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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Sale of a Motor Cycle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

Cecil Lindsay Moore versus Charles Fenton. This was a claim for balance due in respect to the sale of a motor cycle and side car, viz., £63/7/3…

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Motor Notes To Free Sprng Bolt of Hard Grease

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 4

“When the grease hole in a bolt is drilled lengthwise, the old, hardened grease may be loosened and started out so that the pressure lubricator will do…

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Motorist on Wrong Side of Road

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

John James was charged that at Canberra he failed to drive a motor vehicle on the left side of the road. Police evidence was to the effect that…

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Colonel Bruxner Talks About the Road

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 3

Probably at no period in the history of New South Wales has the traveller in the country had cause to be more impressed with the extent and…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports that the Railway Commissioners, who for a long time have been concerned about competition of motor vehicles with…

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Canberra Motorist Fined on Two Charges

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

Before Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., this morning, Frederick Alfred Vinnicombe, pleaded guilty to driving a motor car while under the influence…

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Assay of Road Material Public Departments Decline the Job

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 1

Recently it will be remembered that the Municipal Council sent away some samples of material taken from Crawford Street, with a view to…

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The Motor World

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

Possibly one of the most striking characteristics of the British motor industry has been its expansion in the matter of the output of its…

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Motor Tyre Strength

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 3

Probably few motorists appreciate the remarkable strength that is embodied in the present day motor tyre. For instance, there are 12,000…

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Motor Notes The Free Wheel Car Development in Great Britain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 3

It is sometimes asked why the use a free-wheel on a car was not tried years ago, considering the length of time that such devices have been…

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A Bad Road

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 1

Sir,—At various times we read severe crticism of our aldermen in the columns of your paper. However, people who have the prosperity…

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Unemployment Relief on the Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 1

Although it has been frequently pointed out that modern mechanical appliances and methods of road construction and repair have practically…

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Motor Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 3

It has often been assumed that the smaller the area of contact—of a motor tyre on a greasy road—the better the chance of the tyre to get a…

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Motoring in America Experiences of Mr. Jim Gerald. Few Horses Seen

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 2

Coast to coast motoring in America has been the enjoyable experience of Mr. Jim Gerald, popular comedian, who is appearing again on the Fuller…

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Motor Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 1

Another motor accident occurred about eight o’clock last night near Brodie’s service station on the Uriarra Road, Canberra, as the result…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

The Engineer (Mr. C. W. Boult) reported to Saturday's meeting as follows:—"I beg to report upon the damage, and…

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Bridge Workers on Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

About 150 ironworkers, and boilermakers employed on the harbour bridge struck work yesterday on a question of wages, and all outside…

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Unemployment Relief on the Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Although it has been frequently pointed out that modern mechanical appliances and methods of road construction and repair have practically…

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Man Burned to Death in Aeroplane That Crashed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

A ’plane crashed while taking off near Wangaratta, Vic., yesterday afternoon, and Flying-Officer H. Warland was burned to death. Flight-Lieut…

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Harbour Bridge Strike Still Unsettled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

The trouble in respect to the strike of men working on the Sydney Harbour Bridge is still unsettled. No work was done…

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