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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1958

125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 7

Road Safety Council to Investigate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Road Safety Council is to investigate the activities of an independent road safety…

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Road Collision Leads To Leg Amputation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 1

The rider of a motor scooter involved in an accident on Tuesday evening had to have his right leg…

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Still Want Bridge at Crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 May 1958 · page 1

The Municipal Council is not satisfied with the Minister for Transport’s decision that an overhead bridge at…

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Readers’ Letters to the Editor Brindabella and the Shire Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 2

Sir,—Having completed a tour of the Snowy River works travelling to Cooma via Michelago and back by the Tumut…

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Motor Cycle Ride Brings Court Fines

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 3

Two charges arising oat of a motor-cycle ride on January 21 brought fines and court costs totalling £16 to a young…

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Brindabella Bridge Opens On

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 May 1958 · page 1

The Brindabella Bridge will be officially opened at noon on Thursday — weather permitting…

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Three Motorists Fined £21 For Negligent Driving

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 May 1958 · page 1

Three Queanbeyan motorists were fined £21 with £3 costs last week on negligent driving charges. They were Zissis Rallis, of…

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The New Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 1

The new Brindabella Bridge stands at a height of 18 inches above the highest flood level ever known in the Goodradigbee River. It has a clear span of 64 feet and a width of 20…

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New Brindabella Bridge Links Rich Tumut Area

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 1

The new Brindabella Bridge opened yesterday will play a great part in the future development of Canberra and of the Tumut area, said president of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council (Cr. P. J. B. Osborne)…

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The Pedestrian’s Duty to Road Safety

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 1

The false idea that road safety is only, if not primarily, for those who drive motor vehicles or ride motor cycles or bicycles has gained strength in the minds of a great…

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Uriarra Road Vigil for Ald. S. G. Mauger

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1958 · page 1

Aid. Steve Mauger is to conduct his own term of vigilance on the Uriarra Road to ascertain just what the position regarding school children is in relation to traffic using…

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Broken Bottles On Roads “A Nuisance”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1958 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has been asked by the Road Safety Council to take some action to remove…

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More Killed on Roads Than in Four Wars

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1958 · page 1

More people have been killed or injured on Australia’s roads since Federation than the combined toll in four wars. The president of the Road…

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Lecture and Films on Road Safety

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1958 · page 1

An interesting talk on A.C.T. traffic laws and problems will be given by the Officer-in-Charge of…

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Electoral Candidate Urges Combined Road Tax Protest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1958 · page 4

The people of Eden-Monaro and the economical structure of the electorate will be severely hit by the new road tax on hauliers, said Liberal Party candidate, Cr…

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Shire Section of New Coast Road Advances

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1958 · page 1

Work on the Yarrowlumla Shire’s portion of the new “road to the coast” seems to be proceeding satisfactorily, according to a report at Monday’s Shire meeting. Included in his report to…

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£100 Grant For Uriarra Road K. and G.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1958 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. F. McGrath) has made a grant of £100 available to the Queanbeyan…

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Road Safety Secretary “May Resign”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 June 1958 · page 1

The secretary of the Queanbeyan Road Safety Branch (Mr. T. Gannon) may be forced to resign if a “minute…

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Supplementary Grant Allocated To Gundaroo Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 June 1958 · page 3

The supplementary grant £1,788 allotted to the Yarrowlumla Shire Council for 1957-58 will be…

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Man Injured In Stornaway Road Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 June 1958 · page 1

A man was admitted to the Queanbeyan District Hospital on Tuesday after his vehicle had overturned…

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