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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

367 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 19

Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales). If You Stop to Think You Will Think to Stop

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 8

One of the first accident preventbion slogans ever used was this: If you stop to think you will think to stop. One road user has sent it to the Road…

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Motorists Must Pat Fob Air Garage Decision

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 6

From yesterday many service stations will charge sixpence for Inflating each set of tyres on a motor vehicle, or threepence for a single tyre…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the Yerrihbool Subways

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 8

Motorists travelling along the Hume Highway between Picton and Mittagong are warned by the N.R.M.A. Touring Department that road work…

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War Affects Australian Motor Industry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

The extent to which Australia’s motor industry has suffered owing to war sales returns of cars in July, 1941. conditions is tragically revealed in the…

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£20,000.000 ANNUALLY Motorists Pay in Special Taxes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 4

The motorist, whether using his car for business or pleasure, is an important source of national revenue. Take him off the road and the public Will…

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Presentation of Second Motor Ambulance , to A.I.F. From Pastures Protection Boards

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

The Secretary of the Council of Advice to Pastures Protection Boards has advised that the second motor ambulance which is being purchased…

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Motor Bus Services

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 3

Motor bus services are a vital necessity in U.S.A. This fact was recently emphasised by the Washington authorities granting priority to 26 motor…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 2

The Shire Engineer, Mr. S. H. Lidicoat, reported as follows:—1941 Main Roads Maintenance Programme.—Bell's Creek Bridge: The…

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Warning to Motor Drivers (Issued by Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 4

It is with regret that the tenor of this article has to change this week from an educative and co-operative talk with road users to a warning to…

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Fatal Tram Crash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 2

Iiah Robert Banks (66), married, of Pennant Hills, was killed and two others injured when an all-night tram crashed into a gang of tramway…

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Road Safety Warning to Motor Drivers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 1

It is with regret that the tenor of this article has to change this week from an educative and co-operative talk with road users to a warning to…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Major Road Works in Progress

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 4

A recent report obtained by the N.R.M.A. Touring Department regarding the progress of road work on Bell's Line Road between Kurrajong…

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Alien Fined £8 Drove Motor Car While Under Influence of Liquor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 1

At Queanbeyan Police Court to-day, Paul Edwin Kapten was charged before Messrs. A. K. Johnston, and C. W. English, Js.P., that on 20th September…

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Presentation of Second Motor Ambulance to Alf

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

The secretary of the Council of Advice to Pastures Protection Boards has advised that the second motor ambulance which is being purchased…

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Rail Chief Visits Broken Hill Big Railway Works

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 4

On his return from an inspection tour, involving travelling over 2000 miles embracing the railway system from Molongto Broken Hill, Lake…

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Road Safety Road Deaths Are Increasing

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 5

Three factors are operating on the roads of New South Wales to keep at an unsatisfactory level the deaths caused by road accidents. They are:…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 4

Three factors are operating. on the roads of New South Wales to keep at an unsatisfactory level the deaths caused by road accidents. They are:—…

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Pedestrians v. Motorists. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 4

Members of the Road Safety Council annual meeting assembled discussed at length the problem of pedestrians involved in road accidents. It was…

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Railway Excursions for October

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 3

Residents of the Railway Tourist Area are informed that, in addition to the excursion tickets issued every week-end for travel in that area, there…

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N.s.w. Railways Surplus Many New Records All-round Increases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

The annual report of the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, a story of new records in every section of railway operations is told…

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