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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1961

159 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 8

Sealing For Molonglo River Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1961 · page 1

Following negotiations by the Queanbeyan Branch of the Road Safety Council, word has been received…

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Car Runs Off Road Into Fence

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1961 · page 2

A car driven by Mrs. Nina Beryl Stark, of Crawford Street, ran off the Sutton Road and collided with…

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Councillor’s Move on Captain’s Flat Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1961 · page 5

Cr. T. N. Gorman said at the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, that he thought council should start reconstruction of the…

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Banners for Road Safety Campaign at Easter

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 3

At Friday night’s general meeting of the Queanbeyan Branch of the Road Safety Council, it was decided…

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Sporting Section Aussie Rules Tigers To Train On

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 5

Queanbeyan national Football Club will commence training on the Park Oval next Tuesday…

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Shire Hopes To Complete Record 20 Miles Of Sealed Miles Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 1

If the Yorrowlumla Shire Council can complete its intended programme before the weather becomes too cold, it will have completed a record 20 miles of bitumen sealing this summer…

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Motorist Cleared On Drunk Driving Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 6

A charge of driving under the influence against a Queanbeyan man was dismissed in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last week after both men charged and another witness had given evidence that he wees not driving…

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Motorists Fined On three Charges

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 4

Three Queanbeyan motorists appeared in the last Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions to answer traffic…

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Motorist Has Lucky Escape

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 2

A motorist has a lucky escape from serious injury , on Saturday morning when the vehicle he was driving…

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Collision In Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1961 · page 2

A collision occurred in Uriarra Road on Monday, between an early model car and sedan…

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Man or Motor Car

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1961 · page 6

“It is the human being and not the machine that was responsible for death and injury on the road in the modern mechanised civilisation,” Field Officer of…

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Council Wants Bridge Widened

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will make an approach to authorities at Canberra for the widening…

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Collision On Queanbeyan Road Railway Crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 8

The second accident within 12 months involving a truck and a car at the railway crossing, five miles…

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Access Roads Vital To Development Of Queanbeyan River

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 1

The provision of access roads to the Queanbeyan River will be one of the first requirements if the river is to be developed as a fishing and tourist attraction. This is one of the main…

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Two Shires Move On Tumut Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is seeking the views of the national Capital Development Commission on the proposed Tumut-Canberra…

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Truck Crashes Through Bridge At Foxlow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 1

A man was seriously injured this morning, When the truck, he was driving, crashed through the railing…

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Motorists Fined £21

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 2

Three motorists who appeared before Mr. F. Murphy, S.M., at Wednesday’s Queanbeyan Court of…

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A Warning To Easter Road Users

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 3

The Australian Road Safety Council recently spotlighted the circumstances likely to surround most serious road accidents this Easter:…

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Stormwater Problem In Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 6

The provision of storm-water drainage in Commonwealth Avenue, will be considered by the Municipal…

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Tumut Road Proposal Reaches A “Dead-End”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 1

Recent letters the Yarrowlumla Shire Council has received from State and Federal Government Ministers indicates that the Tumut-Canberra road proposed has reached a “dead-end.”…

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