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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

537 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 27

Road Safety Education and Enforcement

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 5

This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic corps will be in operation. The motor trucks which they will use on…

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Road Safety Education and Enforcement (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic police corps will be in operation. The motor trucks which they will use…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Fatal Road Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 6

GRAFTON.— Prank Robins and Gordon Kay were killed and 14 other men injured, two critically, when a contractor's lorry from Lismore,…

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Opening of Corang Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

Nerriga folk do not believe in doing things by halves, their function in connection with the opening of the Oallen bridge over the Shoahaven…

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Moruya Aerodrome Officially Opened by Lieut. Col. Bruxner, D.G.O.

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

In the presence of a hugs crowd numbering between 1200 and 1500 people, the fine new aerodrome was officially opened by the Hon. M…

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Train Jumpers Defied Officials Submitted to Police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Ordered to leave an open railway truck in which they were found at Bungendore, John Andrews and Barnet O’Neill defied the railway officials and…

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Telegraphic News Sydney,2 p.m. Motor Tyres Dearer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—Australian manufacturers of motor tyres raised the listed price by 5 per cent yesterday. All the big companies are in line. No…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Bombay Bans Horns

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Electric horns have been banned [?] Bombay. This drastic measure designe to eliminate the raucous tones wit[?] which the city is familiar, is experi…

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Man Jumps Beneath Train

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 7

While a crowd ol waiting passengers looked on, horrified, a man whose name is believed to be Frederick Joseph McMahon (55), jumped…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 5

Accidents continue to happen in country towns and on main roads and their severity reveals that the primary causes in most of them are…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales). Vital Need for Care

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

Accidents continue to happen in country towns and on main roads and their severity reveals that the primary causes in most of them are…

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The Motor Worid News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Official View of Fog Lamps

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 8

The Department of Road Transport agrees with the police that yellow-coloured fog lamps must be prohibited for use on motor vehicles. In…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Petrol and Alcohol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3
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On account of the number of accidents which occurred during the Christmas season in New York (236 deaths), the municipal authorities…

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Not Horse Sense Motor Driver’s Freak

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

The sight of a man driving a motor car and at the same time leading a horse along Stornaway Road yesterday morning excited some adverse comment,…

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Corang Bridge Opened

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 2

There was a representative gathering at the site on Saturday, when the above bridge was officially opened by the President of Tallaganda…

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Safety Film Statewide Release (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 4

The Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently produced a film for general exhibition entitled “Safety First.” When it was released in Sydney…

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Safety Film State-wide Release (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 8

The Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently produced a film for general exhibition entitled "safety First." When it was released in…

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Mr. Motorist Be Careful

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 3

It is one of the dismal after-effects of every period of gaiety and holiday that so many people should lose their lives or suffer injury from motor…

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Corang Bridge Officially Opened by Shire President

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 1

Sponsored by the Nerriga Progress Association, the offens opening of the newly-constructed bridge over the Corang River, on the direct…

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