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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

223 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 12

Jinglemoney Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

From J. R. Hill and T. K. Royds asking Council to take steps to have repairs carried out to Burkes Crowing over the Shoalhaven River at…

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Grant to Shire £1840 for Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

From funds allotted to the State under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act for the financial year 1948 / 49 Yarrowlumla Shire…

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Badja Stock Route Developmental Road Is Now Suggested

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

At last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council a letter was received from the Minister for Transport advising that the matter of a developmental…

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Road Accidents Cash costs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY : an economic loss of £10 million is caused each year by road accidents throughout Australia, estimated the Australian…

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Safety of the Railways Further Serious Charges by Country Party

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 2

Further reference was made in the Legislative Assembly by the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. D. H. Drummond) to the safety of the…

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New Railway Chief

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 4

The rise to the position of Commissioner for Railways by Mr. F. C. Garside who will succeed the retiring Commissioner, Mr. T J…

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A Costly Matter Shire Talks of Developmental Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 2

A strong protest was made at last Shire meeting by Mr. Myles Gallagher at the neglect of Council to provide him with a reasonable road of access…

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R.A.N. Air Station Commissioned Carrier Groups to Train at Nowra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 3

The Royal Australian Navy air station at Nowra (N.S.W.), which will be one of the most vital defence establishments in the…

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New Railway Chief

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 3

The rise to the position of Commissioner for Hallways by Mr. F. C. Garside, who will succeed the retiring Commissioner, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, on…

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Wanted, a Road North Araluen Orchardist's Troubles

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 1

A request by Mr. Peter Harrison to last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council was made for the construction of a road to his dwelling and orchard…

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“Road to Rio”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 2

Well, your favourite “highwaymen” are on the move again. I mean of course, that Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, aided and abetted…

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Motor Cycle News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 4

The scene is now set to give the people of Queanbeyan, Canberra end districts a veritable feast of motor cycle racing at our East…

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Shire Roads

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 2

In his monthly report to last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council Engineer said that H. D. Callan had been employed on the Farrtngdon…

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State Motor Taxation Move

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 3

The NR.M.A. and R.A.C.A. fear a move by the N.S.W Government to increase the rate of taxation upon motor Vehicles In their opinion…

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Defective Motor Vehicles

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 2

The N.R.M.A Has been advised by the N.S.W. Road Safety Council of a further serious increase in road accidents as a result of defective…

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Reidsdale Complaint Fence Left in Mid-air by Shire Road Gang

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 1

At Thursday's meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council a complaint was received from Mr. E. Kennedy, of Reidsdale, regarding some work done by the…

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State Motor Taxation Move

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. fears a move by the New South Wales Government to increase the rate of taxation upon motor vehicles. In its opinion this would…

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Defective Motor Vehicles

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. has been advised by the New South Wales Safety Council of a further increase in road accidents as a result of defective motor vehicles…

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Reminders to Motorists Dipping of Lights

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 4

The driver of a motor vehicle which is equipped with a dipping device must cause the headlights or (in the case of a motor cycle) the headlight, to be…

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Local and General Roughest Road in the Shire!

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 2

A number of complaints have been made at the "Review" office by people using the road between Braidwood and Major's Creek, it being claimed…

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