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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

370 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 19

Application to Purchase Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

A a meeting of the Land Board at Queanbeyan on Thursday considerable interest was shown in the hearing of Dr. Francis Guy Antill…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. His Good Record

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3
Also in Queanbeyan Age

A fine of sixpence was imposed at Belfast on a pedestrian for jay walking, reports a London motoring journal. He was knocked down by a…

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Captain's Flat Railway Employment of Single Men

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3

Twenty per cent. of those men to be employed on the Captain's Flat-Bungendore railway construction will be single men. This advice has…

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Registration Fees and Petrol Tax Revenue What Motor Owners Pay

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3

In Australia the annual revenue received by the respective States from motor vehicle registration fees has mounted rapidly year by year until…

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Road Users and Abusers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

While the increased popularity of motoring tends to improve conditions generally, it has one disadvantage, says the R.A.C.A., that is, the…

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Bungendore-Captain’s Flat Road, etc

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

On Friday last 25th inst., a most representative deputation waited on the Chief Engineer for the Public Works department, at the works depot…

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Deviation of Road From Bungendore to

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

On Friday, February 25th, Mr. J. M. Tully, M.L.A., introduced a deputation from Bungendore, Hoskinstown and Rossi to Mr. Stuckey, who visited the…

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Deviation of Road From Bungendore to Captain's Flat

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 6

On Friday, February 25th. Sir. J. M. Tully, M.L.A., introduced a deputation from Bungendore, Hoskins-town and Rossi to Mr. Stuckey, who…

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New Laws for Motorists Provisions of the Latest Act Explaned

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

Motorists would do well to become acquainted with all the provisions of the recently passed Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act and the penalties…

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Menace to Traffic Road Advertisements and Hoardings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

“There is a growing feeling that in rural areas roadside advertisements arid hoardings should be prohibited, says the 1936-37 report of the Commissioner…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Synthetic Rubber for Cars

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

Research into the vibration characteristics of rubber and rubber like materials brought into being a new machine in America, which showed…

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Motor Car Lighting Systems

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

The Royal Automobile Club of Australia suggests that motorists might, with advantage, regard the approach of winter-time as a signal for…

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Roads and Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

Our roads are rough and we often wonder if our Shire maintenance men have deserted us altogether. We are well aware that the office is still in…

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Tarago Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Tallaganda Shire Council's proposal to apply for a re-classification of the road from Doughboy towards Tarago was supported by the…

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Motor Car Lighting Systems

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 7

The Royal Automobile Club of Australia suggests that motorists might, with advantage, regard the approach of winter-time as a signal for…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Personal Questions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

Are you married or single? How many dependent child en have you? What is, your weekly income? This is the sort of question motorists may be…

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Motor Traffic Breaches Two Bungendore Cases Drivers Licences Cancelled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

In two motor traffic cases, dealt with at Bungendore Police Court yesterday, each defendant has his licence cancelled for 12 months,…

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The Sewerage Road Opening Fees

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

The Health Inspector (Mr. Kirwan) furnished the Municipal Council, at its last meeting, with a list of properties in the sewerage area where it…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Menace to Road Safety

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 8

A danger to road users in the country districts is caused by wood carriers who neglect to secure the loads on their vehicles, says the N.R.M.A…

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