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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1957

109 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

Railway Wins Stevens Cup in Pennant Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 September 1957 · page 2

The Saturday afternoon Pennant Tennis Competition is drawing to a close and will conclude on Saturday when Church and Tourist meet in the A. Division Grand Final…

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Stornaway Road To Have Traffic Domes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 September 1957 · page 1

As a result of representations made by the Municipal Council, traffic domes are to be installed at certain…

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General Meeting of Road Safety Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 October 1957 · page 1

The next general meeting of the Queanbeyan Road Safety Council will be held at the High School on Friday night…

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Railways Commissioner to Visit Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 October 1957 · page 1

The NSW Commissioner for Railways, Mr. McCusker, will make a brief visit to Queanbeyan Railway Station on…

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Bad Roads are Cause of High Accident Rate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 October 1957 · page 3

Inadequate, or poorly designed roads, is considered to be one of the contributing factors in the high number of accidents throughout the Southern Tablelands Region…

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Road to Coast will go the Through the Town Area

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 October 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council and the Yarrowlumla Shire Council have received on assurance from the Commissioner for main Roads that the…

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Men Charged After Fata Road Smash

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 October 1957 · page 1

A cyclist was killed in the Queanbeyan district’s only accident over the holiday weekend and two men face serious charges as a result of the accident…

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Lack of Interest in Road Safety Branch

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 October 1957 · page 2

Only seven people attended the monthly meeting of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council on Friday night despite the posting of circulars to 30 members…

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Early Start on Road to Coast is Anticipated

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 October 1957 · page 1

Mr. Allan Fraser, MHR, states that the New South Wales Government is undertaking the reconstruction of the roads from Canberra to Cooma and from Canberra to…

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Fire in Tharwa Road Factory

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Volun[?] Fire Brigade made a lucky save yesterday afternoon hen they extinguished a fire that…

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Shire Council Disappointed on Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1957 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has expressed disappointment at the suggestion that the Shires concerned would be expected contribute l/8th of the cost of the Canberra…

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Tarred Roads for Villages

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 October 1957 · page 2

Yarrowlumla Shire Council m[?] soon carry out a small area of black topping on the road near Sutton School…

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Fire Damages Bridge at Captain’s Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 October 1957 · page 1

The bridge over the Molonglo River at Captain’s Flat was damaged by fire early this morning…

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Motor Cyclist’s Accidental: Coroner

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 October 1957 · page 2

A finding of accidental death was returned by the ACT Coroner (Mr. F. C. P. Keane) when he inquired into the death of Petro Leuczuk of Kinkora Place,…

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Apex Club Train Rides

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 November 1957 · page 5

Highlight of the Apex Club’s attractions at the Floral Festival will be the Apex Express…

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Road Safety Car Trial Mooted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 November 1957 · page 2

The monthly general meeting of the Queanbeyan branch the Road Safety Council will be held at the…

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Road Safety to Hold Car Trial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 November 1957 · page 2

Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council will hold a car trial in Queanbeyan early in the New Year. This was decided at the…

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Straying Stock on Shire Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 November 1957 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Health Inspector, Mr. C. E. R. Meyer, said yesterday that a strict watch is being kept for straying…

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Stolen Car Found Crashed on Burra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 November 1957 · page 2

A car stolen last Friday night is believed by police to have been been deliberately crashed. The car a light green…

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Queanbeyan Coroner’s Warning to Motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 November 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan District Coroner (Mr. D. G. Hughes) last week issued a warming to motorists to exercise extreme care when approaching oncoming vehicles at night…

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