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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

426 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 22

Train Derailed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Several thousand pounds' worth or damage was done when the Main Western Line goods train was derailed on the Darling Harbor line…

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Goods Train Wreeked

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

A large piece of planking was placed by children on the railway line near Darling Harbour on Wednesday evening, which resulted in a goods train…

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General a Night in the train

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 3

To look as fresh as a daisy after, a night in the train is something of a feat. If you are lucky enough to have a sleeper it’s easy, but most of us with…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Improved Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department has been advised by the Kangaroo Valley Tourist and Progress Association that the road surface on…

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Motor Hints Testing the Ignition Coil

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 4

When the Ignition is detective, 01 fails completely, it may be necessary to test the coil if all other customary investigations fail to disclose a fault…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Out of £4,187 paid into Court in fines and costs at Southend (Engalnd) during the year ended September 30, 1334, £808/9/6 was paid in respect of…

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Motor Notes Gauging Speed in New Cars

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 4

We have found that a majority of the latest models are so exceptionally fast and quiet-running that even a driver of good experience must watch…

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A Novel Motor Rug

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 3

It happened once that a lady had a set of musquash furs stored away for years awaiting a change of proving useful again. It was thought they…

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Motor Service Owners

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details or fares and times of arrival and…

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Motor Traffic Cases Several Defendants Fined

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday before Mr. Hardwick, P.M., G. E. Samuel pleaded guilty to driving a motor lorry, in Monaro Street on December 1st at…

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Motor Car Fatalities

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

Nola May Saunders, aged 4 years, died in Hospital on Friday night without regaining consciousness, after being struck by a motor car…

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Motor Notes Thoughts On Home Workshops

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

It is astonishing that there are so many car owners who, although possessed of very tolerable skill as amateur mechanics ,or electricians, never…

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Cut Down by Train Fettler’s Wife Baby in Arms Thrown Clear GOULBURN

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 1

Flung from its mother’s arms by the force of the impact, a baby was thrown clear of a train which knocked down and cut to pieces Mrs. G. Arthur,…

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Railway Disaster

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

MOSCOW.—The second railway disaster within a week occurred ut Rostov, the chief city in the Don territory, when a train crashed into the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Berlin Tackles Accident Problem

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 1
Also in Queanbeyan Age

In an endeavor to reduce the great number of road accidents in Germany, the Berlin police have introduced an accident investigation flying…

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Motor Notes Making an Inspection Lamp

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

If you have ever suffered the annoyance of a roadside breakdown at night when it is necessary to tinker with the engine; there are two bright…

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Oallen Bridge Mulwarree Council to Apply for Grant

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 5

Hopes that official sanction will at last be given to the construction of a low-level bridge at Oallen Ford have arisen as the result of a circular…

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Train Fatality at Towrang Woman Cut to Pieces

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

Crossing in front of the oncoming engine of a train she intended to board near Towrang railway station at about 7.45 a.m. on Friday, Mrs…

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