NSW Rejects Railway Line Suggestion
A request to take over and run the spur line between Queanbeyan and Canberra made by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1957
109 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 6
Road Safety Branch Takes Vehicular Census in Shopping Area, Full Report Made
A census of vehicles parked in Monoro Street conducted this week by members of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council disclosed that an average of 40.89 per cent, of the vehicles were owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council’s Request on Road Building Project
The Australian Government sees no need to build roads for use in defending Australia against invasion. This is made clear in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Injured in Crash on Aerodrome Rd
A Queanbeyan man was admitted to the District Hospital in a serious condition on Tuesday after he was…
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A former Queanbeyan man was killed in an accident on the Hume Highway on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dense Fog Blankets District; Many Cars Collide on Icy Roads
Thick fog and slippery roads were the cause of many accidents in the district on Saturday night; The fog blanketed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Essay Competition
The Road Safety essay competition conducted by Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Safety Member Fined At Canberra
A Queanbeyan man, who is. a member of the ACT Road Safety Council, was fined £25 by Mr. F. C. P. Keane, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Defeat for Railway Ladies
In the Ladies Division of the Pennant Tennis Competition on Saturday, Railway I suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of the Tourist Club…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Couple Hurt In Smash On ’Flat Road
Two Canberra people were admitted to the Canberra Community Hospital on Sunday after they were involved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transport Minister Says Railways Take Care With Livestock
“The Department of Railways Is-fully alive is fully alive to the need for providing the best possible service for livestock, and the staff generally have a humane outlook and do everything possible to ensure that cases of cruelty do not arise” states the Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Grant Is Accepted
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted a grant of £1035 from the Department of Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Safety Essay Prizes Presented
Prizes for the Annual Essay Competition, organised by the Road Safety Council, were presented to two Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scabbins Flat Bridge Work Has Commenced
Work is expected to commence in the near future on the installation of a new piped culvert bridge at Scabbins Flat on the Bungendore Road. Reporting this to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monaro Gets £108,550 In Road Grants
The Minister for Public Works has advised Mr. J. W. Seiffert, MLA, that grants totalling £108,550 have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stolen Car Found On Cooma Road
Police are [?] the theft of a car from the front of the Parish Hall Crawford Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Renovations to Queanbeyan River Bridge
The Queanbeyan Municipal Council had been advised by the Department of Main Roads that replacement of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister’s Reply On Coast Road
On June 4, Mr. Allah Fraser, MHR, made fu[?]ther representations to the State Mi[?] for Highways about…
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This week is Air Force Week with each Air Force base in the Commonwealth presenting to the public displays to show off the Air Arm of the Services…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£50,000 More for Works on Cooma Road
Bitumen surfacing of the Monaro Highway between Canberra and Cooma is to be extended. The Department of Main…
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