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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

369 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 14 of 19

Motor Hints Antiknock Fuels

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1933 · page 5

So many scientific and technical statements have been published in advertisements with regard to the anti-knock qualities and "octane…

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Motor Notes Useful Conversion Data

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 3

In many car specifications and technical directions measurements are given in the metric system, and it is often very helpful to know what are…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 2

Practical steps are being taken to secure the preservation of some of the beauty spots in England and Wales by converting them into national parks…

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Fatal Aeroplane Crash

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 7

An aeroplane, with two passengers aboard, crashed at the Blenheim aerodrome (N.Z.), after a flight from Wellington. The plane struck the…

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Missed Special Football Train Two Youths’ Experience Ends in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 1

Missing a special football train home to Queanbeyan from Goulburn had its sequel for two youths in the Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday when…

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Motor Hints Bad Loading of Trucks

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 4

It might be said paradoxically that a truck can be badly overloaded, although too great a weight is not put upon it That refers to the…

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Thrown From Horse Walter Douglas Killed Fatality at “London Bridge”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 1

Walter (Jack) Douglas, aged 23 son of Mr. Robert Douglas, of “London Bridge,” Burra, was fatally injured when thrown…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 4

Malaya has been experimenting with a fue! made from rubber, and results are said to be fairly satisfactory... A motorist who said he had driven…

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Fell From Harbour Bridge And Still .Alive! Young Man’s Remarkable Escape. SYDNEY, Tuesday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 1

A young man whose identity has not yet been ascertained, fell from the Harbour Bridge about 11 o’clock this morning and was rescued by the…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 5

During the recent school holidays children were in the habit of turning suburban streets into playgrounds and causing danger to themselves…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 4

A real battle of wits has developed between buyer and seller of used cars, and the problem is growing more acute as the months pass, says…

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Shire Bridges, Main Roads Etc

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 2

Foxlow Bridge, built by Gamm Bros, in the year 1896 and constructed with iron ba[?]k and tallowwood timbers, and nicely painted, was a magnificent…

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Woman Motorist Pined

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 1

In the St. Hilda Court, Melbourne, a woman motorist, Mrs. Florence Potter, of St. Kllda Road, was fined £15 on a charge of having driven a…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 3

A real battle of wits has developed between buyer and seller of used cars and the problem is growing more acute as the months pass, says the…

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Government Railways Annual Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 2

Comprehensive details and particulars of the workings of the New South Wales Government Railways are contained in the Commissioner’s Annual…

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Braidwood-queanbeyan Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 6

Writing in the Queanbeyan "Age" last issue, W. H. Ashcroft, of Rossi, scathingly denounces the Yarrowlumla and Tallaganda Shire Councils…

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Braidwood-queanbeyan Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 5

At last meeting of Yarrowlumia Shire Council it was decided to cooperate with the Tallaganda Shire Council in having the Queanbeyan…

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Theft From Goods Train Two Men Arrested SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 1

Detectives this morning arrested two men in connection with the reported robbery from a goods train last night. They…

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Trying to Bridge Gap Committee Discusses Tariff Proposals SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 1

A committee, presided over by the President of the Chamber of Manufacturers (Mr. Potts) which is seeking to…

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Railway Fares

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

It was learnt in official circles that the reductions in metropolitan and country railway fares will come into operation from the beginning of…

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