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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

188 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 10

Estimates for [?] Nothing for Shire By-roads. Additional Taxation?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

"With a rate revenue of 14686 it is ridiculous that nothing is set apart for minor roads," rema[?] Cr. Hamall at last Shire meeting…

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Train Smash Kills Seventeen LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

Seventeen people were killed and 12 injured when a train carrying fish crashed into a passenger train standing at Lichfield station, Staffordshire,…

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The Road Wrangle How Many Tracks Does O'brien Want, Asks Councillor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

The much-discussed track from Jembaicumbene across to the Cooma road received another long airing at last Shire meeting, when a letter was read…

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Captain’s Flat Railway Line Extension at Junction Sought

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has received the following communication, dated 7th January, 1946, from te Hon. M. O’Sullivan, Minister for…

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Train Journey Described “I Travelled Like a Half-opened Pocket Knife”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

A protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) against the type of carriage used on long-distance…

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New Motor Vehicle Production Labour Troubles Curtail Output

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

Anticipations that early arrivals of fairly large shipments of 1946 chasses of cars and trucks from American and Canadian sources, would be available…

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Train Journey Described. "I Travelled Like a Half-openrd Pocket-knife"

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

A protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) against the type of carriage used on long-distance…

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"The Bulletin" Makes an Apology. New Road Planned. Goolburn to Coast

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

Extract from a recent issue of Sydney "Bulletin": "The 'Bulletin' finds itself in the position of having to apologise for the It it proposed to hold a meeting in Goulburn in the near future to discuss plans for the establishment of a new road from Goulbum via Nerriga to…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Police Safety Campaign

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

Sydney motoring organisations express satisfaction at the police decision to resume their road safety campaign, but appeal to the police chiefs…

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Modern Motor Vehicles Australia Needs Influx

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

The end of 1945—one of the most fateful years in the world's history— finds Australia with more than 750,000 motor vehicles of which…

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British Motor Industry Bid to Double Export

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

That the British Government realises the importance of it export trade in new automobiles is shown by the cabled press announcement that the…

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Running Off the Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

Evidence that carefree motorists are maintaining too high a speed for conditions on country reads, and that many are coming to grief in the…

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Unfinished Railways in the Country

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. D. H. Drummond) asked the Premier if it was correct, as reported…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Running Off the Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

Evidence that carefree motorists are maintaining too high a speed for conditions on country roads, and that many are coming to grief in the…

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Costly Collision Motor Cyclist to Pay £38/18/-

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

A sequel to an accident in which a motor cyclist and a pedal cyclist were involved in December last on Uriarra Road, Queanbeyan, was a…

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Notes and News Petrol Tax for Local Roads

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 1

At last Shire meeting Cr. O. Roberts suggested that a motion should be included in the business paper for next Shire Conference asking that a…

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Motor Corporation Profits Less During War Years

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

Publication of figures covering the colossal output of war requirements by the major automobile corporations of America has led many people in…

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Road Work in Municipality

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

The following report of work by the road gang was submitted by Mr. F. Barlow to the meeting of the Municipal Council last night:—…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. reports that only three groups of petrol users will receive any increase in the new scale of petrol ration operating for February. These are…

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Britain’s Motor Cars First Post-War Show Stood Over Til[?] 1947

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

The extent to which private cars were delicensed in Great Britain owing to war conditions and are now coming back into service was recently…

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