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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

480 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 24

Hie Motor World

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. says that the police have been asked to take action against motor cyclists using one of the main roads in the Nepean Shire for…

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What Is a Motor Tyre?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 4

Judging by the present application of the word, by many people, a tyre is spoken or written, to mean a cover or casing. This is a misleading and…

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Motor Notes the Springing of Cars

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 4

Probably owing to the bad condition in which French, main roads were left after the war, the springing of cars in general has received more attention in…

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Captain's Flat Roads

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 5

Recently Cr. T. J. Kelly, President of Yarrowlumla Shire Council, went to Sydney, and, with Mr. W. Hedges, M.L.A., interviewed the Minister for…

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Solving Road Problems

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 5

The Yugoslav Premier (General Jivkouitch), declaring that the country's most pressing need is for first-class roads, has passed a decree,…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Monday, 4 p.m. the Missing Aeroplane

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 7

Lieut. Keith Anderson's aeroplane, the "Kookaburra," was discovered yesterday in the desert approximately 80 miles north-west of Powell's…

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Net Stopping After Motor Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., Arthur J. Moore pleaded not guilty to the above, and was defended by Mr. Woodward…

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Railway Case Car Driver Fined

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

Yesterday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., Reginald F. Tetley pleaded not guilty to a charge of not obeying the reasonable directions of an authorised…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. reports that the Minister for Local Goverment intends to redeem his promise to lend to Muswellbrook Shire Council a sum of…

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Motor Notes Spark Plug Adjustments

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 4

There is a widespread but mistaken idea among motor cyclists and car owners that case of engine starting and excellence in slow running are…

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Fatal Jump From Bridge Melbourne

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

A man, whose name is believed to be L. Hagelund, jumped over Prince’s Bridge, Melbourne, this morning…

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The Motor World

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports that the Main Roads Board has approved of the expenditure of £8,690 upon the main roads within the Jemalong Shire, the…

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Motor Notes Filling Small Grease Gun

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

A good method of filling small grease guns is to remove the plunger and rear cap, and clamp them vertically in a [?]yce. The grease first is forced into…

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Unique Road Experiment

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 1

Special inspection by the N.R.M.A. of a unique road-making experiment in the Parkes district, in the form of a twin-track concrete road, leads the…

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Heavy Toll of Life Result of Motor Car Accidents New York

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 2

At.least 38 persons were killed and scores injured in motor accidents during the past week end…

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Expenditure on the Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government, Lt.-Col. the Hon. M. F. Bruxner, when seen on Monday stated that considerable misapprehension appeared to…

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Motor Notes Grease Between Spring Leaves

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

The easy riding qualities of the car depend almost entirely upon the proper care of springs, as regards lubrication. Wh[?]n the spring is depressed…

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A Motor Romance

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

In common with 7000 dealers all over the world, Studebaker (Sydney) Ltd. recently celebrated the 77th anniversary of the birth of the Studebaker…

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The Motor World

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 1

The N.H.M.A. reports that the Minister for Local Government intends to redeem his promise to lend to the Musicllbrook Shire Council a sum of…

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Motor Notes Car Design Developments Increase Riding Comfort

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 4

In recent years some of the greatest developments in our design have had for their object the increase of riding comfort. A case in point is the…

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