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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

223 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 12

Best Railway Services Since 1939

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 2

Britain’s railways are to put on better winter services this year than at any time since 1939. Train services will be faster and more…

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Another Bad Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 2

Following the complaints made at this office last week regarding the state of the Major's Creek road, a Bombay, resident called in yesterday and said…

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Motor Cycle News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 2

Sunday next is the gala day that every one has been waiting for, the grand Miniature T.T. Races, when our locals will pit themselves against…

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Petrol Shortages Cramp Motor Transport

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 4

Few nations are in greater need of ample supplies of liquid fuel than Australia with its enormous area and wide open spaces. yet stec…

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Motor Cycling

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 2

An air of intense activity and excitement prevailed last Sunday morning as officials and competitors concentrated their energy on last…

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Campbell Street and Tharwa Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

In his report to the meeting last night of the Municipal Council, the Town Clerk said last year it had been agreed to have the surfacing work on…

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The Bombay Road (To the Editor of the "Review")

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

Sir—Can I draw attention to the awful state of the Bombay road. For months past we have been hearing the Shire Engineer is to have something…

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Lightning and the Motorist

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

Many a motorist, when caught out on the road during a severe thunderstorm has a shiver up his. spine when lightning flashes appear…

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Opening of Forest Road and New Mill at Monga

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 2

The official opening of the Forest Road and the Monga Sawmill Company's new mill will take place to-day (Friday) at 1.30 p.m. The…

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Hen Wanted for Railway Department

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 2

Like most other expanding industries, the Railway Department, though it has some 60,000 employees, is still short of staff. Even when staff is…

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Modern, Model Camp Established by Railway Department

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 3

Like most other expanding industries, the Railway Department, although it has some 60,000 employees, is still short of staff. Even…

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Road Centre Lines

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 4

Some motorists are confused about two systems of marking road centre lines in N.S.W. The N.R.M.A. reports that a new system is…

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Child Escapes Death Fell From Speeding Train ADELAIDE

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

A three-year-old child who fell from a train travelling at nearly 50 miles per hour was found nearly two hours later suffering only from…

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The Bombay Road Protest and Petition on Its Deplorable Condition

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

A protest by the Chairman of the P. and C. Transport Committee and also a petition signed by 23 ratepayers and residents of…

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Lightning and the Motorist

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 3

Many a, motorist, when caught out on the road during a severe thunderstorm, has had a shiver up his spine when lightning flashes appear…

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Britain’s First Post-war Motor Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

The International Motor Exhibition, to be held at Earls Court, London, from October 27 to November 6. as in pre-war days, is likely…

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Road Centre Lines

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 4

Some motorists are confused about two systems of marking road centre lines in New South Wales. The N.R.M.A. reports, that a new system is…

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Evaded Road Tax

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 4

Stated to have been convicted four times this year for similar offences, Alfed John R[?]se was fined £15, with 8/- costs, in Goulburn Court this week…

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Express Train Derailed Many Injured New York, Friday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

At least 65 persons were injured, 15 or more seriously, When the Santa Fe Express jumped the rails near Garden City, Kansas,…

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Official Opening of Monga Sawmill And New Forest Road an Important National Asset Striking Tributes Paid to Progressive Company

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

The official opening of the big Sawmill at Monga and also the Forest Logging Road by the Hon. G. Weir, Minister for Conservation, on Friday last marks an important epoch in the progress of the timber industry in the Braidwood District…

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