Road Safety Branch Seeks Apex Help
Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council will seek the assistance of Queanbeyan Apex Club in making an outstanding success…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1955
125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 7
Hand Signals are Important on Road Police Superintendent of Traffic
Campaigns for courtesy on the roads of this State are begun and sustained with great vigor and much attention is given to courtesy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speed Up For Uriarra Road Works Council May Reconsider Road Plan
Queanbeyan Municipal Council will be given a chance to reconsider its earlier decision not to proceed with the proposed new route to Canberra when the Mayor (Ald. A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra Star Wins Qbn. Motor Cycle Trial
Well known Canberra short circuit racing star Barry Sluce, was the winner of the motor cycle trial staged by the Queanbeyan Motor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Accepts Railway Department’s Offer Station Approach to be Tar Sealed
Although divided in its opinion concerning liability for the maintenance of approaches to Queanbeyan Railway Station, the Municipal Council has accepted an offer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Businessmen Applaud Mayor’s Statement on New Road Delay Could Cost £200,000 Says Chamber President
No one would deny Ald. H. C. Taylor’s statement that Uriarra Road should be developed but that should not be any argument against the proposed new twin-lane highway to Canberra. Aldermen should realise that unless they act now to set aside…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council [?] Road matters Better Crossing Wanted at Sutton
A culvert or bridge was urgently needed to replace the existing road crossing of river at Sutton Cr. P. H. hardy told Yarrowlumla Shire Council this week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman in Lively Debate on Mayor’s Recission Motion Council Again Votes Against New Road Link with Canberra
Queanbeyan Municipal Council again rejected the Department of Main Roads proposal for an alternate road (ink with Canberra when it defeated the Mayor’s recission motion by five rotes to four last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Isolated Settler’s Plea to Shire for Access Road
An isolated settler in the Notingham Plateau area beyond the Goodradigbee River has written again to Yarralumla Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Money is Needed for Road Maintenance
“Damage to permanent works by the storm on October 20 was not extensive, but a number of gravel roads were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Motor Service Centre Opens
Tomorrow’s opening of the Canberra branch of John McGrath Motors Pty Ltd in Lonsdale Street, Graddon, brings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen’s Big Picnic Here
More than 2000 railway employees are expected to attend their annual picnic at Queanbeyan Showground next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorcycles a Noisy Nuisance Council Urges More Action
In their efforts to curb larrikinism by motorcyclists, police should employ that section of the Motor Traffic Act which permits them to charge a person…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railwaymen’s Big Picnic was Successful
About 1,900 people attended the annual railwaymen’s picnic in Queanbeyan last Monday. They came from as far as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Kero Lamps to Stay at Michelago
Requests for the electric lighting of Michelago and Bredbo railway stations have been refused by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Authorities Must Co-operate Inspector Can’t Check on all Food Trucks
While he was doing everything possible to supervise foodstuffs brought to Queanbeyan by rail, it was impossible for him to check every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity for Bungendore Railway Station
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has agreed to supply electricity to the Department of Railways at Bungendore for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire in Ross Road
Queanbeyan fire brigade were called to a grass fire in Ross Road this morning. The fire was menacing dog…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Friday is Apex Road Safety Day
The Apex Club of Queanbeyan in association with the local branch of the Road Safety Council,. are engaged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tarago Trucking Yards Road
Mulwaree Shire Council has directed its Engineer to estimate the cost of building a road into Tarago trucking…
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