Small Attendance at Road Safety Lecture
There was a very disappointing, attendance at the film evening and discussion on road safety in the Intermediate High School last Friday bight. Only ten people all…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1958
125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 7
Heavy Fines Imposed on Local Motorist
A Queanbeyan man was fined a total of £40 after he was convicted of two traffic offences in the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday…
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Inspection of the Woden crossing by the District Engineer of the Department of Railways has been delayed…
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Three people were admitted to hospital following a severe head-on smash on the Captain’s Flat road on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inspection of Overhead Bridge Site
An inspection of the site the proposed overhead bridge over the railway line at Woden was made this morning…
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Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. Has found it necessary to postpone its monthly…
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A warning to motorists to take more care when leaving vehicles; parked, particularly when on a slope, was given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Council To Press for New Bridge At Letchworth Crossing Town Council Defers Decision Pending Further Discussion
Following the inspection of the railway crossing at Letchworth last Friday by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parking Census by Road Safety
Queanbeyan Branch of the Road Safety Council will conduct a census in the town during the next month to get figures to place before the Police Traffic Branch supporting their claim that there are flagrant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Signs Provided For Uriarra Road
“Watch for Schoolchildren” signs will be erected in Uriarra Road and Commonwealth Avenue by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loss on Canberra Railway
The Canberra-Queanbeyan railway last year showed a loss of £33,280, according to figures…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ambulance Superintendent at Road Safety First Aid Knowledge Essential to Motorists
“I feel that it is most essential that every road user is conversant with the elementary rendering of first aid,” the Superintendent of the Queanbeyan District Ambulance, Mr. R. Osmond, said recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death Rate on Roads Still Too High—Seiffert
A study of the latest figures available from the Australian Road Safety Council revealed that Australia’s tragically high number of deaths and injuries from road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Cleared of “Drive Under” Charge
M, charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor against a Mew Australian was dismissed by Mr. C. S. Rodgers S.M. at the last sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Session. The man Stanislaw…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petition From Residents on Piggery in Donald Road
Queanbeyan Municipal Council decided at its last meeting to approach a man who has established a pig farm off Donald Road, pointing out to him the position of persons living in the vicinity…
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TWENTY-YEAR-OLD RONDA SPRING, of BP Australia Ltd., Sydney, sorts some of the thousands of entries already being received in the BP-C.O.R. Road Safety children’s colouring contest. Entries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Service for Railway Passengers
The Department of Railways advised today that as from Friday, August 29, passengers, when travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Damage To Roads In Brindabella-Falrlight Area
Heavy trucks and semi-trailers in the Brindabella and Fairlight areas are causing considerable damage to roads in those districts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canberra-Cooma Road lo Be Named Monaro Highway
The N.S.W, Department of Main Roads advised the Yarrowlumla Shire Council that the much discussed State Highway 19 will in future be known as the Monaro…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Films Tomorrow
Members of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Council will be conducting a film night in the…
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