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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1962

199 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 10

Take-over of Canberra rail link on July 1 next Commissioner for railways here yesterday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 March 1962 · page 1

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. N. McCusker, told an “Age” representative yesterday that the New South Wales Department of railways would “take-over” the Canberra rail link as from July 1 next…

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Accident on Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 March 1962 · page 1

A Canberra man was involved In an accident on the coast road between Bungendore and Braidwood at 4…

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Shire worried about road maintenance

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 6

S[?] members of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council doubt if the Shire is physically capable of carrying out…

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Road lines have a real meaning

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 4

Lines which mark the roads of New South Wales have a real meaning and they should be understood and their message accepted, the President of the local branch of…

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Load limit proposed on road to quarry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council proposes to put a load limit on the road leading to the quarry on Mt. Jerrabomberra, if the proprietors do not use an alternative route recently provided…

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Captain’s Flat road school bus to stop

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 1

The school bus, which has been bringing children from the Woolcara-Molonglo-Carwoola area to school in Queanbeyan, will go off the road at the end of this month…

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Deputation asked Prime Minister for £50,000 for road reconstruction

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 6

A deputation from Captain’s Flat yesterday asked the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, for a £50,000 Commonwealth grant towards the cost of rebuilding the Captain’s Flat-Queanbeyan road. The six-man deputation was…

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Standard of road a danger to school bus Burra-Michelago area in the news

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 4

Sections of the road over which the Michelago-Burra-Queanbeyan School bus travels are so dangerous and rough that the proprietor has threatened to take the bus off the road. This was stated by Cr. N…

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Special grant for road confirmed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1962 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council has received confirmation of a special grant of £50,000 from the State Government and £33,000 from the Department of Main Roads,…

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Collision in Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 1

A collision occurred in Uriarra Road yesterday afternoon at about 5 p.m., moderate damage being…

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Esmonds Motors broken into money stolen

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 1

Approximately £50 was Stolen from Esmonds Motors on Sunday night or early. Monday morning…

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Commissioner for Railways

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 1

The N.S.W. Railways Commissioner, Mr. N. McCusker, who recently visited Queanbeyan, when he…

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Girl injured in fall from motor vehicle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 1

A 16-year-old girl sustained cuts and abrasions when she fell from a moving panel van last night at…

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“Sorlies” off road after 40 years

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1962 · page 4

The George Sorlie Show— “Sorlies” as it is known to thousands of people in the country districts of New…

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Railway water for Michelago?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1962 · page 4

Yarrolwumla Shire Council is expected to give consideration at its meeting on Wednesday, to the leasing, of…

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Pipes for road to Woolcara

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 April 1962 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has supplied pipes to the Manager of Woolcara Station, off the Captain’s Flat…

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Council to repair footpath in Stornaway Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 April 1962 · page 9

The Municipal ouncil will carry out work on the footpath in Stornaway Road, adjacent to Park Street,…

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Cr. James resigns to take overseer’s job Early Start on “Flat” Road Expected

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 April 1962 · page 1

Councillor Ralph James, of Captain’s Flat, on Wednesday from the Yarrowlnmla Shire Council. Later, he was appointed as overser on reconstruction work to be carried out on the Queanbeyan-Captain’s Flat Road…

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Inspectors checking safety of motor vehicles

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 April 1962 · page 1

Two inspectors of the Engineering branch of the Department of Motor Transport, were in…

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New ambulance on the road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 April 1962 · page 4

The Queanbeyan District Ambulance’s new vehicle is now in use, although one or two minor alterations have…

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