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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

203 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 11

No Railway Ticket Alleged Stolen Glass £5 in Fines

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 2

Before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., this morning at the local Court of Petty Sessions, Michael Brian O’Connor was charged with travelling on the…

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ALLOWANCES Of PETROL To Private Motorists A Brief Review

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

The Government of Great Briatin has restored the basic allowance of petrol to private motorists in that country, the reported schedule being…

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Clyde Mountain Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

Unexpected setbacks are hindering the progress of work on Clyde mountain, where the recent heavy rains caused a serious slip on the mountain…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Why Not More Petrol?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 4

The general secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H.I. Johnson) regards as unconvincing the linking of the tyre and petrol problems in relation…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1945 · page 4

The acting engineer, Mr. T. L. Thompson, presented the following report at last meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council:-…

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Motorists Seek More Petrol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1945 · page 2

Many immediate advantages would result from an increase in the petrol rationing scale, said Mr. H. I. Johnson general secretary of the N.R.M.A.,…

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More Money Sought for Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 1

On behalf of the N.R.M.A. and affiliated organisations throughout the commonwealth, the Australian Automobile Association has…

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Mail Train. Derailed Passengers Uninjured SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 1

Seven of eleven crowded passenger cars on the Albury Mail jumped the rails between Marulan and Towrang, 18 miles from Goulburn, about 2.30…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Motorists Seek More Petrol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 4

Many immediate advantages would result from an increase in the petrol rationing scale, said Mr. H. I. Johnson, general secretary of the N.R.M.A.,…

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France’s Fast Train LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 1

Now completing, its final trials, reports Reuter’s correspondent at Allied Supreme Headquarters, France’s first diesel locomotive is capable of more…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. More Money Sought for Boards

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 4

On behalf of the N.R.M.A. and atfiliated organisations throughout the Commonwealth the Australian Automobile Association has requested the…

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Railway Pilfering Annual Average £300,000 SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 1

Railway pilfering in New South Wales now averages about £300,000 a year. Most of the stolen goods, detectives believe, is sold on the black…

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Flood Damage to Oallen Bridge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 2

Reporting to the Mulwarree Shire Council at its meeting on Tuesday, the engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, said that the recent flood in the…

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Train Derailed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 1

When the Riverina Express, bound for Sydney, jumped the rails on Wednesday night the engine and tender tumbled on its side and eight…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Quality of New Petrol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 4

In view of the lowering of the quality of petrol on sale to the public, the N.R.M.A. considers that the Government should reimburse motorists…

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Effect of Rain on Motor Vehicles

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

The chief engineer of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. Fielder) advises motorists to have their vehicles greased immediately fine weather comes. He said…

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Road Accidents Increase

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 1

Figures released by the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Neale, show and increase in road accidents on New South Wales to an average of 15 a…

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Jerricknora Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

"The mills of God grind slowly," we are often reminded, but we opine they haven't much on the Dept. of Main Roads. It is over two years since the…

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Road at Krawarree Council Will Not Have It Closed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

An application toy Michael Gallagher to bring certain areas at Krawarree under the Real Property Act was before last Saturday's Shire…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 4

On behalf of the seven major motoring organisations of Australia the Australian Automobile Association has asked the Prices Commissioner…

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