Heavy Road Toll
A total of 1,856 persons were killed and 39.405 injured in road accidents in Australia over [?] During the year there were 75,295…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
241 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 13
Court Action Over Motor Cycle Magistrate Gives Man Time to Find Witnesses
Fleading not guilty to a charge of stealing a motor cycle, Peter William Byrne of Queanbeyan, was given until the next sitting of the Court to locate the man from whom he claimed to have purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Year at Railway Yards
1953 was a record year for Queanbeyan railway goods yards traffic. Goods clerk, Mr. Berkley, this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Grass Fires Caused by Train Spark and LIGHTNING?
Lightning and a spark from, a train are thought to have caused two gr[?]ssfires late last week. About six acres of grass on Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Inadequate Cross-country Trail” Shire Move for Action Captain’s Flat Road
“An entirely inadequate cross-country trail” was how Cr G V Burnett described the Queanbeyan-Captain’s Flat Road at a meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council last Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Roads Engineer's Report
Reporting to Friday's meeting of the Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. I J. Brand), stated:— Trunk and Main Roads Maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car and Taxi Collided at intersection Men Hurt in Road Accidents
Brian Charlind Noble of Balcombe Street was admitted to Queanbeyan District Hospital on Saturday afternoon with a fractured and badly lacerated left arm after a motor car which he was driving collided…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Notes and News Aerodrome a Luxury Cooma Could Not Afford
The construction of an aerodrome at Coolringdon (Cooma) was a luxury that Cooma Municipality could not afford; and in any case was a project…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Facts on the Road Toll
Fifty per cent of Australia's fatal road accidents occur in rural districts—on straight roads. This is revealed in a new Current…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abuse of Motor Vehicles
The N.R.M.A. engineers here list some of the common forms of abuse of motor vehicles: Overspeeding When New: Harmful…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plans Needed to Solve Motoring Problems
It is imperative that constructive plans to solve problems caused by the expansion of motoring should be embarked upon, according to the N.R.M…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Entrance “Disgrace to the Town”
“The entrance to Queanbeyan railway station is a disgrace at the best of times,” declared Mr A. Harris at a meeting of West…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stock on Road Charge Against Grazier Is Dismissed
A charge against Alan John Reid of Wickerslack, of permitting stock to stray on a public road, was dismissed by the magistrate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Notes and News Travelling Stock Reserve on Mongarlowe Road
At last meeting of Braidwood P. P. Board the Chairman (Dir. John Grigg) said he had seen the District Surveyor in connection with the suggested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Couldn’t Find Man who Sold Motorbike Claimed He Bought It, Fined £15 for Stealing
Queanbeyan Petty Sessions this week a man who claimed he had unsuccessfully tried to find a house at Canberra where he bought a motorcycle for £20 was fined £15 for stealing the machine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road to the Coast Support From Yarrowlumla Shire Council
Yarrowlumla Shihe Council at its last meeting decided to give its wholehearted support to the movement for a greatly improved link…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Complaints
During the week complaints regarding the state of the following roads have been made at this office:— Stewart's Crossing, Charleyong. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Last! Rabbit Infested Railway Line to Be Attended To
In a special report presented to the last meeting of Braidwood Pastures Protection Board, the Rabbit inspector (Mr. Geo. McGrath) said he had,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Road?
Discussing the possibility of a highway to the coast, now being pressed for by the newly-formed Braidwood Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Cruise, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mumbulla Will Support Road to Canberra
A movement said to have as its object the building of a road from Canberra to the coast will be wholeheartedly supported by the Mumbulla Shire…
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