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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

358 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 18

Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Tragic Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

Six members of a party of eight were drowned when two motor cars left the road and ran off the end of a jetty and plunged into the water…

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Analysis of Motor Breakdowns

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 8
Also in Queanbeyan Age

Each year the R.A.C., London, Issues to the Royal Automobile Club of Australia an analysis of tbe causes of breakdowns in motor cars,…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Who Takes the Blame?

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

Prance has adopted a new decree which says that no one under twenty-one years of age may obtain a motor driving licence without a written…

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Modern Motor Cars

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

The modern car is such a marvel of almost foolproof reliability and efficiency that it well nigh staggers the imagination to read what some…

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Under Train Shocking Injuries

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 3

Joseph Keighran, railway fireman, who had his right leg amputated below the knee and suffered a fractured skull and other injuries when he was…

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The Motor World News and Notes Prom the N.R.M.A. Rickshaws Banned

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 3

Traffic congestion is so considerable in Peiping that the authorities are banning not merely the licensing of rickshaws, but their manufacture,…

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Railway Mystery Two Men Battered to Death Another Critically Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 2

Two passengers were found murdered, and the conductor in a critical condition, when the Rockhampton train reached Brisbane yesterday…

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The Train Murders

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 7

In the Melbourne Oly Court to-day Herbert Kopet (23), laborer, was charged with having murdered Edward Speering on the Rokhampton…

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Petrol Tax Upkeep of Roads

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

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. J. M. Tully asked the Acting-Premier whether the Government was prepared to adopt the policy of abolish…

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Callen Bridge Departments "Paltry Action"

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 5

The Mulwarree Shire Council .decided at its last meeting Jo ascertain the views of the Tallaganda Shire Council on the decision of the Minis-…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 8 p.m. the Train Murders

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 7

Following inquiries by police into the deaths of two passengers and the wounding of the conductor of the Rockhampton express last Thursday…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Rickshaws Banned

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 4

Traffic congestion is so considerable in Peiping that the authorities are banning not merely the licensing of rickshaws but their manufacture for…

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Shocking Death Man Crushed Under Train

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 2

As an electric train was pulling into Wynyard railway station on Tuesday night, citizens were horrified to see Cecil Thomas, 44, a bank teller, of…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N. R. M. a

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

The technical department of the N.R.M.A. advises motorists who contemplate making an Easter tour to see that their cars are in good order…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Going Up!

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 3

Plans have been submitted by French architect to permit motorists to take their cars up to a restaurant on the second platform of the Eiffel…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. River Tunnel in Russia

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

The first rived tunnel in Soviet Russia is shortly to be started under the Don River, connecting Leningrad and Tiflis. It will have a…

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New Motor Vehicle Sales for 1935

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

Final figures, compiled by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, of London, show that 40,124 cars and 17,575 trucks were sold in the…

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Motorists, Too

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

We have been asked by the local Police to issue a warning to motorists against fast driving through the streets of the town. Persons with faulty…

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Bicycle Road Race

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 1

On Sunday morning a few enthusiasts banded together and held a road race The course was from the P.D.S. in Crawford Street, along the Canberra…

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