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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

535 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 27

Motor-Car Education Ford Method

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 4

There is no commodity that is so much talked of as the motor car. In the younger generation of to-day the bent for mechanics is remarkably…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

For the convenience and pleasure of all who were unable to take advantage of the cheap excursion trains arranged by the Railway Department during the…

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Jew's Bridge Wood or Concrete?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

The Municipal Council met Mr. Boult, Shire Engineer, who has consented, with the premission of the Shire Council, to prepare the…

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Sensational Railway Smash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Leaping the rails a quarter of a mile on the Sydney side of Warrimoo on Monday night, the Mount Victoria express plunged over a 12-foot…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 3

For the convenience and pleasure of all who were unable to take advantage of the cheap excursion trains arranged by the Railway Department…

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Motor Notes Burning Headlights in Daytime

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

An overcharged battery overheats, with the result that the active material in the plates loosens and falls to the bottom of the battery,…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports that a considerable length of tar surfaceing has been carried out on the Mid-Western Highway, within the municipality…

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This Was a Record Old Car Races Train

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 3

From lime to time Australian Studebaker dealers find instances of exceptional stamina of Studebaker cars. The Sydney-Bourke record and the…

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Motor Notes The Touch of the Expert

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

The simplicity with which the man in the street can attain a sufficient degree of proficiency to be granted his driver’s license leads many amateur…

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Boy Injured by Motor Car Driver Has to Pay £55

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

A case which lasted all day was heard by his Honor, Judge Coyle, in the District Court at Yass on Friday. Reginald Smith, aged six, by his next…

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The Life of a Car Longer on Australian Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 3

It would be interesting to learn what is the average life of motor cars on Australian roads. In pre-war days it was nothing unusual for a motorist…

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Motor Notes Worn Tyres Dangerous an Avoidable Risk

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 3

It is really amazing to notice by examining a number of cars in public parking places, how many car owners are content to go on running on tyres…

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Motor Traffic Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

Thomas Shepherd pleaded guilty to not having returned an expired license within three days. Fined 10/-, with 5/6 costs…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

Country motorists who are N.R.M.A. members are reminded that they will be piloted in and out of the congested Sydney traffic, and be given full…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

At Thursday's meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council the report of the engineer, Mr. Boult, was as follows:—…

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Captain's Flat Railway

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Bavin), at the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting on Thursday last, said that Ministers had had before them a proposal to…

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Railway Control New System Proposed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 6

Extremely radical changes in the control and administration of the Australian railways, particularly those of New South Wales, were…

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Motor Notes Spring Edges arid Uneasy Riding

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

Sometimes springs will wear in such a way that the car will ride With a peculiar bumpy motion. This occurs when the shorter leaves are formed…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Thursday, 2 p.m. Railway Reorganisation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

The decision of the Railway Commissioners to amalgamate the various engineering departments in the service and to retire Dr. Bradfield…

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Railways and Political Pressure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

The Government intends to adhere to its original decision to transfer railway construction works from the Hallway Commissioners to the…

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