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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

301 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 16

Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 8

The acting-engineer, Mr. P. B. Taylor, reported at Thursday's meeting as follows:— "After last meeting of the Council…

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Echo of Tarago Road Cases Men Apply for Reinstatement Council's Evasive Reply

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 6

At Thursday's Shire Council meeting a letter was read from Thos. E. Keyte, local secretary of the Shire and Municipal Employees'…

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Motor Accident

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 1

In the vicinity of Parliament House, Canberra, on Friday evening, a collision between two motor lorries, caused when one was backing out of a side…

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Motor Notes. Changing Tyres

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 6

Changing tyres is at no time a pleasant job, but the astute motorist can think of many ways by which the work can be lightened; a few valuable…

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Motor Car and Sulky Collision Near Canberra

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 2

Your men were injured and a sulky and motor care were wrecked in an accident on the Canberra Queanbeyan road on Tuesday night. The car,…

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An Interesting Case Under Motor Regulations

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 2

Recently a member of the N.R.M.A. H a country town came out of a business house. to discover that his can which he had parked near the kerb,…

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Motor Notes. The Trend of Design

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 5

Motor car manufacturers as a rule make a practice of holding any new models they may have on their stocks until the annual overseas motor shows…

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Bridge Talks by Radio

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 7

Arrangements have been made for Mr. Graham Kent, an authority on bridge to broadcast from Station 2 F.C. Sydney, a series of Friday night…

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Motor Vehicles Registration Renewals

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 6

The weekly traffic bulletin issued by the Commissioner of Police draws tile attention of persons owning or dealing with motor vehicles to the…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon, abut 4 o’clock, while John G. Lett was riding a motor cycle along McQuoid Street towards Bungendore Hill, the tyre of one of…

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Uriarra Road

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 3

An officer from the Main Roads Board will be in town to-morrow and will confer with the Capital Commission with reference to the…

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Fatal Motor-cycle Accident

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 1

Further particulars of the fatal motor-cycle accident which was briefly reported in our last issue, occurred on Monday last in Macquoid Street,…

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Motor Notes. Razor Blades As Feeler Gauges

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 5

The use of discarded Gillette razor blades as feeler gauges is by no means novel, but it is to be feared that the average motorist who checks his…

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Misleading Road Map

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 2

A very largely attended public meeting was held last night, strong protest being- made against the issue a misleading map calculated to…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 2

The acting engineer, Mr. P. B. Taylor, reported at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council as follows:— "On the 29th alt. I met Mr. Ord,…

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The Ideal Road

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 1

An interesting experiment has been made, with promising results, at Zurich. Fine gravel, the grains averaging from one-twentieth to…

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Canberra Opening Motor Restrictions Lifted

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 2

Many of the original restrictions placed on motorists who intend visiting Canberra for the opening ceremonies next week have been…

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A Notable Development in the British Motor Trade Bean Cars and Trucks. Great Steel Firm of Hadfields

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

An announcement that will be received with satisfaction by all who have the best interests of the British Motor Industry at heart, has just…

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Early Days of Motoring

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

In the “Autocar,” England, they are carrying a page of reminiscences of motoring a quarter of a century ago To old-time motorists it carries many…

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Motor Notes A Holder for Bendix Cover Screws

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

The Ford Bendix cover must sometimes be replaced when no special tool is at hand for holding the four small screws. the gasket should be…

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