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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1959

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C.A.R. Grant For Work On Fergus Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 November 1959 · page 3

A grant of £4,800 has been approved by the Minister for Public Works to the Queanbeyan Municipal…

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Deportment To Design New Bridge At Buttle’s Creek

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 November 1959 · page 1

The design of a new bridge over Buttle’s Creek will be carried out by the Department of Main Roads…

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London’s New Type of Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 November 1959 · page 4

London’s new stretch of highway-in the city between Moorgate and Aldersgat —Route H…

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World Second Highest Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 2

The world’s second highest bridge, on the River Sutlej, near Kandor, five miles from Bailaspur,…

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Yass Tests with Rubberised Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 3

Main Roads Department engineers will carry out the second stage of an interesting experiment with rubberised bitumen on the Hume Highway, near Yass, on…

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Landslide On Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 2

A landslide on a new section of the “Road to the Coast” over the Clyde Mountain, has closed the…

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Drainage Work Approved Near Donald Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 3

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has agreed to a proposal by the Engineer (Mr. R. A. Guy) to carry…

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£ 116,500 Made Available For Coast Road In Three Years

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors were told yesterday that the total amount made available for reconstructing Trunk Road 51 (Road to Coast) to the end of the financial year 1960-61 would be £116,500. Of…

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Landslide Blocks Coast Road For A Month

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 December 1959 · page 1

A landslide on the main “road to the coast” on Monday, will result in the road being closed to traffic for at least a month. This was stated yesterday…

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