£1,500 Grant for Road Works
The Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. F. McGrath) has made available a grant of £1,500 to the Queanbeyan Municipal…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1957
109 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 6
Williamsdale-Burra Road to be Graded
Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to take special steps to make the road from Burra to Williamsdale trafficable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Will Consider Report on Pool, Road
Queanbeyan Municipal Council may hold a special meeting to consider the proposed alternative access route to Canberra and the swimming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Canberra Queanbeyan Access Road
The Department of Works has not been officially notified of the proposal of the new access road to Canberra…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Crew Burnt in Tunnel
Two crewmen of a goods engine were scalded by steam in Brookes’ Hill Railway tunnel yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Railway Station Had a Busy Year
The revenue of the Queanbeyan Railway Station for the last 12 months totalled £112910…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Dies As Result of Train Smash
The engine drive injured in a train smash at Farrer loop, midway between Queanbeyan and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Hit by Train Dies in Hospital
A man died on Sunday in the Queanbeyan District Hospital after being struck by the Canberra City Express…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Williamsdale Railway Gates to be Removed
The District Superintendent for the Railway Traffic Branch, Mr. R. G. O’Brien, in a [?] to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Earned Over £75 Million Last Year
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. N, McCusker, has presented to the Minister for Transport, the Hon. A. G. Enticknap, MLA the report on the operations of the Department of Railways for the year ended June 30, 1956…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn May Have Motor Racing Track
An inspection of the proposed site of the car and motorcycle racing circuit at Goulburn was made on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Blitz on Motor Cyclists
Queanbeyan police and a visiting motor cycle patrolman staged a blitz against Canberra and Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ald. Land Gives Notice of Motion on Uriarra Road
At Thursday night’s special Municipal Council meeting, Alderman F. E. Land gave notice of a motion affecting proposed improvements to Uriarra Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trunk Roads Pretty Rough
Reporting on roads in general to the meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council yesterday, the President (Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finance Not Available To Build Bridge
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has been told that there are no funds immediately available for work- to commence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work on Burra Road Proceeds
Councillors were told at Monday’s Yarrowlumla Shire meeting that work on the reconstruction of the first two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night tennis Competitions Interesting Railway, Church have Struggle in Semi-Final
In a tense struggle at the Tourist courts on Tuesday night, premiers. Church 1, went down to an improving Railway team in the first semi-final of the women’s divsion of the Queanbeyan night tennis competition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Hears Report on New Access Road
Reporting on the new access route to Canberra at the meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rabbits On Shire Roads
The Braidwood Pastures Protection Board has complained to the Yarrowlumla Shire Council about rabbits…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Belter Conditions Sought: Railways Turn Down Proposal on Livestock
The Railway Department have turned down the proposals of the Travelling Stock Appeal Committee regardine improved conditions for stock in transit on the NSW…
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