3 More Die in Road Smashes
The district road toll increased alarmingly over the past week with the deaths of three men in motor accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1955
125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 7
Gov’t Must Face Up to Road Problem
The State Government must face up to the road problem, and do [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Town Engineer Reports on Road Works
“Balcombe Street, Ross Road, George Street and Stormaway Road have received grading attention” the engineer (Mr. R. E…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cooma Road is Called Strip of Horrors
Describing State Highway 19 (to Cooma) as “The Strip of Horrors.” a Michelago resident writes to the Editor:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bitter Protests by Councillors Shire Road Program Engineer Replies
Yarralumla Shire Council at its meeting yesterday fired bitter criticism at the Main Roads Board’s divisional engineer (Mr. Jordan) over the Board’s action in refusing an extensive program of tar sealing on trunk roads proposed by the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Names for District Roads
Yarrowlumla Shire Council will offer abjection to a proposal by the Department of Main Roads to the naming of State Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Approves Service Slationfor Sulton ROad
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has approved the application from Messrs; Von Jedski for permission to-erect a service station at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commerce Chbr. Supports Shire in Road Protest
Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce will inform the Minister for Road Transport that it is “most upset” over the Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Injured in Car Smash on B’dore Road
Four Canberra people were injured when a car overturned near Scabbing. Flat on the Queanbeyan-Bungendore Road about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra Driver Did Well at Big Road Races
Mr. A. G. Mild[?], of Canberra, was the only competitor from this district in the motor road races at Orange last weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Endeavour to Provide Better Roads Sharp Increase in Shire Rates to 1/- in £ on UCV
Yarrowlumla Shire Council proposes to increase its general rate by 3¾d to 1/- in the £ on the UCV of all rateable land in the shire with the exception of Lake George Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Almost Drove Into Police Motor Cyclist
As a sequel to a near collision with a police motor cyclist, Eric Raymond Gassman of Curtis Street, Queanbeyan pleaded guilty to a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Contract to Qbn. Factory
Yarrowlumla. Shire Council yesterday accepted a tender from Humes Ltd. to build precast, prestressed bridge units for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Accident Cost man £10/12
A Canberra man who was driving his truck across Queanbeyan bridge when it hit and badly injured the racehorse Tuckerbox…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALP Branch Annual Meeting Better Railway Amenities for Qbn
In view of Queanbeyan’s population growth, which has no doubt been reflected by increased railway business here, a full investigation of the town’s railway facilities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Electric Lights for Michelago Railway Station
The volume of traffic through Michelago railway station does not warrant the connection of the station with the electricity supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smashed Railway Carriage Window Fight on Mail Train Brings Fine
A 25- year-old laborer was fined £3 and ordered to pay £2/10/6 at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions last night for malicious damage to railway property…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Need to Train Young Judges is Emphasise
"Unless we train some of the younger vegetable growing enthusiasts to be judges we will soon be without vegetable judges,” said the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Councils Reject Leeton Shire’s Road Plan
Some of the measures suggested by Leeton Shire Council in its letter to Yarrowlumla Shire Council “urging realistic action…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improvements to Railway Station
Mr. J. W. Seiffert, MLA, has made representations to the Minister for Transport (Mr. E. Wetherell) with respect to…
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