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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

426 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 22

Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Mail Train Derailed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 7

Portion of the western mall train was derailed 23 miles from Bourke, and a number of passengers suffered minor injuries. Eight motor cars and…

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Latest Cable News Tragic Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 7

VIENNA.—Chancellor Von Schuschnigg was injured, his wife killed, and their son seriously hurt in a motor accident. The chauffeur also…

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Motor Cycling

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 2

The big Club Trial. Which was to be held last Sunday, 14th instant, to Yass, Goulburn and Collection, back to Queanbeyan, was cancelled at last…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 4

London taxi-cabs are not to have car radio. All cabs have to be [?]oved by the Public Carriage Department, and the fitting of a wireless does…

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Motor Vehicles Australia has One for Every Ten People

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 3

It will surprise most people to learn that Great Britain has more cars and motor trucks per mile of [?] than any other nation in the world. For…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Cost of Motor Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 3

Germany spent roughly £30,000,000 on the construction of motor roads last year, compared with £4,000,000 in 1933. Most of the work…

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Railway Time-table From 14/7/1935

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 3

The following information is furnished by Mr. J. Eddy, Station Master, Tarago:— Down Journey. — Mall train departs…

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Campaign to Reduce Motor Accidents Police Commissioner’s Warning

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 4

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay), in a speech at the Royal Automobile Club, Sydney, on Wednesday night, referred to the campaign to…

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Fatal Motor Crash

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 7

When a car collided with a telegraph pole in Parramatta Road, Concord, to-day, Miss Kathleen Bailey, aged 47, a resident of Bondi, was…

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Motorists Save Lives

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

An unusual statement was made recently by Mr, Ernest F. Hadow, the coroner for Mid-Warwickshire (England). He said that but for the…

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2947 Motorists in Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 4

[?] as a whole, the cars on the [?] at the present time are fairly [?] yet the patrol department o[?] N.R.M.A. was called upon to…

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American Motor Laws

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3
Also in Queanbeyan Age

According to information received by the N.R.M.A. from the Automobile Club of New York, several interesting laws affecting motorists have…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. World’s Oil Production

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 2

Of the world’s oil production it is estimated that 59.72 per cent. comes from the United States, 15.95 per cent. from Europe, 13.12 per cent. from…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 2

Young Jack Dempsey, son of Mr. I Con. Dempsey, of Krawarree, was the victim of a nasty motor bike mishap on Saturday, which resulted in…

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The Naas Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 2

Sir,—It is a continual wonder to the inhabitants of the Naas Valley why they have to pay road rates and taxes. Repeated requests to have the road…

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Roads Agreement Statement of Federal Policy Sought

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 3

The president of the N.R.M.A. (Mr J C. Watson) says that motorists and road users generally, find it hard to understand why the Common…

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Low Level Bridge Wanted at Buttle’s Crossing Graziers’ Move

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 1

A move to secure the construction of a low level bridge on the stock route at Buttle’s Crossing is being sought by the Queanbeyan Graziers’ Association…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Lights on Cycles

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. understands that the traffic authorities have reached the conclusion that the present regulations dealing with lights on motor…

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Closed to Motorists?

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 5

Motorists will be denied the use of some of the most picturesque touring routes in England if the Pedestrians Association has its way. By-roads of…

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