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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

370 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 19

Captain's Flat Survey of New Railway Prom Bungendore

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

An early start is to be made with the construction of the new railway line from Bungendore to Capta'n's Plat, which will connect the rich ore…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Suppressing Noise

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

Vienna now has a squad of mobile police for the examination of noisy car engines. Excessive noise results in licence, suspension until adequate…

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Beheaded by Train Supposed Suicide SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

The headless body of a young man was found beside the railway line at Villawood, near Liverpool. The head was lying some distance away. The…

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Notes and News the Clyde Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

Tourists passing through Braidwood continue to complain about the rough state of the Clyde road from the top of the mountain. They want…

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Motor Driver Fined £20 Disqualified from Holding Licence for Three Years

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

The first case in Wagga under the new Motor Transport Act was heard yesterday, when the police magistrate, Mr. Harris, fined Jce Davis £20, and…

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Horses on the Road Driver Fined for Obstruction

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

An unusual case heard at the East Maitland Court on Wednesday, was that in which John Bowling, of Belmont, was charged with failing to keep…

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“Find a Remedy” Town Clerk’s Advice Council Finances Very Low No Money For Roads and Streets

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

Certain works to which Queanbeyan Municipal Council is committed will absorb the whole of the money provided for in this…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. A New Test

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4
Also in Queanbeyan Age

America has discovered a new test for drivers suspected of inebriation. They are caused to blow through a tube into a toy balloon which has…

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Bridge over Hawkesbury SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 1

It has been announced that tenders will be called for the construction of a traffic bridge over the Hawkesbury River at Peat’s Ferry. The cost is…

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Horses on the Road Driver Fined for Obstruction

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 3

An ununsual case heard at the East Maitland Court last week was that in which John Bowling, of Belmont, was charged with failing to…

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Missing Train

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

The Sydney-Murwillumbah passenger train, which left Casino at 3.5 yesterday afternoon and should have reached "The Risk," [?] miles from…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Egyptian Military Highway

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 3
Also in Queanbeyan Age

The road from Ismalia to Cairo is the first one in Egypt now being reconstructed by the Egyptian Government, under the terms of the Treaty…

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Railway Figures At Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 1

For the six months ended December 31, 1937, the total revenue earned at the Queanbeyan Railway Station was £19.993, an increase over the figures…

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The Reedy Creek Bridge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 3

A Tarago man, who had occasion to use the road through Mayfield and Larbert to Braidwood last week, was frankly surprised, and not a little…

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England's Motoring Offences

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

The British criminal statistics for 1935 show that of the total number of 750,000 persons found guilty of offences of all kinds, 57 per cent were…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Rubber Number Plates

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

Number plates made or rubber are now obtainable la England. Their Advantage is that they will not rattle, that they do not reflect the light…

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Motor Car Noise

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 1

The British Ministry of Transport has established certain standards for various vehicles beyond which noisiness should not rise, and most…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

Mechanically-minded Motorists Generally speaking, the presentday motorist is mechanically-minded, according to Mr. J. Fielder, chief…

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