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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

356 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 18

The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Motor Horns Must Purr

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

Motor horns must in future confirm to an official standard in Buenos Aires. This standard is said to be of a “soft purring sound.” Any motorist trying…

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Motor Accidents Age of Drivers Involved Interesting Statistics

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

Some light was focussed last week on the subject of the age of motor drivers involved in motor accidents. The Royal Automobile Club of…

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Road Safety Well-informed Public Opinion Vital (I.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 2

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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Road Transport Change in Control SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 4

The Commissioner of Road Transport (Mr S. A. Maddocks) was to-day suspended from duty by the Executive Council. The Chief Treasury Manager…

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Bridge of Trade “Nation Must Keep Structure Open” Views of an M.L.C.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 4

"The Privy Council decision prevents the Commonwealth operating any law with respect to inter-State trade that can form a valid part of an organised…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. White House Garage

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 8

The appointments and upkeep of the garage at the White HOuse, official residence of the American President, run into money, according to…

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Road Safety The Motorist

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

In the modern car the motorist has placed in his hands an instrument that can be of immense benefit and enjoyment. He can move from place…

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Railway Excursions for Easter Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 4
Also in Queanbeyan Age

As will be seen by the advertisement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide for travel at…

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Hall Village and Public School Danger From Speeding Motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

The minister for the Interior (the Hen. T. Paterson, M.P.), Stated yesterday that his attention had been drawn to a serious danger to life and…

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Road Safety The Pedestrian

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

Road safety is a problem that will confront the pedestrian throughout his life and, without exaggerating the position the length of his life and the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 1

New Idea for Pedestrian Crossings. French authorities are very pleased with their experiments with illuminated studs indicating pedestrian,…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Record Export Fiugres

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

British car exports for 1936 reached a record figure of nearly £12,000,000, the number of cars and chassis exported exceeding the [?] total by…

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Road Safety the Motorist Ii

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

In the modern car the motorist has placed in his hands an instrument that can be of immense benefit and enjoyment. He can move from place…

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Road Safety Hints for Children

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 3

Hope for the solution of the road accident problem lies largely with the rising generation. It is proverbially difficult-to teach an old dog new tricks,…

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Road Maintenance in Municipality Recommendations by Works Committee

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon the Works Committee of the Municipal Council spent a few hours in making an inspection of portion of the municipality, and…

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Road Safety The Cyclist

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

Probably greater care is called for on the part of the cyclist than the rider or driver of any other vehicle. His vehicle is almost noiseless and cannot be as…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the Rubber for Tyres

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 8

According to Mr. H. Eric Miller, chairman of the United Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations, it took 375,000 tons of rubber to…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Rubber for Tyres

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

According to Mr. H. Eric Miller, chairman of the United Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations, it took 375,000 tons of rubber to manufacture…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Another Road Tragedy

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 2

ADELAIDE.—Heinrich Adolph Schwaetz and Hughie Murphy were killed and another man critically injured when two motor cycles…

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