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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

535 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 27

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 4

In order to cater for the needs of members using the new road to Newcastle, the N.R.M.A. has appointed an official contract service station at…

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Mr. Hedges’ Visit Captain’s Flat Railway Unemployed Voice Appreciation

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 1

Fully 200 unemployed listened attentively to Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., when he addressed a meeting in front of Queanbeyan Council…

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Railways Organise Tour to Central Australia

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

The sixteen tourists who will leave Adelaide on June 22, for the relatively unknown heart of our continent will see the wonders of this part of…

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Queanbeyan Motor Cyclists Seventy Two Mile Time Trial W. Genge Wins Ands Gets Fastest Time

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

Ploughing through pot-holes, full of mud and water, skidding figure eights all over the slippery road, and travelling at an average speed of 30 m.p.h.,…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 4

The N.C.M.A. invites members who fall foul of the law in Sydney to get in touch with Association headoap arters immediately and take advantage of the…

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Motor Notes Isle of Man T. T. Races 1930

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 4

The International Tourist Trophy Races, held on the Isle of Man England —the world’s premier motor cycle road contests—will be decided this…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 3

The monthly report of the Shire Engineer, Mr. C. N. Boult, presented at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, was as follows:—…

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Captain’s Flat Railway Speech by Mr. Hedges

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 1

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly last Wednesday on the Bungendore Captain’s Flat Railway, Mr, Hedges, member for Monaro, said: The last…

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Motor Notes Advantage and Dangers of Four-wheel Brakes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 3

The outstanding effectiveness of the four-wheel braking equipment now found on all new cars has induced many inexperienced persons to look on…

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Nerriga Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 2

A "Review" representative had a run over the Nerriga road the other day, and was astonished at the excellence of its surface. Fully…

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Sequel to Mudgee Train Robbery

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

A sensational sequel to the Mudgee mail, robbery, when £18,104 in cash and cheques was stolen on April 8, was the dismissal at a…

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Jervis Bay Railway

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

In the House of Representatives on Friday Mr. J. J. Cusack, M.P., asked the Minister for Markets and Transport—"(1) Has a survey been…

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Captain's Flat Railway. Mr. Hedges Replies to Critics

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 5

Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., spoke on the second reading of the Captain's Flat Railway Bill as follows:— The last speaker appeared to be…

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Motor Notes The Story of the Speedometer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 4

With regard to the total mileage recorder of the speedometer a number important uses can be found. To begin with, it forms a very convenient…

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Motor Fatality Near Gunning

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 1

Whilst attempting to break the light car record between Sydney and Melbourne yesterday, two men Reginald Brearley a member of the Victorian…

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Annual Tennis Sports T. Kilpatrick’s Cycling Success (Motor Cycle Club’s Help

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 1

The annual sports held by the Queanbeyan Tennis club attracted a fair crowd to park yesterday when they were treated to number of…

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Motor Notes Renew the Valve Springs

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 4

It should be realised that when a car has covered a considerable mileage—say, fifteen to twenty. thousand miles—new valve springs will repay…

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The Railways Safeguarding Public Assets

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 1

"Representing an expenditure of £118,000,000 of public money, the N.S.W. railways must be placed on a paying footing in order to safeguard…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 3

The N. R. M. A. says that the Lower South Coast- road is still closed to traflic while the damage caused by the subsidence near Scarborough railway…

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Accident to Train

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 7

When near Dumaresq on Saturday the engine axle of the Brisbane mail broke and the train was towed back to Armidale…

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