes From the N.r.m.a
The N.R.M.A. say sthat, during the first eight months of 1927, motor spirit imported into Great Britain amounted to over 378,000,000 gallons,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes Freeing Clogged Bearings
When grease cups were the vogue, the task of lubricating a chassis was one to make the strongest quail, for of all the unpleasant, dirty jobs,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crumbling Roads
Faced with a debit of £765/1/8 on the general fund, the Mulwarree Shire Council is in a quandary as to the best means to adopt to carry out its road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Railway Proposal
Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., is in receipt or the following letter from the Public Works Department:—With regard Ho your personal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Insurance on Railways
Our State member, Mr. W. W. Hedges, writes:— “Dear Sir,—In the issue of your paper of the 17th instant, there is an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Fitting Accessories
It is surprising the number of people who frequently carry out quite complicated mechanical repairs and adjustments to their own cars,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carriage of Silk on the Railways
Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, Minister for Works and Railways, has advised Mr. W. W. Hedges, our State member, that he will give consideration to the personal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Perilous Motor Trip Makes Good Radio Talk
Travel talks are almost always popular with radio listeners, and to its group of wanderers, station 2FC, Sydney, on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Notes More New Records
The Interstate motor-car, record between Sydney, and Melbourne, which has stood at 12 hrs. 34 mins., since February, 1924 (established by the…
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