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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1963

194 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 10

Car Skids on Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 2

Queanbeyan police believe the wet nature of the Queanbeyan River bridge was the cause of a car…

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Copper Creek Road Doubt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) has been requested to bring in a report on requests for work from…

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Engineer to report on Ballallaba bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 4

The Yarrowlumla Shire Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) has been instructed to bring in a report on the cost of constructing a bridge over Ballallaba Greek on the Harold’s Cross…

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Queanbeyan Team Formed Motor-cyclist will continue comeback

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 7

Contrary to recent rumours, Queanbeyan motor cyclist, George Busico said this week he intended to continue his comeback into competitive motor cycle racing…

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Canberra Motorist Fined £30 on D.u.i. Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 7

A Canberra motorist, who was fined £30 for driving whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor, had his automatic period of disqualification reduced from 12 months to…

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Sutton Road Intersection dangerous

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1963 · page 7

Aid. E. Beaver, at Friday night’s annual meeting of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council…

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Vision and Road Safety

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1963 · page 7

In the sphere of Road Safety promotion, Australian Optometrists have shown themselves to be…

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Busy Road Safety year reviewed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1963 · page 3

One of the main activities conducted by the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council last year, was a poster competition, which was organised in conjunction with last…

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Road Safely president re-elected

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1963 · page 9

On Friday night, Mr. Bill Green was re-elected as president of the Queanbeyan an Branch of the Road…

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Road safety forms parking sub-committee

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1963 · page 8

A sub-committee of five was elected at has Friday night’s annual general meeting of the Queanbeyan…

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One death on Shire roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 July 1963 · page 7

One person was killed in accidents on Yarrowlumla Shire roads in the quarter ended March 31…

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Shire guarantees another £6,660 for ’Flat road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 July 1963 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has agreed to contribute another £6,660 towards the reconstruction of the Captain’s Flat Road, provided the balance of the funds required to complete the project are made…

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Burra Road Grant Work Switched

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1963 · page 1

Approximately £16,000 of Commonwealth Aid Road Grant funds, recently transferred by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council from the southern end of the Burra Road to the…

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’Flat youth killed in bridge smash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1963 · page 1

A Captain’s Flat youth was killed instantly on Wednesday morning when a car ploughed into the side…

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Collision on river bridge yesterday morning

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1963 · page 1

A lorry and a car were involved in a collision on the Queanbeyan River bridge yesterday morning at…

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Progress on Road Has Improved

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1963 · page 4

Progress on reconstruction of the Captain’s Flat Road has been some what improved in the previous month, due to improved weather conditions…

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Exceeded speed limit in Yass Road —fined £5

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1963 · page 8

A Canberra man was fined £5 with £1 costs in the Queanbeyan court of petty Sessions on Wednesday,…

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Shire to spend £50 on Copper Creek Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1963 · page 4

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council will spend an amount of approximately £50 on gravelling and…

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Motor Feature Appeal of Consul Cortina increased

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1963 · page 9

The Ford Motel Company has increased the appeal of the high performing Consul Cortina as a car for the average Australian family, with the release of the new four-door de-luxe version. The new version, which…

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Speeding in Uriarra Road brings £5 fine

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1963 · page 11

A man who pleaded guilty, with an explanation, to a charge of speeding at the last Court of Petty…

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