Braidwood-captain's Flat Road
Discussing the Braidwood-Captain's Flat road question with our reporter on Saturday, a prominent district grazier expressed surprise at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
370 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 19
The Motor World News and Notes from the N.r.ma. Squeezing Motorists
Petrol is now taxed 9d a gallon in England. An additional 1d. has also been placed on oil fuel, and there is a new tax of 9d. on power alcohol. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Safety the Citizen's Responsibility
Much has been said and written in an endeavour to inculcate safety principles amongst road users, but but nett result in the reduction of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Council Last Night’s Meeting Bridge Improvements Mooted
Last night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council, though there was the usual routine business to be despatched and, in addition, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors and Motoring
The following figures seem to indicate that the good old motorist the world over is the "sitting shot" for the tax collectors, and the amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Berlin’s Reconstruction
A four-year plan of reconstruction is being carried out in Berlin, and in order to meet future traffic demands blocks of houses are pulled down,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Robberies
During the week-end police arrested ten men on charges of allegedly robbing, trains and seized large quantities of goods alleged to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Captain's Flat Road Braidwood Can Wait
In addition to the request sent by Tallaganda Shire Council after last meeting, asking to have Mr. Spooner, Minister for Works and Local…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Berlin's Reconstruction
A four-year plan of reconstruction is being carried out in Berlin, and in order to meet future traffic demands, blocks of houses are being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Department Caustically Criticised
The present intention of the Railway Department to remove lavatory seats from trains to provide more-seating room was strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. and No Turns
Traffic lights have been installed in the Portsmouth (England) City Council Chamber. Not, however, to regulate the movements of traffic, but to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Driving Lapses Canberra Motorists Fined
Two traffic cases were dealt with in the Canberra Police Court on Wednesday by Mr. W. F. Brits, P.M. James Henry Hodgson, for whom Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. And No Turns
Traffic lights have been installed in the Portsmouth (Eng.) City Council Chamber. Not, however, to regulate the movements of traffic, but to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Motor Collision
MELBOURNE.— Kenneth Parry (20) and Roy Ernest Ashby (24) were killed instantly and Douglas Hasthorpe (24) and Cyril…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Last of the Teamsters "Steve" King and His Horse Team Off the Road After Almost Half a Century of Carrying. Interesting Glimpses of the Old Pioneering Days
WHEN "Steve" King, as he was familiarly known, decided just recently to retire from carrying on the Clyde road, the sole surviving…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tallaganda Shire (Continued from first page) Captains Flat Road
From W. W. Hedges, acknowledging receipt of Council's letter re the Captain's Plat-Braidwood road, and stating that he would invite the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pleasures of Motoring
A very large number of motor cars and motor cycles, on the roads of this State have been purchased by their owners with one object…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. How Long Does a Car Last?
How long does a car last? The average life is 7.6 years. This fact arises from new tables of figures compiled by the British Society of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.
HOW LONG DOES A CAR LAST? How long does a car last? The average is 7.6 ye rs. This fact arises from new tables of figures compiled by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Last of the Teamsters "Steve" King and His Horse Team Off the Road After Almost Half a Century of Carrying. Interesting Glimpses of the Old Pioneering Days (Continued from last issue)
When Steve King commenced carrying on the Clyde road nearly 50 years ago he had a waggon and six horses, and good horses they were…
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