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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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Relief for S. A . MOTORISTS Half-Yearly Registrations

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 3

A concession has been granted to the South Australian Motorists that will be much appreciated. After a deal of effort on the part of motorists, the South…

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Motor Notes Highway Safety Programme U.S.A. Plan to Scrap Old Cars

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 3

The enormous number of automobiles on American roads will be realised when it is stated that during 1930, some 2,925,000 motor vehicles were scrapped…

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Mail Train Robbery Further Evidence

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

The hearing of the charges against Lancelot Verne Lynch, 31, postal assistant, Arthur Collins, 35, salesman, and Joseph Harold Ryan, 31, motor driver,…

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Cycling Q.C. Club’s Road Race

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

Last week end’s event run by the above club was an eight mile race over the usual course to Molonglo and back, ten riders competing. A head wind…

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The Motor World News and N0tes From the N.r.m.a

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

The N.B.M.A. reports that the South Australian and West Australian Governments have decided to amend the law to enable motorists…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

The N.R.M.A reports that the South Australian and West Australian Governments have decided to amend the law to enable motorists to pay their…

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Motor Notes a Comparison in Motoring Costs U.S.A. and Australia

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 3

The extent to which Australian motorists are taxed is illustrated by a comparison of the respective average cost of registration of motor vehicles in…

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£10,000 Robbery Evidence of Railway Officials Regarding Mail Bags

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

The disclosure that there was no check at Central Railway Station of the number of mail-bags when unloading them from the barrow on to the 8.40…

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Motor Notes the Valve and Their Vagaries

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 3

It would be hard to over-emphasise how great an influence the good working of the valves has oh general engine efficiency. Some of the factors which…

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Motor Cycling Q.M.C.C. Doings and Notes of Interest Q.M.C.C. Cup Competition Captain Hanlon Leads Off

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 4

The second lap has started! Meteor Genge has the honor of holding the Cup for the coming six months, and should he be successful this term,…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 3

Upward of 2400 miles of new highways are to be built in Poland at a cost of £3,000,000. The money will be raised by vehicle taxes, levies on…

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Railway Finance

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

If the proposal of the Queensland Minister for Railways (Mr.Morgan) to reduce the railway capital indebtedness by nearly half was applied to…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

A suggestion is made by the N.R.M.A. that, as an alternative to the referring of the new Transport Bill to a Parliamentary select committee, the provision…

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Tennis Queanbeyan District Tennis Association METHODIST I. v. RAILWAY I. UNFINISHED

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

Quite contrary to expectations, players were favored with fine, although cold weather conditions for the above association’s competition, fixtures…

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Theft From Motor Car

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 1

At Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday, William John Moran pleaded guilty before Mr. Forrest, P.M., to stealing one headlight rim glass, and…

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Motor Notes Remarkable New Light Bodies

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 3

A new and interesting type of body of exceptional low weight is being developed in France, by Charles Weymann (designer .of the Weymann fabric body)…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. says that Prince’s Highway is the better route to Melbourne, the inland route (Hume Highway) having suffered considerably owing to the…

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Premier and Railway Commissioner

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2

An attack couched in bitter and contemptuous terms was made on the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Cleary) on Wednesday by the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 4

A suggestion is made by the N.R.M.A. that, as an alternative to the referring of the new Transport Bill to a Parliamentary Select…

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Motor Notes When- the Engine Seems to Knock

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 4

Any knocking which apparently comes from the engine of the car should be investigated without delay, as indeed, should all unusual sounds which…

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