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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1961

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

Road Safety Meeting On Friday Night

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1961 · page 3

The November meeting of the Queanbeyan Branch, of The Road Safety Council will be held on Friday…

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Coast Road to Be Sealed Before Xmas

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1961 · page 1

It appears certain that black topping of the whole length of the “coast road” within the Yarrowlumla Shire, with the exception of the Simpson’s Creek bridge…

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Motor Cyclist Injured In Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1961 · page 4

A motor cyclist was admitted to the Queanbeyan District Hospital on Saturday night, after he…

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Obstructions On Roads — Council’s Move

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1961 · page 5

Queanbeyan Municipal Council intends to serve notices on persons concerned, where obstructions are…

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Pound Hill Bridge Taken From Loan Programme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1961 · page 5

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has decided not to proceed with the extensions to the bridge over Buttle’s Creek, leading to Pound Hill, in its current loan programme. However, it was suggested…

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Allan Eraser Says The Need for “Flat” Road is Inperative

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1961 · page 6

Mr. Allan Eraser, M.H.R. for Eden-Monaro has again urged Commonwealth Government assistance In reconstructing the road from Captain’s Flat to…

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Shire Plans To Spend £10,000 on ‘Flat’ Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1961 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council plans to spend £10,000 of loan money it is holding on constructing a deviation on the Captain’s Flat road…

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Shire Defers Decision on Sub-divisions on Old Cooma Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1961 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is making further enquiries in connection with an application for sub-divisions at Wickerslack, on the Old Cooma Road…

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Further Move On Bungendore Railway Crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1961 · page 5

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to make a further approach to the Department of Railways in connection…

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Grader Struck By Train at Level Crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1961 · page 4

A grader driver had a fortunate escape from injury when the machine he was driving was struck by…

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Full seal soon for Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1961 · page 1

A VIEW of portion of the new “road to the coast,” which should be familiar to Bungendore…

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The Church And The People A weekly contribution by Queanbeyan Clergy Call of the Open Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1961 · page 3

The call of the open road finds its response in many people at this time of the year. To [?] away from…

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More Views of New Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 November 1961 · page 1

Two portions of the new road to the coast, now nearing completion, both in the section between Mongarlowe River and [?] Bay, in the Shire of Eurobodalla…

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Fines Totalling £83 Imposed On Seven Motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 November 1961 · page 5

Fines totalling £83 were improsed on seven motorists charged with speeding, at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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Coast Road Closed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1961 · page 1

The road to the coast, between Braidwood and Bateman’s Bay, is closed, Braidwood police advise,…

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New Road Near Braidwood

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1961 · page 1

Two further views of the new “road to the coast,” which is rapidly nearing completion. At LEFT is seen a section of reconstructed and sealed road between Bungendore and Doughboy, carried cut partly by contract and partly…

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Coast Road To be Sealed By Christmas

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 December 1961 · page 1

Despite recent unfavourable weather, the Yarrowlumla Shire expects to have the whole of the coast road…

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Shire Carries Out Improvements On Burra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 December 1961 · page 6

A bulldozer of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council has been employed on three works in the Burra Road area in recent weeks…

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First Essentials Of A Safe and Happy Motoring Holiday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 December 1961 · page 9

The first essentials to ensure a safe and happy motoring holiday is the careful check of the vehicle to he used and consideration of the itinerary to be…

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