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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

In Pennsylvania, they are building roads made with a layer of concrete over a metal foundation. The said metal foundation is heated in winter…

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Latest Cable News Railway Workers Executed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

MOSCOW.—A Khabarovsk newspaper confirms the execution of 61 railWay workers at Svododny for alleged sabotage and espionage in…

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Express Train Wrecked

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 7

PATNA (India).—One hundred and nineteen dead and 190 injured have been recovered from the wreckage of an express train…

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Care on Bridge Approaches

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 4

Although quite a number of drivers slow down to a reasonable speed when they are on a bridge, it has been noticed on many occasions that…

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Mogo Man's Complaint Stock Straying on Roads

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 5

At last meeting of the Braidwood P.P. Board a letter was read from E. T. Taylor, Dunn's Creek, Mogo, as follows:-…

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Road Accidents Man Killed Instantly

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 2

While returning to his home last Friday night with a loaded lorry, Percy William Turner, aged 29 years, of Bedgerebong, near Forbes, was killed…

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Tumut to Canberra Micalong-Brindabella Route Best Construction of Gravel Road Advocated

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 3

After many years of wrangling, the Tumut Shire Council has filially altered its attitude in connection with the direct road from Tumut to Canberra…

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The Motor World News and N0tes From the 'N.r.m.a. Motor Travel in Europe

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 5

A few comments by an English motorist after a tour on the Continent:—"Traffic regulations in France are not too clever; drivers and…

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Accident on Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 3

On Tuesday, near Paddy’s River, failure of the steering gear of a touring car resulted in its capsize over an embankment. Mrs. Done, the driver,…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A, Detects Road Bumps

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 3

California has taken to using a “bumpograph” for spotting bumps - in the highway. The contription is like a- lawn-tennis marker, which, the operator…

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Traffic Breaches Motor Cyclist Had No Licence

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 2

Before Mr. F. W. Britz, P.M., at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Albert Gent pleaded guilty to having driven a motor cycle on June 14…

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Speed of Motor Cars Are You a Good Judge?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 4

Judging by the evidence frequently given in traffic court cases, very few people are good judges of the speed of a moving vehicle…

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Motor Registrations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 2

New motor cars and commercial vehicles registered in Australia during the year ended June 30 numbered 72,778, of which 32,618 were in New…

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Road Safety Speed Limits Proposed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1937 · page 6

Immediate steps are to be taken by the State Government to devise means to minimise the growing toil of road accidents in New South…

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The Toll of the Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1937 · page 8

In the six months ended June 30 last, 272 persons were killed and 4222 were injured in road accidents. "It is an alarming state of affairs,"…

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The Motor World News and Notes From Thb N.R.M.A. Detects Road Bumps

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1937 · page 8

California has taken to using a "bumpograph" for spotting bumps in the highway. The contraption is like a lawn-tennis marker, which the…

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Road Courtesy and Education

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 1

In every country in the world to-day where cars are extensively used, the question of road accidents is engaging the attention of the authorities and…

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Fifty Killed French Train Disaster PARIS

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 1

At least fifty were killed and many others injured when the Paris-Stetienne express collided with the Anguser train at Ville Neuve…

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Railway Excursions Two Series in August-sept

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 1

An announcement elsewhere in this issue shows the railway excursion arrangements towards the end of next month. Commencing on Monday,…

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Railway Excursions Two Series in August-September

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 3

An announcements elsewhere in this issue shows the railway excursion arrangements towards the end of next month. Commencing on Monday,…

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