Driving on Wet Roads
N.R.M.A. Chief Engineer, Mr. C. H. Napthali, says that, when driving on wet roads tyre condition needs careful consideration. Smooth tyres offer…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
201 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 11
Canberra-Coast Road No Justification, Says Minister
Mr. Allan Fraser, MHR, recently asked the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) to receive a deputation from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loans Urged for New Road Construction Suggestion to Ease Finance Problem
Discussing the problem of road construction and maintenance, the leader of the Country Party (Lt. Col. Bruxner) said in the Legislative Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“People Should Get Better Deal” Road to Cooma Is Labelled ‘Disgrace’
“I consider the people of Monaro should deceive a better deal. This road is our only outlet and in a disgrace. Its condition is very detrimental to the whole district and its progress.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra-Coast Road No Justification for Building, Says Minister
Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R., recently asked the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) to receive a deputation from the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drove Car While Under lnfluence £15 Fine Sequel to Incident on Bridge
Harold O’Brien, 29, of 28 Railways Avenue, Captain’s Flat, was fined £15 by Mr. C. N. Finlay, SM, at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday for driving a car while under the influence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Who Owned Them? Train Killed 5 Bullocks
Both Queanbeyan police and NSW Railways authorities are anxious to learn who is the owner of five bullocks that were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town Council and Road Matters Fence on Street Must be Removed
The person who erected an unauthorised barbed wire fence across Rein Street, will be instructed by Queanbeyan Council to cull it down within 24 hours, otherwise the Council will remove it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Buildings to Cost £35,950 Two New Motor Service Stations
Two motor service stations are among the new buildings for which plans were approved by Queanbeyan Council last week. One, from Mrs. H. Moir on behalf of Kangaroo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Killed Cattle
Mr. Archie McKeahnie of Wattle Majura, was found to be the owner of the five bullocks that were killed by a train in a cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harold's Cross Road Request for Repairs Turned Down by the Minister
A request by a resident for repairs to the existing Harold's Cross road across the Shoalhaven River, made through our State Member…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ratepayer's Praise for Engineer and Council's Road Staff (To the Editor, "Dispatch")
Sir,—Would you please allow me space in your esteemed journal to pay tribute to the Tallaganda Shire Council's road staff, from the Engineer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tarago Railway Station in the Atomic Age Do Politicians Deplore City Drift with Tongue in Cheek?
At Woomera Rocket Range in the dead heart of Australia two atomic bombs have been successfully exploded. Thus Australia advances with modern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improving Roads near Hall
Mr. J. A. Rochford of Hall wrote asking Yarrowlumla Shire Council to make available to him concrete pipes to make trafficable under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Less Road Tax—more Homes" Exemptions Wanted
Mr D. Stewart Fraser, M.L.A., has urged the N.S.W. Government to lift road taxes from all essential building materials…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mill Post Lane Shire on Road Improvement
Reporting to [?]arrow [?] Shire Council on their Condition of Mill Post Lane, the Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) said last week it would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work on Captain’s Flat Roads Will Be Done When Funds Available, Says Shire Council
Action to improve roads and streets at captain’s Flat was requested by Captain’s Flat Chamber of Commerce in a letter received by Yarrowlumla Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prompt Action fey Man and Woman Stopped Spread of Fire among Tents at Railway
Fire this morning destroyed the tent home of Richard Webster, cook for a railway survey gang based near Queanbeyan Railway Station. Webster was buskin the cookhouse when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorcyclist Failed to See Signal £5 Fine Is Sequel to Collision with Truck in Q’beyan
A collision in Queanbeyan between a truck and a motorcycle, in which the motorcyclist and his pillion passenger were injured, had a sequel at Queanbeyan. Petty Sessions on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"A Nightmare" Togganoggera - Jerrabat Gully Road
At last Shire meeting a petition was read from a number of ratepayers asking for some permanent work to be done on the above road…
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