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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1958

125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 7

Move for Overhead Bridge at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1958 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will make further representations to the appropriate authorities for the construction of an overhead bridge on the new coast road over…

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No Pedestrian Crossing for Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1958 · page 2

Representations made regarding a pedestrian crossing on Uriarra Road for school children, has been…

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Road Safety Awards for Queanbeyan Drivers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1958 · page 2

At a ceremony on Thursday morning at the Vacuum Oil Co. depot in Oaks Estate, two of the company’s drivers were presented with accident free driving…

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Shire Council Given Assurance on Standard Of Road to the Coast

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1958 · page 2

The Divisional Engineer from the Department of Main Roads, at Goulburn, Mr. Jordan, told members of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Wednesday that he wanted a first class road over Burbong Hill…

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Road Safety Supplement

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 1

In this issue we publish a Road Safety supplement on behalf of the Queanbeyan Rotary Club…

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Cars Collide On Queanbeyan River Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 1

At approximately 8 p.m. last Saturday, a car driven by Gerald Herbert Fens, of 24 Alice Street and a car…

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Human failure Causes Road Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 4

A person’s state of mind can make him a safe or dangerous driver. Human failure causes more…

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Public Attitude To Road Safety Is Changing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 4

The secretary of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W., Mr. W. W. D. Harrison, forwarded his message of…

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Queanbeyan Mayor Calls for Road Courtesy at All Times

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. A. Lambert) appealed to all motorists to make it their resolve to exercise road courtesy at all times and in doing so to influence other people in…

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Creasing Toll of the Road Is a Challenge to All

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 3

Vice-president of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales and Commissioner for Motor Transport; Mr. W. A. Walsh, said that the increasing toll of the…

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Road Safety Is Everybody’s Business Says Minister for Transport

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 4

In a special message of greeting to the Queanbeyan Rotary Club and the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W., the Minister for Transport, the…

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President of Queanbeyan Road Safety Appeals for Care, Courtesy and Commonsense

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 1

President of the Queanbeyan Road Safety Branch, Mr. W. Green, in a statement appealed for support for his branch without which they were powerless in their efforts to stop the tragic loss of life and limb…

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It’s up to all to help make Queanbeyan the Best Road Safety Town in the State—Says Rotary Club President

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 1

In a special statement issued for this supplement, the President of the Rotary Club of Queanbeyan, Mr. Jim Colman, said his club was attempting to make the public of Queanbeyan and district road safety conscious . . . to make every driver and pedestrian think about his or her personal…

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Motorists Have a Duty To Drive Safely

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 2

How can unnecessary road deaths be avoided, or at least curbed, asks the chairman of Rotary Road…

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Main Roads Commissioner Writes Book

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1958 · page 3

The Commissioner for Main [?] New South Wales, Mr. H. M. Sherrard, has written [?] to serve as an…

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Letter Appeal to Shire on Bridge at Letchworth

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1958 · page 3

Sir. — Would Cr, W. A. [?] and his fellow Councillors please give some thought to the Letchworth…

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Tender Accepted For Bridge At Amungula

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 December 1958 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted a tender of £751 for the construction of a bridge near…

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Reconstruction Of Tharwa Road Deferred

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 December 1958 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has decided to defer the reconstruction and bitumenous surfacing of Tharwa Road within the Shire for inclusion in the…

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Alderman Urges Drastic Action In Stornaway Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 December 1958 · page 1

Speaking during discussion on the traffic problems in Stornaway Road and other town streets oh Friday night, Ald. S. G. Mauger said that he considered the Council should put up warning signs themselves if the…

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Road Safety’s December Meeting Tomorrow Night

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 December 1958 · page 3

The December meeting of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council will be held at Bridge…

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