Leap From Bridge Sydney
A report that a young man had jumped from the Harbour Bridge was received by the Water Police late last night. A…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
378 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 19
The Motor World News and Notes from the N. R. M. A. N. R. M. A. MEMBERSHIP
A marked increase in N.R.M.A. membership figures for the week before Christmas may according to officers of the Association, be taken as an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Disaster Sequel
PARIS.—As a sequel to the railway disaster at Laguy, in which 200 persons were killed and 300 injured, charges of imprudence, inefficiency…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Motor Accidents
The holidays in Braidwood were marred by several motor accidents, three to be exact, all of which occurred, singularly enough, on the Clyde…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes Prom the N.R.M.A. Keep Going in Storm
Referring to a recent instance ,of a car being struck by lightning near Murwillumbah, the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A. states that such cases…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. a Pedestrian Danger
That it is a dangerous habit for pedestrians to walk on the roads at night particularly if they are going with their backs to the traffic stream,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Traffic Increase in Number Who Went Away for Xmas and New Year
According to figures supplied by the staff at Queanbeyan Railway Station, many more persons travelled away…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Fusing of Lamp Bulbs
The fusing of the filaments of one or both of the headlamps bulbs is a trouble which always merits some investigation. It is not enough merely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Springs and Heavy Loads
The danger of spring breakages is naturally greater when the car is driven over rough roads with a full load of occupants and equipment, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Accident
While Mr. and Mrs. Hopperlon and family, of ,Gidieigh, Bungendere. were motoring near Braid wood during the holidays their car skidded and struck…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Hints Lubricant for Snatching Brakes
When a brake shows a tendency sometimes to snatch and shudder when the car is moving off or is slowed down the explanation is gen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Judging—A Fine Art
No matter how great is the innate skill of a driver, he cannot as a rule, become a first-class car pilot unless he applies his mind to certain elementary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Springs and Heavy Loads
The danger of spring breakages is naturally greater when the car is driver, over rough roads with a full load of occupants and equipment and when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Motor Smash Near Gundagai
GUNDAGAI.—Indefinite reports received here indicate that following a collision between a service car travelling from Sydney to Melbourne and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and N0tes From the N.R.M.A. Headlights at Crossings
The N.R.M.A. draws attention to an unusual form of danger which occasionally occurs at railway level crossings at night. A member wrote…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes Lubricant for Snatching Brakes
When a brake shows a tendency sometimes to snatch and shudder when the car is moving off or is slowed down, the explanation is generally that one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. £9,030 DAMAGES
In the Under-sheriff’s Court at Leicester (England) recently, damages amounting to £9,030 were awarded to a woman and three children in respect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan Railway Station Figures far Half-Year
Details of business done at the Queanbeyan Railway Station for the six months ending December 31, 1933, show…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Commissioner On Inspection Tour Next Menth
Word, has been received that the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) will go on a tour of inspection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Bridge Suicide
An elderly man, whose name has not been definitely ascertained, jumped over the Harbor bridge this morning. His body was recovered, but…
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