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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

358 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 18

The Krawarree Road Good News for Ratepayers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 4

At Thursday's Shire meeting the President (Cr. W. U. Alley) Bald he had been up along tills road recently, and be quite agreed with all the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. International Drivina Licenses

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 8

It Is anticipated that a large proportion of Australians who intend visiting Great Britain for the Coronation will be motorists, who will…

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Wonderful Tribute to Veedol Motor Oil

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 4

Probably no other feat in the history of aviation has stirred the imagination of motor engineers, also engineers from the largest industrial undertakings…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. International Driving Licenses

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 4

It is anticipated that a large proportion of Australians who intend visiting Great British for the Coronation will be motorists who will desire to…

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“Safety First” Grim Toll of the Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 3

Figures supplied by Superintendent J. R. Carter, of Police Headquarters, disclose in striking fashion the high degree of danger involved by breaches of…

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Toll of the Road Extensive Police Campaign

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

"The toll of the road in death and injured is a matter that must be firmly and seriously faced; half-hearted methods are no good, the…

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Trams Collide

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

When a goods and passenger train collided near Gosford last night a passenger carriage was derailed, but none of the 28 passengers suffered…

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Work on Main Roads Discussion at Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 1

At the Municipal Council meeting last week the Mayor (Aid. J. Esmond) said that in a conference with Mr. Donaldson, divisional engineer for the Main…

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Was a Crime Committed? Revolvers and Blood on Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 4

While police failed to solve the mystery of the two revolvers and the pool of blood which were found on the Pacific Highway, near Cowan, on Sunday,…

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Motor Notes Starting Up in Winter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 3

Too long and too often is the whirring of the starter motor heard when the thermometer is low, not .because of the inefficiency of the engine, but…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Headlights for Hooters

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 4

Hitherto one of the noisest cities of the Balkans, Athens, is to forbid the use of motor horns after 11 p.m. Drivers will now be allowed to flash their…

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Sydney Eisteddfod Special Railway Concessions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 3

Prospective country competitors in the 1396 City of Sydney Eisteddfod are anodised that excursion trains will be run on convenient dates for these…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Salted Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 3

U.S. roadmakers are trying out another material for road surfaces. Common salt is thoroughly mixed with ordinary road materials and rolled solid…

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Explosion in Road Metal Quarry Two Men Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 4

While working in a road metal quarry at Middle Brother Mountain forest, about 20 miles from Moree, on Wednesday, George Thompson, quarryman, and…

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Railway Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 2

ROME.—A crowded workmen's train was passing over the new railway, which was only opened two days ago, at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius,…

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Salted Roads

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

U.S. road-makers are trying out another material for road surfaces. Common salt is thoroughly mixed with ordinary road materials and…

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Motorists’ Preferences As Disclosed by Wide Research

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 2

A nation—wide vote on various phases of the modern, motor car was recently finalised by General Motors Research Division in the U.S.A. This vote…

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Speedway Fatality Champion Motor Cyclist the Victim

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 4

Robert Coombes, aged 25, a former champion motor cyclist, who rode professionally under the name of “Bobby Blake,” was killed while practising at…

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Three Killed Struck by Motor Car

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

On Saturday night three persons were killed by a motor car while crossing Parramatta Road at the foot of Taverna’s Hill, Lewisham. Death, was…

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Safety of Train Statistics for Ten Years “Not One Fatality”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

Official statistics show that during the last 10 years 1,450,000,000 railway passengers were carried in New South Wales without any fatality having been…

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