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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1963

194 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 10

Captain’s Flat News First bitumen on ’Flat road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1963 · page 6

The first bitumen sealing on the Queanbeyan-Captain’s Flat Road was achieved the week before Christmas by the Yarralumla Shire Council…

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Four motorists answer charges Four traffic offenders, who either appeared or were represented at the, last Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, were fined a total of £15 with £4 costs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1963 · page 4

One of the offenders, Leonard B. Donoghoe, of Atkinson Street, Queanbeyan had his negligent driving charge…

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Tenders called for new bridge approaches

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1963 · page 4

The Municipal Council has recently called tenders for construction of the approaches to Buttle’s Creek…

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£5,500 grant for Ross Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1963 · page 4

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has received an allocation of £5,500 under the Commonwealth Aid…

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Drain From Cooma Road to Be Piped

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1963 · page 1

Pipes removed from a drain across Queanbeyan Showground when larger pipes were installed…

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Rain delays sealing work on ‘Flat road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1963 · page 1

Adverse weather this week has resulted in a deferrment of bitumen sealing planned another 1½ miles of the reconstructed Captain’s Flat Road…

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Shire makes offer for steel bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1963 · page 5

The Yarralumla Shire Council decided at its meeting on Wednesday, to make offer for a portion of a…

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Cooma Road sealed to metal quarry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1963 · page 6

The section of the Cooma Rotate between the portion previously sealed and the entrance to the blue metal…

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Repainting of bridge sought

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 4

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will ask the Main Roads Board to give consideration to repainting the…

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Trespassed on railway property

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 6

Railway authorities are conducting a “blitz” against persons trespassing on railway property and in the…

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Accident in Yass Road Last Night

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 January 1963 · page 1

A utility and a small sedan car were involved in a collision at the inter-tersection of Yass Road and…

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Motor scooter display at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 January 1963 · page 2

One of the many highlights at yesterday’s Bungendore Show was the motor scoter display by members…

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Advice on new road awaited

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads will advise the Municipal Council shortly concerning construction of a…

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Car runs into tree on Bungendore Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 7

A late model car ran into a tree on the Bungendore Road last Friday night at about 10 o’clock, after…

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Move afoot to improve bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 February 1963 · page 7

At Friday night’s monthly meeting of the Queanbeyan an Branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.,…

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Work, approved under road grant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 February 1963 · page 7

The £5,500 grant recently received by the Municipal Council under the 1962-63 Commonwealth Aid…

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Safety devices at Railway level crossings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 February 1963 · page 9

The Railways have Installed automatic safety devices at 53 level crossings as part of a programme to increase…

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Sutton Road reconstruction

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council today began reconstruction of a further two miles of the road between…

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Minor Occident in Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 2

A car and utility were damaged at about 7.25 a.m. on Saturday morning in an accident in Uriarra Road…

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Car overturns at Buttles Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan Police believe the headlights of a car going out caused the driver to loose control for a…

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