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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

356 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 18

Three Women Perish Mascot Aerodrome Tragedy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

While hundreds of spectators watched helpless, Miss May Bradford, one of Austraia’s best-known airwomen, and two passengers, Miss H. Coley, of…

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"Monkeying" with the Motorists' Money Federal Government S "Generosity" Fate of Tax Proceeds

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

"Just about the limit" expresses our feelings towards the announcement by the Federal Government that the additional amount to be paid to…

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The Motor World News and N0tes From the N.R.M.A. Motor Touring Record

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 8

Inquiries being dealt with by the N.R.M.A. touring department during the month of November constituted an Association record. Nearly 6,000…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Carbon Monoxide Danger

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

The death of an infant from the effects of carbon monoxide fumes while travelling in a motor truck in Queensland recently serves to call…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Royal Oaks for Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

The N.R.M A. is co-operating with the Automobile Association, London, in a unique scheme to commemorate the Coronation. The London body is…

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The Motor World News and Notes Prom the N.R.M.A. Failures in Driving Tests

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

From May 3Oth to November 28th, 194,488 candidates submitted themselves for driving tests in England, Of these 28.46 per cent. failed…

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Negligent Driving Alleged Motorist Fined £3

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

Mr. F. W. Britz, P.M., was on the bench in the Queanbeyan Police Court on Tuesday, when Oswald Alfred Swan, butcher, was charged with…

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Back to Wyong Jubilee Week Marking the 50th Anniversary of Railway to Wyong February 14 to 20, 1937

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

All former residents of Wyong and Tuggerah Lakes district, all friends of residents, and all people who would like to see this delectable area under…

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Motorist Bound Over On Charge of Wilful Driving

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

Judge Coyle presided in the Yass Quarter Sessions when Achille Augusto Quarello, aged 36 years, an Italian baker from Bilbul, near Griffith, was…

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Motor Caravaning

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

That Australian business is alive to the big possibilities associated with the increasing popularity of motor caravaning and the use of utility trailers…

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What Motorists Desire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

According to a research questionaire issued to one million American motorists by General Motors, a marked increase in public approval of the modem…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Failures in Driving Tests

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

From May 30th to November 28th, 194,488 candidates submitted themselves for driving tests in England. Of these 28.46 per cent. failed…

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Woman Complains About State of Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

At the Municipal Council meeting last night the following letter was read from Miss Jean Leslie, of 36 Donald Road:—…

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Running Off the Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 4

Alarmed at the increasing number of accidents caused by cars “running off the road,” mainly in the country districts, the N.R.M.A. is appealing to…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Motor Horns Mutt Purr

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 4

Motor horns must in future conform to an official standard in Beunos Aires. This standard is said to be a "soft, purring sound." Any motorist…

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Heavy Motor Traffic

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 2

The latter end of 1936 was a record for late frosts and motor traffic, particularly the latter. Never have the local roads had to carry anything like…

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Motorist Charged Elderly Woman Found SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 1

At the North Sydney Police Court to-day Rayle Charles Cooney, aged 50 years, manager, was remanded until February 26 on a charge of having…

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Short Route to the Coast Proposed Bridge on Nelligen-mogo Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 5

Letters read at last meeting of the Goulburn and District Chamber of Commerce Indicated that widespread interest is being taken in the…

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The Motor World News and Notes Prom the N.R.M.A. Country Road Service Map

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 8

The touring department of the N.R.M.A. has published a small scale map of N.S.W. shoeing all the association's country service centres…

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Road Safety Well-informed Public Opinion Vital

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 5

The public may go through life in safety and happiness comparatively uninformed on a great variety of subjects, but under modern traffic…

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