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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1962

199 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 10

Conference on Tumut - Canberra road tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 June 1962 · page 1

Ald. E. J. Beaver and the Town Planning Control Officer, Mr. J. Green will represent the Queanbeyan…

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Truck driver to pay for bridge damage

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 June 1962 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will demand payment from a Goulburn truck driver, for damage caused to…

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Sealed road required for sub-division

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 June 1962 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has told the sub-dividers of the Queanbeyan Heights Estate at Wickerslack, that…

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TUMUT - Canberra Road Proposed route decided by conference

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 June 1962 · page 1

A conference at Tumut on Wednesday decided that the proposed Tumut-Canberra Road should be constructed by the Brindabella route…

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Car ran into bridge railing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 1

Slight damage was caused to a vehicle which left the road and ran into the southern end of the Yass…

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First Section of ’Flat Road Opened to Traffic

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 1

The first section of the new road between Queanbeyan and Captain’s Flat came into use yesterday, when engineers of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council opened the mile long deviation on Whisker’s Hill to traffic…

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Shock Statement on Proposed Tumut-canberra Road Commonwealth ready construct its section

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 1

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Freeth, said yesterday the Commonwealth was ready to build its section of the proposed…

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Motor cyclist fined for no hand signal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 2

Arnold Bradley, of Seiffert Centre, who drove a motor cycle in Crawford Street and failed to give a hand…

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Red reflectors on main roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 2

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has been advised by the Department of Main Roads that red reflectors…

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Collision in Yass Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 2

A sedan and panel van were involved in an accident in Yass Road at about 1.40 p.m. on Tuesday…

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Shires move to re-classify district roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 8

Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Wednesday agreed to proposals to seek the re-classification of two roads,…

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Work on Captain’s Flat Road is gaining momentum

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 9

Work on the reconstruction of the Queanbeyan-Captain’s road is gaining momentum and Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors, at Wednesday’s meeting, expressed their…

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income tax deductions for motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 9

Taxation time is here again and motorists will be examining the position to see how it affects them…

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Road Safety president re-elected

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 3

Mr. W. Green was re-elected president of the Queanbeyan branch of the Safety Council, at…

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Road Safety Work to B£ Spread

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 2

Church groups, boy scouts, girl guides or any other organisation interested can be lectured on road safety by…

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Captain’s Flat News President to table applications “Flat” road overseer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 4

The president of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council Cr. P. J. B. osborne said at last week’s meeting of the council he had the power to place on the table for inspection by…

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Drainage a Problem in Tharwa Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 July 1962 · page 9

Municipal Engineer (Mr. R. A. Guy) has been asked to bring in a report on water (running in Tharwa…

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Road Safety Council’s Poster Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 July 1962 · page 3

Queanbeyan Floral Festival Central Committee has donated £10 towards the prizemoney for the Road…

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Weekend road accidents kept police busy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 July 1962 · page 1

Queanbeyan police had one of their busiest weekends with road accidents, ten being reported on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, most of them in the Municipality. Fortunately, no person was…

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Drainage a Problem in Tharwa Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 July 1962 · page 9

Municipal Engineer (Mr. R. A. Guy) has been asked to bring in a report on water running in Tharwa…

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