Road Fatality Pillion Rider’s Death
At Queanbeyan on Wednesday, the District Coroner, Mr. A. M. Hall conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
201 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 11
Jerricknora Bridge
Just as people were beginning to wonder if the hardy old annual, the famous (or infamous) Jerricknora bridge, had again passed into the…
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A series of road tests conducted With 37 skilled drivers aged 20 to 45 proved that the amount of whisky in two highballs "caused a…
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Pertubed at the greater number motor vehicles whose headlights not conform, with traffic regulations, the N.M.R.A. has. asked , the…
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Members of Cooma and District Chamber of Commence, at the annual meeting last week, agreed to co-operate with Snowy River Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rubbish Deposited on Roads Offender Fined £5
A charge of depositing rubbish on was preferred against Con Mantinos, at Wednesday’s Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Killed Truck Overturns At Brooks Creek Bridge
When a semi-trailer overturned on Thursday night near Brooks Creek Bridge on the road travelling to Sydney, between Collector and…
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Perturbed at the great number of motor vehicles whose headlights do not conform with the traffic regulations, the N.R.M.A. lias asked the…
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Thefts from trucks cost an ex-railway employee £153 at Murrumburrah Court last week. The defendant, a Murrumburrah man, faced two…
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The Bush Fire Committee of the Chief Secretary’s Department wrote suggesting that a conference between the Railway Department and local…
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After hearing a report by the Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) on complaints about the number of accidents on the Foxlow Street bridge, over the Molonglo River at Captain’s Flat, Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Tuesday decided that an estimate be prepared of the cost of a…
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Several complaints about the condition of roads were received By Yarrowlumla Shire Council at its meeting on Tuesday. Mr. E. Williams, manager of Woolcara Station, Bungendore,…
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Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A. has been advised by Mr. J. McGrath, for the Premier's Department, as follows:— "I refer to your personal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Travelling Stock Reserve. on Braidwood Mongarlowe Road
A letter on the above subject was read from Midland Board Office, Goulburn, at Saturday's P.P. Boars meeting, in reply to an application…
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A New Australian was assisted by a Government interpreter, Dr. Charles A. Monticone of Sydney when he appeared at Queanbeyan‘…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harold's Cross Road Where Did the £1,000 Grant Go?
Amongst the various complaints regarding bad roads made at last Shire meeting was one from a Harold's Cross resident which painted a rather…
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A most enlightening reply was received at Saturday's P.P. Board meeting from the Secretary for Railways in connection with a complaint…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Motors-holden Ltd. Management Changes
Mr. H. E. Bettle, Managing Director of General MotorsâHoldenâs Ltd. is returning to the U.S.A. late this month. He has completed his…
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This month the Sydney Harbour will celebrate its 21st birthday. On March 19, 1942, Mr. J. T. Lang; then Premier, of N.S.W. officially opered…
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If the proposed scheme of voluntary road wardens operates successfully, it will give sadly needed assistance to the police in their work of…
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