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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

450 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 23

Harbor Bridge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 7

Reports that there has been a loss at one million on the Sydney Harbor bridge are denied by Dorman, Long & Co…

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The Dual Purpose Motor-’bus for Rail and Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

Following on the suggestion recently outlined in these columns in reference to a dual purpose rail-road automobile, it is of particular interest to note by…

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Mining on a Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

The news that people in Victoria were digging up roads for the purpose of gold mining has raised the question whether in this State a…

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Captain's Flat Railway

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 6

A big public meeting was held in Queanbeyan last week to urge the construction of the Bungendore-Captain's flat railway. A resolution…

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Motor Notes Across the Syrian Desert a Motor-bus Trip From Baghdad to Beirut

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

During the last few years, the adoption of long distance motor coach travel has been very pronounced and. successful in many parts of the world,…

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Captain’s Flat Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

Sir,—With reference to Mr. Hedges’ remarks at the meeting in Queanbeyan on Thursday last anent low metal values, would not the present time be…

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Gentlemen of the Road

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 1

Sir, Kindly favour me by granting space, in your paper to express my views regrading the misleading and unjust statements which have…

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Motor Cycling Q.M.C.C. Doings and Notes of Interest

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 4

Among the Q.M.C.C. lads, who went to Goulburn, I noticed Bill Monk and Fred Jones. The former took his Big X down, and on the speedway “green”…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

The monthly report of the Shire Engineer (Mr. Boult), read at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, was as follows:—…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

During 1630, according to Police Department returns made available to the N.R.M.A., 1990 motor vehicles of all types and 417 motor cycles…

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Mr. Goode Dismissed Railway Service

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

The Southern Area Commissioner Mr. C. J. Goode, who is assisting the Government in the preparation of a new Transport Bill, has been retired…

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Motor Notes a Quarter of a Century at the Wheel Accidents—nil

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

A week or two ago, we had the pleasure-of passing an evening with one of Australia’s motor pioneers,. a gentleman who, for more than twenty-five years…

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Captain's Flat Railway

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

In a letter to the Mayor of Queanbeyan, Ald. Freebody, the Hon. J. M. Tully, Minister for Lands, writes:—"As regards the Captain's Flat…

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Midsummer Railway Excursions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 3

Country people are given an opportunity for cheap railway travel in a service of excursion trains which will run during this week…

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Motor Notes Worn-out Cars a Danger to Highway Users

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 3

A peculiar and acute position has developed in the U.S.A. motor world. It appears that out of the 28,000,000 automobiles in that country, 28 per cent., or…

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Motor Cycle Speed Can It Equal Car Record?

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 3

During the past few years, worldwide interest has from time to time been centred on the remarkable speeds attained by such famous drivers as…

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Motor Cycling Q.M.C.C. Doings and Notes of Interest

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 3

The Q.M.C.C. boys properly ‘stoushed’ the Q.L.C.C. team on Sunday, when the latter played their return match. The scores (full details, Tuesday’s issue)…

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Railway Rationing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

On the application of the Transport Trust, the case affecting the rationing of tramway employees, listed for hearing at the Federal Arbitration…

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Loss of Cows Killed by Motor Car

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

A verdict for £26 was given in the Goulburn District Court on Friday in favor of Ernest William Harrison, dairyman, of Cole Park, in a…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 3

The menace of projecting loads on the running boards of motor cars has been fully illustrated during recent weeks, when a number of collisions…

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