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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

301 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 16

Crashed into Bridge Fined a Fiver

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 1

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr .Carr-Boyd, P.M., a young man named Normal Cash pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving a car…

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Motor Transport the Best Queanbeyan to Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 2

The Hon. P. V. Stokes, M.L.A., has received the following reply from the Under Secretary for Public Works regarding the request of the…

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New Bridge Wanted

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

Last Thursday a deputation from the Captain's Flat Progress Association waited on the Minister for Local Government (Mr. T. Keegan) at…

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A New Order of Motoring New Willys Knight Arrives

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 3
Also in Queanbeyan Age

The announcement in Sydney of the new Willys-Knight is of great interest to all motorists. The efficiency and reliability of this car is well…

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Motor Transport the Best Queanbeyan to Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 4

The Hon. P. V. Stokes, M.L.A., has received the following reply from the Under Secretary for Public Works regarding the request of the…

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Unique Motor Convoy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 8

The British Convoy after touring the South Coast and Southern districts for [?] fortnight will arrive at Queanbeyan on Tuesday, 9th instant…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 4

[?] report of- the Shire engineer, Mr Grade, for the month of July, rer[?] the Council meeting on Thursday [?] it, was [?] follows:—…

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Killed by Motor Car

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 1

On Sunday last, John Conroy, [?] railway employee, and Miss Victoria Hockley, left a stationary car on Bull[?] Pass and were crossing the road [?]…

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Local & General News Nerriga-nowro Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The President of the Clyde Shire on Monday asked the clerk, who had traversed the Nowra-Nerriga road recently; what he thought would be a…

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Road Cycling Record Sydney to Melbourne

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 3

Hubert Opperman, the Australian road champion, who left for Goulburn, N.S.W., this week, on a training ride, has…

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Dunlop Grand Prix G. R. Broadbent on the Big Event. Tells How to Train

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 1

The Dunlop Rubber Co.’s decision to hold a 685 miles Cycle Road Race around central Victoria next November has created a considerable stir in…

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Motor Notes Preparing for the Touring Season

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

In a few short months the hot weather will be with us again, and the wise motorist is commencing to wonder…

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Dail President Injured In Motor Car Smash LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

President Cosgrove was badly cut about the face when his car collided with a lorry on the way to Dail this morning. Several stitches had to be…

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Mascot for Motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

The best kind of mascot for every motorist to have upon his radiator is the Boyce Motor meter, an instrument for…

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Motor Racing in Spain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

Results of the automobile races held in Spain during the Spanish Automobile Week, have just been cabled to the…

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Drunken Motorists and Canberra Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 4

Startling statements concerning motor accidents at Canberra were made by Mr. H. L. Dawson in an address on the Federal Capital, at the…

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Another Canberra Motorist Under the Influence

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 1

Frank Lydon, as briefly mentioned in our last issue, appeared before the local Police Court on Tuesday to answer a charge of driving a car whilst…

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Road Through Avenue of Native Trees

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 3

The Council of the Australian Forest League (N.S.W. Branch) has received from the president (Mr. R. H. Cambage) his report on a scheme for…

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Motor Notes Use the Extra Air Valve

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 4

Many controversies have raged over the question of whether it is advisable to fit an extra air valve or not, some drivers taking the view that it is a…

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