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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

426 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 22

Carrying Infectious Lisease Cases in Motor Cars

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 3

At a recent meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council the Health Inspector reported that hire-car drivers had transported cases of infectious…

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Motor Cycling Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 3

The Queanbeyan, Motor Cycle Club on Sunday last held a time trial to Collector and back, a distance of about 76 miles, at an average speed of 25…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Cars for African Police

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 2

The South African Government has decided to accelerate the mechanisation of its police force. The sum of £35,000 is to be spent on the purchase…

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Two Men Killed Motor Cycle Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 4

While returning by car from Yass on Sunday afternoon and about 23 miles out, Mr. V. Saca[?] came upon two men lying by the roadside near a motor…

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Narrow Escape by Motorists Uriarra Road Smash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 3

A motor car smash, which might easily, have been attended with much more serious results, occured [?] Uriarra Road shortly before 1 p.m…

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Roads in Shire Yarrowlumla Schemes Progress Attention to Requests

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 2

Attention to roads and the progress of the £1500 scheme for proposed low level crossing sites on main roads within the Yarrowlumla…

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Hoskinstown Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 3

Motorists travelling from the Federal Capital to Braidwood who may be tempted to take the more direct route from Queanbeyan via…

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Fatal Motor Collision

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 2

When two cars collided head on on the Cootamundra road, near Temora, Margaret Isbister, aged 17 months, who was asleep in her mother's arms,…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 8

Cars which Glow in the Night. A car which looks normal by day, but which glows at night, is being shown in Paris by a well-known…

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Motor Cyclists Queanbeyan Speed and Hill Tests Fastest Times by Vasella

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 4

Fastest times in both flying and standing start tests arranged by Queanbeyan Motor Cycle Club on Sunday afternoon were established…

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Motor Notes Determining Gear Ratio

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 4

As a rule the manufacturers’ specification gives the final gear reduct[?]ons in the various ratios, but should it be desired to ascertain what is the ratio…

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Oallen Bridge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 5

The Mulwarree Shire Council has been advised by the Main Roads Department that, following the inspection of the location and plans,…

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Federal Road Funds Petrol Tax Excessive

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 1

Nine years ago the Commonwealth Government enacted the Federal Aid Roads scheme, under which the Commonwealth was, from July, 1926, to…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Trip Speedometer Wanted

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 8

Many motorists who carry out extensive touring deplore the fact that most modern cars are not fitted with trip speedometers, says the N.R.M.A…

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Queanbeyan Motor Cycle Club Coppin Cup Competition Barlow Still Leads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 3

Last Sunday, the Queanbeyan M.C.C. held a petrol consumption test and the results proved that some motor bikes can run “on the smell of gas” and others…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Who Gets Money From Fines

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 1

What is being done with the large amount of money accumulated in fines from motoring offences? English motorists are asking. The answer is that…

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Run Down by Train Goulburn Tragedy GOULBURN

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 1

William Morgan, 50, was missed from Goulburn District Hospital, where he had been an inmate, early this morning. Half an hour later he was run…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, [?] p.m. Fatal Motor Crash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

BRISBANE.—Vivian Beasley, aged 26, was killed outright, and James Bredden, aged 24, fatally injured, and five others less seriously injured,…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 4

Prussia is to set up a network of wood-bunkering stations in order to extend the use of gas derived from wood for car engines…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Aeroplane Disaster

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. George Patrick Fairbairn, of "Lara" Station, Victoria, were killed when their aeroplane crashed at Essendon, near Melbourne…

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