Roads
NAPOLEON once remarked that an army marches on its stomach. One might paraphrase that to-day by saying that the march of civilisation…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
209 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 11
Rabbits on Shire Roads
The recent floods can't have killed all the rabbits, not on the Shire roads, anyhow. A report in the Young "Witness" says:—"From April 28 to June…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Vehicle Lighting Defects
The first car light test for 1950. conducted in Sydney by the traffic police in conjunction with the N.R.M.A., revealed even more disturbing results…
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“The damage done to Council roads throughout the State by the recent flood rains has been colossal,” said Ald. R. T. C. Storey and Cr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unsafe Motor Vehicles
Seriously perturbed at the results of the recent lighting tests, conducted in Sydney by the traffic police in conjunction with the N.R.M.A., the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of Interest Clyde and Araluen Mountain Roads
In a letter to Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., die Minister for, Transport says:—"I refer again to your personal representations on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canberra — Bateman’s Bay Road Question of Reclassification as Highway
The Minister for Transport, Mr. O’Sullivan, writing to Mr. Seiffert, M.L.A., with reference to his personal representations on behalf of…
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Seriously [?]ned at the resu[?] of the recent lig[?] conducted in Sydney by the [?] in conjunction with the N.R.M.S. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Permanent Motor Mechanic for Tallaganda Shire Full Report Asked for
The matter of the employment of a permanent motor mechanic for Tallaganda Shire came up for discussion at Friday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stranded Motorists
The long spell of wet weather in N.S.W. has caused the greatest hold-up of motor vehicles in history, in the N.R.M.A.'s opinion. Many thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scrubbed ! Council Doesn't Want a Permanent Motor Mechanic
The question of employing a motor mechanic permanently for the Shire "brought a lengthy report before Friday's Shire meeting. As with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring in Wet Weather
In view of the rain-damaged roads and bad visibility, many motorists are driving too fast and many pedestrians are taking insufficient care crossing…
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When an application was made at last Tallaganda Shire meeting by Mr. J. H. and Mr. A. Norman for permission to cut eucalyptus on the Oallen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Has Road Courtesy Gone?
Wholesale condemnation, of motorists for lack of courtesy and bad temper can be overdone, in the opinion of the N.R.M.A. "Ill manners are only…
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At last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council a petition was received from Frank Gumm and 22 others, objecting to Council's tentative proposal to divert…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paddy's Flat New Road Suggested Along Top of Ridge
The Department of Main Roads has apparently at last awakened to the sorry state of affairs which has been allowed to exist at the notorious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads Lengthy Report by Engineer
A lengthy report was furnished by Mr. Leathley at last meeting of tie Tallaganda Shire Council. After fully detailing the work carried out by the…
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