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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Canberra Advocate
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
4
A pragmatic guide stressing insurance coverage and garage readiness before delivery. It advises choosing truly comprehensive policies, consulting clubs for favorable terms, and building compliant with local regulations. It urges study of road rules and core car components alongside hands on driving lessons.
A列 describes low effort methods to clean a car chassis using brushes and a broom handle. It explains the problem of dried mud on springs and cross-members and offers a simple home solution with improvised tools and bristles.
A simple elastic-based tool grips a brush and boot handle to spray and clean the underpart of a car without wetting the user. The device uses a wide spray held by a strong elastic and projects into the brush bristles, allowing thorough cleaning with any brush.
The article urges carrying spare nuts for emergency fixes, noting that a single missing nut can prevent a drive home. It advises identifying thread types and key bolt diameters, including spring centre bolts, and recommends packing two or three spares of each size on a wire in the toolkit at minimal cost.
Ford owners with four coil ignition systems can fix a misfiring cylinder by interchanging coil connections. If coil one is faulty transfer its leads to coil four, and if coil two is nonfunctional move its leads to coil three, ensuring both plugs have identical gaps for consistent firing.
In winter the motorist’s garage keeps many cars locked but sunny days call for outdoor sun drying. If a car sits unused it should be placed in sun and air on fine days and given a brisk drying and polishing to prevent tarnish.
A detailed listing of church services across Queanbeyan Bungendore Canberra and surrounding areas. It includes times for Anglican Roman Catholic Presbyterian Methodist and church locations such as Tharwa Eastlake Ginninderra Westridge Causeway Bungendore Sutton Wattle Park Acton Fastlake and Duntroon. Ministers listed include REV. J WEST REV. F G WARD REV. P M HAYDON REV. M D O SULLIVAN REV. C C WRARNE REV. C H HAIN and REV. W EVANS.
Mrs. N. Stuart of Crawtorn Street Queanbeyan now in Canberra reports kidney trouble causing dull throbbing and sharp pains. She recommends Hoons Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy to address the cause rather than applying liniments or plasters.
Local listings show prices on patent traps and shovels with multiple brands. Items include Badeet traps at 27/6, Ready Mused Paint at 24/, HY 1/6, Pask’s Tene Ha Shovels at 10/6, and Post’s Short Hd Seereds at 10/6 each.
Michael Grady longtime Anembo resident dies at 56 after a long life as carrier and worker. He was born at Braidwood son of the late Martin Grady and lived at Anembo for 34 years. Survived by his sister Mrs C Moore Sydney two sons John J P Hillside Anembo Martin Braidwood two daughters Mrs Vincent Povey Bredbo Mrs Walter Scott Springwood Jerangle and 26 grandchildren and 0 great grandchildren. Funeral at R C Cemetery Jerangle officiated by Rev Father McDowell attended by many.
Canberra Rifle Club held the N Medal competition on Saturday with 3 shots at 600 yards. Winners received cash prizes with G Hay and F H Rowe among top scorers. scores listed include 398 and other marks for H G McIntosh J Jenkins Callaghan W Allen H Evans.
The meeting on June 30 elected Captain F Nicholls Hon Secretary F H Rowe Hon Treasurer M Waddell and committee members H Evans G Hay H G McIntosh J Jenkins with auditors W Allen and H J Paynting. A vote of thanks greeted retiring Captain Jes Callaghan who pledged future assistance. Rules for the Canberra Ride Club Trophy hooting were adopted and shooting begins July 31 with silent arrangements for the spoons donated by H G Melntoah.
In a House debate Bir Hiot Johnson questioned stamp plans for the Canberra opening. Mr Gideon answered the commemorative issue would be the penny halfpenny denomination with later possible expansion and careful use of a full net of stamps. The public primarily uses the penny halfpenny stamp for commemorative purposes.
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