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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

417 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 21

Rail versus Road Problems Independent Board Should Investigate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 2

Devious are the ways being adopted to boost up the railway revenues in Australia, by restricting the freedom of private enterprise to supply the…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

Motorists intending to transport their own camping gear for the holidays are not in any way restricted under the State Transport…

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Motor Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 3

The lighting of automobiles has, during recent years, undergone a radical change, and to-day, the electric dynamo system represents a…

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Motorist Fined Angle Parking at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

The practice of parking cars angle wise in streets other than Auburn St resulted in the first police prosecution at the Goulburn police court yesterday…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

In the first half of 1931, the export of Russian petrol was 2,166,076 barrels as compared with 5,818,560 in 1930. Sweden obtained £3,000,000 from…

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Not a Stick of Wood Took Coke From Railway Premises Fined Two Pounds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

Before Mr. Forrest, P.M., at Queanbeyan police court, yesterday morning, Edward Charles Rushton pleaded not guilty to having stolen a quantity of…

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“Twin Trail” Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. of New South Wales has been interesting itself in certain municipal experiments with what is known as the “twin trail” concrete…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1

The N,R.M.A.'s estimate of the number of motor vehicles on the New South Wales register at the end of December was about 210,000,…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 2

Treat the other chap on the road as you would like him to treat you. After tuning up Jazz G., Taters left on Saturday for a flying call on…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. has invited the attention of the police , to complaints that parcels, carefully wrapped up to, give the impression, that they are of…

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Motor Notes When Focussing Heal-lights

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

It is useless trying to get the headlights to throw good even and non-glaring beams unless, first of all, the electric bulbs are properly focussed in…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. has invited the attention of the police to complaints that parcels, carefully wrapped to give the Impression that they are of…

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Tramps' Hard Luck Boiled Billy Over Gold Hoard

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

To discover-too late—that they had boiled their billy over a small fortune of gold, was the heartbreaking experience of two sundowners in…

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Lash for Motor Thieves

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

Lashes were included in a sentence for motor car thieving for the first lime in South Africa by Mr. Justice Krause at the Rand Criminal…

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Motor Cycling Q.M.C.C. Doings and Notes of Interest By “Two-port” First Q.M.C.C. Event for 1932 Roll Up—Worst Yet!

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

The first Of the series of events for the new Q.M.C.C. Cup Competition, was staged last week-end. It was a slow time trial out to Brodie’s service…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. is continuing to press for legislative action to prevent the adulteration of petrol and oil. Furthering the Association’s campaign, a…

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Motor Notes Some Common Ailments of the Magneto

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

Although both the magneto ignition system work upon the same electrical principle of induction, the magneto, of course, is a self-contained…

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Motor Hints Warming Up the Engine

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 5

The advisability of running the motor slowly for a minute or two before speeding up the engine, right on top of starting up from cold, was…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. is con[?] to press for legislative action to prevent the adulteration of petrol and oil. Furthering the Association's campaign,…

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Railway Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 6

Ten people were killed and 30 injured in a railway accident at Saint Just, between Paris and Compregne, owing to a coupling breaking. The…

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