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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Motor Cyclists Crash

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 1

James Meredith (20), and Claude Jones (16) met with shocking injuries at Bankstown late on Sunday night when their motor cycle collided with…

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Motor Tyre Construction

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 4

The advance in motor-tyre construction that has taken place since the early days of motoring has indeed been outstanding since S. F. Edge, on a…

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Motor Notes Head-Light Glare the Ideal Driving Light

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 4

The solution of the glare-problem from automobile headlights is not a question of optics, but one of common courtesy and practical sense. The…

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Breakdown on Railway Line

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 2

Owing to the breakage of an axle on the goods train near Bungendore this morning, the traffic outwards and inwards has been delayed. Passengers…

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The Railways and Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 1

The Southern Area Commissioner. Mr. J. D. Reid, has addressed the following circular to wool-growers in this district:—…

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The Motor World

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 3

For failing to construct proper garage entrances to their bouses, 17 car owners occupying Glasgow Corporation houses have received notice…

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Captain's Flat Railway

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 3

Members of the Public Works Committee arrived at Bungendore on Thursday by" the 10.45 a.m. train. After lunch they began a tour of…

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Motor Notes Combination Cover and Tool Rack

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 4

In a great many cases, automobile manufacturers have located the compartment for the tools under the front seat, with a hinge or loose cover to…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports that Illabo Shire Council has decided to take action against straying stock, which are a menace on the roads…

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Captain’s Flat Railway State Public Works Committee at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon the members of the New South Wales Public Works Committee visited Queanbeyan and listened to evidence at the Court House…

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New Canberra-sydney Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 3

By the end of this year travellers will be able to use a new and more direct road from Canberra to Sydney, The road, towards the cost of which…

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RAIL v. Motor South Australia Takes Action

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 5

Revolutionary changes in South Australian railway travelling costs and conditions have been officially gazetted…

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Captain's Flat Railway Public Worjs Inquiry

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 3

Evidence in support of the proposal to build a railway from Bungendore to Captain's Flat was given before the Public Works Committee…

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Drove Through Three Feet of Water Sydney Motorist’s Experience

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 3

The Executive of Studebaker (Sydney) Ltd. claim that an incident which occurred at The Bluff between Glenreagh and Grafton, on the North Coast…

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Motorist Failed to Signal and Is Fined £2 and Costs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 2

Matthias Avery was charged that on May 25th being the driver of a motor vehicle he did not indicate his intention of turning by putting out his right…

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Motor Cycle Road Racing World’s Classic Events

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 4

The world’s classic Motor Cycle Road Speed Carnival for the “Tourist Trophy” was held last week on the Isle of Man, which is a few hours steamship…

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Motor Notes Sunlight on Motor Tyres

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 4

Tropical sunshine is now being created in the midst of England’s smoky Midlands to test the effect of strong [?]unlight upon motor tyres made for…

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Motoring and Fresh Air

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 4

In the early days of motoring, before [?]ven front windscreens were standard, the doctors used to write of the enormous physical benefit derived from the…

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Motor Traffic Case

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

At Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday, Herman Pfister was charged with a breach of traffic regulations at Canberra on April 29th. Evidence was…

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Aeroplane Disaster

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 2

The Imperial Airways' liner City of Ottawa, bound from Croydon to Paris, crashed in the English Channel at 10.30 on Monday morning, ana seven…

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