Petrol Tax the Only Way Condition of Roads
"It appears to me that the Department of Main Roads is in exactly the same position financially as are the Local Government authorities, in that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1949
204 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 11
Tablelands Road
Mr. Jack Beale, M.L.A., for the South Coast, has had a letter from the Minister of Conservation stating that a preliminary investigation suggests…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Road Accident
District residents will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Mary Agnes Gallagher, formerly of Bungendore, which took place on Tuesday night. From…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unlucky 13th Motor Driver On Several Charges
“Defendant was incapable of looking after himself, and admitted. next morning lie did not know he had been arrested. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reedy Creek Bridge Smash
On Wednesday afternoon, about 4.30, Mr. Ray Chuchin had an accident on the Reedy Creek bridge. His new truck ran off the running strips on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Collision
About 9 o'clock last night, when coming into Queanbeyan, a motor car driven by J. Blundell, of Canberra, came into collision with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Why Are Council Roads Breaking Up?
“This is a question which is being asked continualy;” says Alderman R. T. C. Storey, President, Of the Local Government Association of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycling Offences
Although Sidney Maxwel Hall, of Marulan, had been fined at Young on July 27 for carrying a pillion passenger on his., motor cycle, it, did not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads and Bridges Engineer's Report
The Engineer, Mr. Forde Leathley, reported at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council as follows: "Jerricknora Creek Bridge: The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Government Wants Petrol Rationing" Says Motorist
"It is apparent that Mr. Chin wants to retain petrol rationing, respective of petrol supplies," said [?] spokesman for a group of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Euradux Road
The rough state of Euradux road, and particularly two creek crossings, was referred to by Mr. H. J. Bensley in a letter to last meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allocations for Roads Shire Councils to Receive Increase
The President of the Shires Association of N.S.W. (Cr. J. M. Caldwell) and the President of the Local Government Association of N.S.W. (A[?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Araluen Bridge Protest Against Delay in Re-building
A largely-signed petition from residents of the south, side of Araluen was presented at last Shire meeting emphatically protesting against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a Shocking State" Stranger's Condemnation Of Clyde Road
Trenchant criticism Was levelled at the stage of the road from Braidwood to the top of the Clyde mountain by a stranger at a recent meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accident
While returning to Canberra after attending a dance at Queanbeyan on Saturday night, near the intersection of Uriarra and Ross Roads,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increased Allocation for Roads But Not Enough for Job
The President of the Shires Association of N.S.W. (Cr. J. M. Caldwell) and the President of the Local Government Association of N.S.W. (Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Road and Hospital Payments "Disgrace to Commonwealth" Declares C.p. Member
The distribution of the petrol tax, and the subsidy given by the Federal Government to the public hospital were a disgrace to Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farringdon Road Complaint From Residents
Residents of Farringdon lodged a complaint at last meeting of the Shire Council regarding the unsatisfactory state of the Farringdon road from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Traffic Breach
Failing to return a number plates, in the pre[?]criched period of three days after expiry, led to Eddie Sarran appearings before before Mr. Paton,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A London Bridge Spans An African River
A bridge over which thousands of Londoners have walked has been opened in Africa. It is the wartime emergency bridge which spanned…
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