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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1964

156 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 8

Children in road accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1964 · page 4

The equivalent of three whole classrooms of schoolchildren were being killed each year in N.S.W. road accidents, the president of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road…

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Car wrecked in road fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1964 · page 1

THE wrecked sedan car in which a 16-year-old Queanbeyan youth, Douglas Raymond Creamer, of George Street, Oaks Estate, was killed last Sunday night when it overturned on. the Bungendore Road, -about four "miles from Queanbeyan. The vehicle overturned several times and came to rest In a paddock. The driver, Ernest Leslie…

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Greyhounds: Lucky Road in line for treble

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1964 · page 10

Lucky Road, which has struck a purple of form, could make it three wins in a at tomorrow afternoon’s meeting of the Queanbeyan Coursing Club…

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New Railway goods service starts today

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1964 · page 8

Queanbeyan has been included in a bulk loading service to be provided by the Department of…

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Road safety ambulance appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1964 · page 1

Donations received towards the Road Safety ambulance rescue equipment appeal fund have reached a…

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Road Safety Struggling for Finance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1964 · page 4

The Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council, which launched a campaign recently in an effort to…

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Road Safety Starts with You Road Safety Hint

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1964 · page 4

One thing that can be said about' the centre of the road driver is that he is almost driving on the…

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Gross fire in Tharwa Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1964 · page 1

Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade .was called at 12.50 p.m. today to a fire in Tharwa Road, opposite…

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CORRESPONDENCE Maintenance of access roads(TO the Editor)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1964 · page 6

Sir, — It has been learned with regret that the Yarrowlumla Shire-. Council has decided to cease the…

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Monaro Shire contributes to Tinderry Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1964 · page 1

Monaro Shire Council has advised Yarrowlumla Shire that it is prepared to contribute £200 towards the…

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Last day for Road Safety colouring comp

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1964 · page 2

Entries in the colouring competition being conducted by the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety…

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Uriarra Road tree plaiting criticised

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1964 · page 5

The method of planting street trees in Uriarra Road and the type of trees planted has come under fire in the Municipal Council. As a result of severe…

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Culverts approved on Harold’s Cross road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1964 · page 6

The Shire Council has allocated an amount of approximately £300 for the installation of two culverts on the Harold’s Cross Road…

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New bridge completed on coast road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1964 · page 2

A new reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge 233 feet long has just been completed over…

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Uproar on Road Delay Resignation Threats by Councillors

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1964 · page 1

The two Captain’s Flat councillors on the Yarrowlumla Shire Council have threatened to resign unless an immediate start is made on reconstruction of the last 1½ miles of the…

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Coast Road Breaking Up

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1964 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council Cr. L. J. Reardon drew attention to the…

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Road problem at Butmaroo

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1964 · page 4

The Yarrowlumla Shire Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) has been authorised to spend up to £75 to try and…

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Shire’s rural roads grant of £33,000

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1964 · page 9

The Minister for Public Works, the Hon. P. N. Ryan, has approved an interim grant of £33,000 to the…

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Road Safety Appeal Now £83/9/9

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 October 1964 · page 1

The Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Councils appeal for £88 to equip a Queanbeyan ambulance…

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£24,663 Shire roads proposed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1964 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has submitted a main roads maintenance and improvement programme for 1965 providing for an expenditure of £24,663…

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