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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

83 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5

Good Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 2

Sir,—The State Government have tackled this urgent business of properly maintaining our public roads. With so much accomplished departmentally (on paper),…

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Good Roads. (To the Editor of the "Review")

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 4

Sir,-The State Government has tackled this urgent business of properly maintaining our public roads. With so much…

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Railway to the Coast Bateman's Bay Moves

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 2

A largely attended and representative meeting of the residents of Bateman's Bay and Nelligen districts, held at Bateman's Bay on…

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Roads Loan a Failure

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 5

It seems inevitable that the Good Roads Loan launched by the State Government will prove a dismal failure. Of the £500,000 asked for…

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Witt's Creek Bridge. Residents' Liability

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 3

When the Shire Council agreed to construct a bridge over Witt's Creek bridge, on the Braidwood-Krawarree road, it will be…

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Shires Conference President Chapman Favors Road Board

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 5

At the meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council on Thursday Cr. L. Chapman, president, who represented the Council at the recent…

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Big Train Smash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 6

A disastrous train smash is reported from Beaucourt Hamel, in France. Heat caused the rails to expand, and this resulted in the…

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The Good Roads Loan

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 2

The State Treasurer announced yesterday that it had been decided to extend the closing date of the Good Roads Loan to July 31…

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Train for Canberra Unwarranted

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 3

Mr. Theo. Cooper, at the request of local workmen and others asking for the running of a train between Canberra and Queanbeyan, recently sent the following letter to…

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Local and General News Witt's Creek Bridge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

The official opening of this bridge takes place on Friday nsxt. The occasion will be celebrated with a day's sport in aid of the…

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Witt's Creek Bridge. (To the Editor of the "Review")

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 7

Sir,—I notice in your issue of June 28th, reporting the meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council, that a motion was put forward by…

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Good Roads Loan

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 1

It is understood that, despite persistent appeals, spread over nearly four months, less than one-fifth of the State Government's…

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Witt's Creek Bridge. Official Opening

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 4

Friday last was quite a gala day at Ballalaba, the occasion being the official opening of the bridge over Witt's Creek, a fast-running…

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Railway Smash

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 7

A special goods train, running from Bathurst to Blayney, bolted down Tumulla Hill on Saturday, and crashed into the…

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Our Roads

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 2

The Weetangerra Hall road is now in good order, but we are still waiting for that bridge over the Gininderra Creek. During the recent heavy rains this creek…

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Road Contracts

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1921 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council, it will be remembered, it was decided, after reducing the maintenance staff,…

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Train Disaster

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 7

A Rome message states that a train filled with seaside visitors from Ladispol collided with a goods train at Magliana. Thirty persons…

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First Bridge at Queanbeyan

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 1

Mr. Gormly, M.L.C., says Mr. W. H. Downey erected the first bridge at Queanbeyan. Sir Terence Murray, who was…

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Railway Administration

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 7

According to the Chief Commissioner for Railways the prospect of it costing over £2,000,000 more to run the railways during the…

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Our Railways

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 1

The deficiency ?n the working of our railways and tramways last year amounted to £470,360, which in the ordinary course of events…

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