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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

369 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 19

Motor Notes Meshing Crown-Wheel and Pinion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 4

At long intervals during the life of a car it may be desirable to vary the adjustment, which regulates the meshing of the teeth of the pinion and the…

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Preparing the Springs for a Rough Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 4

If a long “outback” journey is contemplated or the car must ordinarily be driven over very bad roads, it is best to prepare the road springs for the…

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Toll Op the Motor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 2

I Miss Rita Ferrier and Mr. Norman Warren were killed instantly when a motor car crashed through a bridge near Tenterfield and was wrecked…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Dangerous Crossings

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 3
Also in Queanbeyan Age

Two fatal level crossing smashes in New South Wales in one week are used as an illustration by Mr. J. C Watson, President of the N.R.M.A.,…

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Motor Notes “Nursing” New Pistons

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 4

The pistons in the engine of a new car, and those of one which has been rebored must alike be treated with special consideration during the first…

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Alleged Attempt to Rob Mail Train Guard’s Early Morning Experience SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 1

A daring attempt was made at 3.15 a.m. to-day to rob the North-West Mail train while travelling between…

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Motor Hints Choice of Lacquer Polish

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 8

It is now universally recognised that to preserve lacquer finishes the best method is to apply a suitable polish at regular Intervals. But…

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Thieves Go Through Train SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 1

Sneak-thieves this morning “worked” the Sydney-bound North-West mail train. The thieves, who, it is…

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Miraculous Escape Two Men in Car Go Over Embankment Dangerous Turn On To Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 1

Two shearers from “Currandooley” had a remarkable escape early last night when the car they were travelling in went over the embankment near the…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 4

It is essential that every car driver should have an adequate view of the road and the near-side footpath. Some of the owner-designed cars of the super…

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Let’s Go Gossiping Fashions on Fashion’s Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 4

Evening coats with brief barrel sleeves, shirred at top and bottom. About ten rows of shirring at the armhole, hole which is conveniently cut right…

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The Motor World News and Notes Prom the N.R.M.A. Thoughtless Practice

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 4

A thoughtless practice on the part of certain motorists lias been brought to the notice of the N.R.M.A. It is reported that large stones have been…

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Wool As Road Material

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 2

An experiment was made at Garah in the use of wool as a road-making material. The portion tried out first met with a long dry spell, and the…

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Railway Staff

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 2

At a recent examination held at the local Railway Station by Mr. Humbly (Sydney) the whole of the Staff successfully passed all tests in First-aid…

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Motor Notes Lost Compression and Second-hand Engines

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 4

One of the first investigations which should be made when the purchase of a second-hand car is contemplated is to make sure that the cylinders are…

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Yass-canberra Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 2

Mr. M.F. Bruxner, Minister for Transport, writes as follows to Mr. W. Hedges M.L.A:—“With reference to your personal representations on behalf…

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Brake Adjustment for Rough Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 4

It is important that tho braking system [?] so adjusted that none of the brakes is liable to “take on” or bind when the car is driven over rough…

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Wool As Road Material

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 4

An experiment was made at Gara[?] in the use of wool as a road-making material. The portion trie dout, first met with a long dry spell, and the…

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New Type of Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 8

A short stretch of road consisting of a steel grid tilled with concrete is said to have yielded good results when it was tried at Leipzig, and the…

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