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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

369 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 19

Easter Holiday Train Trips

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 1

In addition to the cheap excursion trains already advertised, the Railway Department announces today extra excursion train trips during the…

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Record Breaking on Public Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 3

Some amount of public criticism has been engender[?]d by the continued practice of contest drivers sponsored by motor firms, attempting to lower…

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Ingenious Road-making Contrivance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 3

Tests have lately been completed ne[?]r Brisbane with an ingenious machine invented by a N.S.W. engineer. It is in the form of a wood burning…

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Motor Victim Dies Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 1

William Salisbury, who was injured in a motor smash at Pennant Hills early yesterday morning, died at the Western Suburbs Hospital this morning…

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Motor Notes Useful Switchboard Plugs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 3

On many models of car two sockets are provided in the instrument board into which an electric plug may be inserted for use with a portable lamp…

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Train Wreck 18 KILLED; 20 Injured New York

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 1

In a passenger train wreck in Columbia, 18 persons were killed and 20 were injured…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. has entered into arrangements with the Central Illawarra Council for the popularising of a particularly suitable waterfront area…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 2

Success has been achieved by the N.R.M.A. in its representations to the Federal Government for the removal of the tariff on British made safety-glass,…

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Motor Speeds Rapid Advances Made

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 3

Present-day motorists with fast ca[?] and bitumen surfaced reads on which they can safely drive them at high speeds, are apt to under value the…

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Stonaway Road More About the Crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 3

The state of the intersection of Meredith Street and Stornaway Road came up again at the last meeting when Ald previous meeting, as he had been away…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. has secured the interest of the Minister for Lands in the Minister of the destruction of tall trees and other vegetation on…

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Motor Notes Does Rain-water Harm Batteries?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 4

While on the subject of the accumulator a word may be said anent a controversy which has recently become prominent in certain sections of the…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 2

The. N. R. M. A. has secured the interest of the Minister for Lands in the matter of the destruction of tall trees and other vegetation on Macquarie…

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Randits Attack Train

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

TOKIO.—Changehun reports state that 2000 bandits attacked and derailed a train between Tunhua and Kiriu. They killed 11 Japanese and…

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The Motor World News and Notes Prom the M.r.m.a

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

The following 12 rules for safe driving are offered by the N.R.M.A, in the hope that they may prevent, at least one accident on the road:—…

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Motor Notes Alignment and Overloading of Springs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 4

All road springs have a good factor of safety, that is to say, when properly assembled and with the clips and spring bolts tight and the faces of the…

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Motor Hints Does Rainwater Harm Batteries?

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 4

While on the subject of the accumulator a word may be said anent a controversy which has recently be come prominent in certain sections…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 4

The following twelve rules for safe driving are offered by the N.R.M.A. in the hope that they may prevent at least one accident on the road: Be sure,…

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Control of Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

Shire ratepayers, who know the good work the Main Roads Board lias done and is doing, should be interested to learn how the recent…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 3

A considerable improvement on many miles of asphalt surface since Easter of last year was noted by motorists whotraversed the various…

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