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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

204 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 11

Shire Roads Yarrowlumla Council Buying More Road Plant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

Councillors of Yarrowlumla Shire on Wednesday unanimously agreed to seek another loan of £4,000 to buy necessary plant to put roads within its area in reasonable order and to maintain them so. Earlier,…

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Notes and News No School Train for Bungendore

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

Gr. R. F. Edmonds, or Bungenaore, said last week that the Bungendore Parents and Citizens' Association had been unsuccessful in their efforts to…

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Motor Cycle News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

The working-bee scheduled for last week-end was cancelled due to inclement weather; but rain., hail or shine, it will be on next Saturday…

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Reedy Creek Bridge Tenders to Be Called

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

Speaking at last Shire meeting the President (Cr. Erie Byrne) said he had suggested to the Engineer that tenders could be called for the…

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Expensive Motor Drive Fines Total £15

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions last Friday, before Mr. A. J. Paton, S. M. Jack Gerstenberg pleaded guilty, through Mr. J. L. Maguire, to a…

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Motor Traffic Breach Costs Man £8 Carried Goods Without Having a Permit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

Before Mr. A. J. Paton,, S.M., at last Friday's Court of Petty Sessions, a charge of having conveyed a load of goods en a motor evhicle without…

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Yarrowlumla Roads Mr. Fraser Questions Mr. Lemmon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Allan Fraser, our Federal member, asked:— "Will the Minister for Works and…

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"Scotchy" Grant and the "Knights of the Road"

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

They say it's a forty horse power and a bosker, it's no kid. And will carry all our tucker without a sign of jib,…

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Serial Story Herr Employer's Secret Chapter Iii. the Young Man in the Train

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 4

"I'M really off at last! Out into the world! Out into the world!" The wheels of the railway carriage…

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Road Damage

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 3

The rains, which locally have fortunately not caused the serious damage done in many parts of the State, have resulted in widespread…

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Motor Bike Hits Cow Two Men Injured

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 3

Straying cattle caused an accident at Captain's Flat last week which could easily have proved serious. Mr. A. Fleming was travelling east…

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Train Cuts

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 3

As a result of the coal crisis, many cuts have been made in the rail service. So far as the southern line is concerned all the southern berths and…

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Road Smash Sequel Car and Utility Collide

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

Pleading guilty to a charge of driving negligently in Solus Street, Braidwood, John McGrath, Jellamatong Creek, was fined £3 with 10/- Court…

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Motor Cycle News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 3

The weather gods certainly favoured us for our race meeting on June 12. Given a little more time to organise the events, it…

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Family in Shocking Road Accident Three Killed in Tragic Smash Near Moruya

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 1

A terrible accident occurred on the Prince's Highway, near Lawler's Creek, on Thursday afternoon, when a car containing a family…

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Clyde Road Collision Sequel at District Court at Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 2

A collision on the Clyde Road, 10 [?] miles from Braidwood, on 30th November, 1947, had an aftermath at the District Court on Tuesday before Judge…

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Porter Killed by Electric Train

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 2

Queanbeyan residents who remember Mr. Neville J. Croker, a porter attached to the local ailway staff, will regret to learn of his…

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Air-conditioned Train for Southern Line

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 3

It is expected that two air-conditioned trains will take over the running of the Riverina Express in the near future…

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World's Most Gruelling Motor Cycling Circuit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

Fifty thousand people recently gathered in a small island off the north west Coast of Britain to watch the “Tourist Trophy” international…

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Rail and Tram Men to Stand Down

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 2

Yesterday the Federal Concilation commissioner, Mr. L. P. Austin, made an order giving the Railways and Road Transport Departments the right…

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