School Children Learn About Road Safety
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 4
STUDENTS of class 2A at Telopea Park High School Canberra were interested to learn the rules of the read from Constable J. W. Stevens of the Canberra police who is giving lectures on road safety to school children…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 5
Here are some hints to motorists from the NRMA engineers Carburettors on the modern motor vehicle are sensitive…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1
A car, driven by Bruce George West, of RAAF station Fairbairn, suffered extensively damaged offside mudguards and doors when…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1
An air-conditioned diesel train service, six. days a week, between Sydney and Cooma is expected to start early in May. Mr. J. W. Seiffert, MLA has…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 2
A further £63,000 is at present being spent on the Cooma Road, the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Kent Hughes) said last week. This work is well advanced and is part of…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 2
A move to eliminate the railway gates on the Bungendore-Captain’s Flat Road about 1½ miles from Bungendore has been…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 2
A Commonwealth Aid Roads grant of [?] sought by Yar[?] for 1955-56…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 1
“This is just another of those road fatalities which are becoming all too common these days,” the district coroner (Mr. D. C. Hughes) said yesterday after injuring into the death of Kerry Wayne…
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Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1
The Department of Civil Aviation intends to erect a guide beacon near the property of Mr. J. W. Gibbs at Mt. Campbell in…
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Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1
Extension of culverts [?] State Highway 19 to Cooma has commenced as the first stage if improvements, to this road…
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Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1
A new move to have the Commonwealth and State Governments assume greater responsibility over the road to the coast was initiated by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council…
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Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 1
A Queanbeyan woman was killed in one of several road accidents which occurred in the district during the Easter holiday period. The fatal accident occurred at…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1955 · page 1
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has approved the construction of twin 48 inch diameter pipe culvert to replace abridge on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DMR Approves Shire Road Program £11,500 Available for Tar Sealing
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 1
The Department of Main Roads will make [?] available to Yarralumla Shire Council for its 1655-56 road construction program. Advice of this was received from works on trunk roads as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Ccl Annual Meeting Tomorrow Night
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 1
The first annual general meeting of the Queanbeyan Road Safety Council branch will take place at Queanbeyan Intermediate…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 May 1955 · page 2
Queanbeyan can expect more frequent visits from the police motor traffic squads Supt. J.E. GRibble told the local branch of the Road Safely Council at its meeting on Wednesday night…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 May 1955 · page 1
Speeds of up to 70 mph were reached by the new air-conditioned diesel Canberra Monaro Express train on its inaugural run yesterday…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 1
An Oaks Estate man was involved in a motor accident on the Uriarra Road overhead bridge on Sunday night…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 1
Two minor accidents which occurred outside the municipality were reported to Queanbeyan police during the weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Modern Car Can be Lethal Weapon Rotarians Told of Huge Road Toll
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 2
“In the hands of a person not prepared to treat it for what it is, the modern car is a lehal weapon,” Mr. J.Dovey (Chairman of Canberra Road safety Council 0 told Queanbeyan Rotary…
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