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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

188 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 10

Engineer's Comprehensive Report Roads, etc., in Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 4

Mr. S. H. Liddlcoat reported at last meeting as follows:— 1946 Main Roads Maintenance Programme.—An inspection of all main…

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Woman Killed by Train

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

Struck by a goods train on Crookwell railway bridge shortly after nine o’clock yesterday morning, a Goulburn woman, Margaret Carroll, was…

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Railway Service Reconstruction Improved Country Programme in Course of Implementation

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

It gives me great pleasure to announce not only the immediate restoration of country train services to practically pre-war time table, but…

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Motorists Ignore Safety Law

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. are becoming alarmed at the failure of many motorists to appreciate the dete[?]ioration in the road accident…

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Latest Cable News Heavy Death-role in Train Wreck

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

RIO DE JANEIRO.—Two hundred persons were killed and 300 injured in a train wreck near Arcadu. It is reported that a locomotive and several…

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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 March 1946 · page 4

No word has yet come from the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner in reply to the claim by the affiliated motoring organisations of Australia for a…

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Shortage of Railway Trucks. Half-empty Coastal Ships Alleged. Sydney

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) asked the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) whether it was a fact that ships…

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"Greasing the Fatted Pig." Railway Work in Sydney Area Sydney

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

The fact that a substantial amount of money was to be spent on the quarruplication of the railway line from the metropolitan area to [?]…

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New Motor Vehicles Control of Sales Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

The announcement from Canberra that the sales of new cars and utility trucks in Australia are to be rationed for some months to ensure their…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 4

The engineer, Mr. S. H. Liddlcoat, furnished the following report at last meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council:—…

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Big Motor Industry Lost to N.s.w

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. McKell, announced in the Legislative Assembly to-day that Victoria Park was still available as a site for Lord Nuffleld's…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Ca Speeds Too Hight

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. warn moter[?]ts that they are travelling too fast on the main suburban routes, and that accidents will continue to rise in…

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Immensity of Imposts On Mechanised Road Vehicles

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

Before the war it was computed that Australia’s automotive industry provided employment for approximately 13 per cent. of the Nation’s…

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Autumn Motor Touring

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports a noticeable increase in the number of projected motor tours exceeding 400 miles. Many inquiries have been received regarding…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Petrol Rationing: South Africa's Preference

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

"Extreme disappointment, to say the least," is the N.R.M.A.'s attitude towards the failure of the Federal Government to follow the move by South…

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Superphosphate Hold-up. Use Op Motor Vehicles Suggested

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 1

When attention was drawn in the Legislative Assembly to the hold-up in the delivery of superphosphate to country districts because of the…

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Motor Cycles for £18

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

Two members of the crew of K.M.A.S. Kanimbla bought a motor cycle each for £18 at Totokina, Bougainville. “There would have been…

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Road to Jervis Bay From Tablelands Discussion on Proposal

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

The possibilities of a road to the coast, with Jervis Bay as the port were discussed at an open, meeting called by the S.T. Development League…

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Racecourse or Motor Car Factory? Sydney Turf Club Ousts Lord Nuffield

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

The leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) was the first to bring to light the extraordinary news that Lord Nuffield was abandoning his…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

Travel-starved Australians. In order to cater most effectively for the touring needs of motorists throughout the Commonwealth a…

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