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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1961

159 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 8

Dumped Rubbish on Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 June 1961 · page 1

Another charge of dumping rubbish on a public road, came before Mr. A. Fordyce S.M., in the…

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Car Overturns On Braidwood Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 June 1961 · page 1

At about 8 p.m. on the 7th of this month, a utility [?] kidded on loose gravel and overturned…

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Important Road Safety Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 July 1961 · page 1

The July meeting of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, will be…

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Prime Minister Moves On “Flat” Road Proposed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 July 1961 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) has written to Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R., acknowledging his representations concening the possibility that the Lake George Mine will close in the near future…

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Road Safety Council Branches Advocates 50 Miles Per Hour Open Road Limit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1961 · page 1

Following a suggestion by Sgt. W. C. Head, officer-in-charge of the Queanbeyan Police, the local branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. decided on Friday night to advocate for a speed limit of 50 m.p.h, on the open road…

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New Members At Road Safety Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1961 · page 4

President of the Queanbeyan branch of the Read Safety Council, Mr. W. Green, welcomed two local…

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Burra Road Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1961 · page 1

A Canberra man was injured when the car he was driving careered off the road and struck a tree…

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Non-skid Surface For River Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council is to restore the non-skid surface on the Queanbeyan River Bridge…

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Good Progress On Coast Road Works

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1961 · page 1

Good progress is being made with the construction of further works on the new “coast road” within the Yarrowlumla Shire…

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Road Safety Field Officer Here Next Week

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1961 · page 1

A busy itinerary has been arranged for Road Safety Field Officer, Mr. S. Woodcock, who will be in…

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Queanbeyan Businessman’s Road Death

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 1

A Queanbeyan businessman died in the Canberra Community on Sunday morning from injuries…

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Accidents Occurred on Straight Roads, Not on Curves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 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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Road Safety Film Night On

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 3

Road Safety Field Officer, Mr. Sid Woodcock, arrived in Queanbeyan yesterday, and is scheduled to…

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Utility Runs Off Road Near Burbong

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 1

A utility, driven by a Queanbeyan man, ran oft the road near Burbong last Saturday night causing…

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Harold’s Cross Road Problem For Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council continues to receive complaints about the Harold's Cross road— one of its greatest headaches…

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Letchworth Bridge Plan Re-examined

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 1

The N.S.W. Department of Main Roads will re-examine a proposal for a bridge across the railway…

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Road Safety Officer Hire This Week Large Attendance at Film Evening

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 1

A large crowd packed the Methodist Memorial Hall on Wednesday night for an address and films on road safety, presented by the Southern District. Road Safety Field Officer, Mr. S. Woodcock…

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Collision With Embankment On Bungendore Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1961 · page 1

A car ran off the Bungendore Road and collided wiht an embankment on Saturday night at about 9…

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Timber Being Renewed on “Flat” Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 6

The Yarrowlumla. Shire recently commenced work on the renewal of rotted and worn timber on the bridge…

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Credit Squeeze Has Serious Impact On The Motor Industry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 5

The decision to slash the price of Standard and Triumph cars by up £288, illustrated the serious impact the credit squeeze has had on the motor industry…

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