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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

358 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 18

Local and General Araluen Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 2

The opening of the bridge over the Araluen Creek will take place on Saturday next at 3.30 p.m. Mr. Spooner, Minister for Local Government, is to…

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The Motor World News and Notes Prom the N.R.M.A. New Armored Car

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

A remarkable now armored car is to be tested by the British War Office, according to reports. It has four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering…

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Motor Accidents

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 2

The Xmas holidays of 1935 will not hold any pleasant recollections for at least two people, Mr. and Mrs. Davies, or Grenfell. They were…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Women As Traffic Police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 3

In Chickasha, Oklahoma, 22 women on the relief rolls have been appointed as traffic police. Wa[?]ing red flags, they direct traffic from roads which…

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Industrial Development Dependence on Motor Transport

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 3

Few people in Australia ever give a thought to the vital part played by mechanical transport in the economic life of the Commonwealth. Fifteen…

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Toll of the Road Discipline Essential for Safety

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

Despite the millions of pounds being expended in Great Britain in the endeavour to solve the human equation in the problem of vehicle and pedestrian…

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Araluen-neringla Bridge Officially Opened by Minister for Local Govt

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 3

Heavy rain marred the proceedings in connection with the opening of the bridge over Araluen Creek by Mr. Spooner on Saturday afternoon,…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. The Year in Motoring

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 8

Reviewing motoring in 1935, Mr. J. C. Watson, president of the N.R.MA., slated that the year had been one of progress in every…

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More Railway Excursions To and From Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

Word has been received from the Secretary for Railways of an extra series of excursion trains to Sydney, that is, in addition to the facilities…

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Britain’s Motor Traffic

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

According to a recent national road census taken in Great Britain, road traffic in that country has increased 47.[?] per c[?]nt. during the last five years…

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Eighteen Injured In Tram Collision SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 1

Eighteen persons were injured in a collision between two trams at Balmain early to-day. The accident occurred at the…

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Motor Collision Car and Lorry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 1

On Saturday night, shortly after 8 o’clock, a motor-car, driven by Robert Merriman, of “‘Kambah,” near Queanbeyan, and a motor lorry, owned by…

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Araluen-neringla Bridge the Official Dinner

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

The official dinner at Collins' Hotel on the night of the opening of the Araluen-Neringla bridge by the Hon. Minister for Works and Local Govt.,…

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Motoring in 1936

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

"There is no reason why the motoring world should not look forward to the year 1936 with the greatest confidence," says Mr. J. C. Watson,…

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More Railway Excursions to and From Sydney

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Word has been received from the Secretary for Railways of an extra series of excursion trains to Sydney, that is, in addition to the facilities…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

When walking along unlighted highways in Normandy, France, pedestrians must carry lamps, says a new official ruling…

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Cost of Main Roads

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 7

The Main Roads Board, in its 10 years' existence, has spent £29,124,000. Of this sum £12,960,994 came from motor taxation, and £5,457,119…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. The Right idea

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 8

Anti-noise experts in Moscow and Leningrad seem to have the right ideas. They are suggesting that sound-absorbing devices should be…

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Serious Aeroplane Crash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

NEW YORK.-One of the most serious accidents in the history of American commercial aviation occurred at Goodwin, Arkansas, on…

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Road Danger Controversy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 4

The declaration against motorists kindled the spark; the motorists fanned the flames when it was maintained that the cyclist and pedestrians are…

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