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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1957

109 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6

Car Stolen Found Abandoned on Sutton Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1957 · page 1

Car thieves, who have been active in Queanbeyan in recent weeks, were out again on Sunday night…

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Heavy Fines For Motorists At Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 April 1957 · page 3

Heavy fines were imposed upon two Queanbeyan motorists at the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Narrow Escapes For Drivers in Road Smashes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1957 · page 2

Two men and a woman had narrow escapes from serious injury when their utilities were involved in accidents on…

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No Funds for Tharwa Road Work

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1957 · page 1

No grant money Is available for a. special grant to the Yarrowlumla Shire Council for…

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Annual Meeting of Local Road Safety Branch

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1957 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Branch of the Road Safety Council will be held at the Intermediate High…

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Local Motorist Fined In Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1957 · page 1

A Queanbeyan motorist convicted of negligent driving by Mr. Denton S.M., was fined in the Canberra Court…

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Fatal Shooting on Cooma Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1957 · page 1

A young Oaks Estate man was fatally shot while on a shooting expedition with two companions on the Cooma Road, about four miles from Queanbeyan on Sunday morning…

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Annual Meeting of Local Road Safety Branch

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1957 · page 1

The Annual Meeting of the Queanbeyan Branch of the [?] safety Council was held on Friday night but members…

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Brigade at Grass Fire in Ross Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Fire Brigade was called to a grass and bush fire burning in a vacant lot in Ross Road yesterday about…

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Road Safety’s Annual Essay Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 May 1957 · page 1

The Annual Police and Road Safety Essay Competition will be held again this year and prizes totalling £14 will…

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Road Safety Branch to Hold Demonstration

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 May 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Branch of the Road Safety Council of NSW will use a public address system for the purpose of demonstrating the right hand turn on Saturday morning. May…

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Shire Allots £23,000 Grants to Road Works

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1957 · page 1

At its last meeting the Yarrowlumla Shire Council allotted £23,000 of Commonwealth Aid grant money to various works in the Shire…

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Sheep Killed in Road Smash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1957 · page 4

Twenty-two sheep were killed on Monday afternoon when a truck loaded with firewood ran into a flock on the…

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Deathrate Lowest Ever Toll of Road Still Rising

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1957 · page 1

While accident an dinjury figures increased throughout New South Wales during the year ended December 31, 1956, the rate of persons killed in road accidents per…

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Inquest into Fatal Diesel Train Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1957 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Queanbeyan District Coroner (Mr. D. G. Hughes) on Friday…

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Road Safety Demonstration is Successful

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1957 · page 2

The demonstration of the right hand turn staged by the Road Safety Council, Queanbeyan branch, at the intersection…

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Works Planned for Ross Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1957 · page 6

Extensive reformation and maintenance work will shortly be carried out in Ross Road between Early Street and Uriarra Road. The Municipal Council gave…

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Gymkhana for Motor Vehicles at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1957 · page 1

The Canberra Sporting Car Club will conduct a motor gymkhana at Bungendore Park, Bungendore, tomorrow…

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Tharwa Road Danger Raised by Alderman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1957 · page 6

The matter of a high fence on the corner of Tharwa Road and McIntosh Street, was raised at Thursday’s…

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No Road Tax On Stock Feed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1957 · page 1

The Department of Motor Transport has agreed to grant exemptions from road tax to graziers in declared drought…

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