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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1965

141 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 8

Agricultural students to train in Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 January 1965 · page 3

During College and University vacations a number of Department of Agriculture Trainees will be attached to…

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Railway traffic inspector transferred

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 January 1965 · page 1

Senior Traffic Inspector for the Department of Railways stationed at Queanbeyan, Mr. Rupert : Mullen last…

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Twelve per cent. cars equipped Road Safety seat belt survey

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 January 1965 · page 2

More than 12 per cent of cars in New South Wales are now fitted with seat belts,…

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Alderman on the “wrong tram”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 January 1965 · page 3

The Engineer of the Municipal Council (Mr. J. O’Brien) told Ald. E. J. Beaver at the last meeting…

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Queanbeyan youth dies in road smash

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 January 1965 · page 1

A Queanbeyan youth, Keith William Stewart, 20, of Henderson Road, was killed in a road accident near Yass on Saturday night. He was well-known in Queanbeyan, where he…

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Road development works in Tharwa area planned Queanbeyan road to be sealed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 January 1965 · page 5

The National Capital Development Commission will complete the reconstruction and bitumen surfacing of the Tharwa Road from the Monaro Highway to the village of Tharwa. Mr. Jim Fraser, M.P., said…

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Estimated Cost £17,000 New service station for Tharwa Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 February 1965 · page 3

The Municipal Council has approved of the construction of a brick service station in Tharwa Road on the corner of Gilmore Road Estimated cost of the service…

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New Motor Transport Officer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1965 · page 1

Mr. John Player, of Sydney, arrived in Queanbeyan this week and will take over the position of Motor…

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New Motor Registry This Year

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1965 · page 5

Queanbeyan should have its new Motor Registry erected by the end of this financial year, according to…

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Road Safety Starts with You Road Safety Hunt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1965 · page 6

Pedestrian road accident statistics generally tell the story of people who lost their lives by a couple of…

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Road Safety secretary farewelled

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1965 · page 2

Queanbeyan’s Motor Registry Officer for the past four and a half years, Mr. John Lee, was farewelled on Friday…

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Letter to the Editor: Wastage on road Tom Kerr Critical

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1965 · page 6

Sir, — The Captain’s Flat end of the Queanbeyan Road, at present under construction, is worse now than it has ever been. The Yarrowlumla Shire…

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First road into Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1965 · page 1

The first road into Queanbeyan from Sydney and Goulburn crossed what is known as Bungendore Hill, behind the existing garbage tip. Formation of the road is still quite plain as shown by the photograph rock embankments are sound and it is trafficable . With the coming of the motor age a new road was constructed…

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Road Safety Starts with You Safety Hint

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1965 · page 2

Every experienced motorist must recognise that what has not happened before in twenty-years could happen…

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Four weeks estimated to complete ’Flat road £215,000 Project Hears Completion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1965 · page 1

It is anticipated that the bitumen sealing of the last seven miles of the Captain’s Flat road will be completed within four weeks. . This was stated at…

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Wallaroo Road reconstruction

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 February 1965 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted a tender from Jedco constructions in the Sum of £9,035 for the…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Don Furner arrives to take over the Blues New backs to train tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 February 1965 · page 10

Queanbeyan’s new Rugby League coach, former Kangaroo Don Furner, arrived on Sunday and will take over the players at the Showground tomorrow night. Furner, who toured England…

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Ten ton limit on rural roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 February 1965 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has asked the Department of Main Roads to approve a ten ton load limit on…

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Shire plans big effort on Tarago Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 March 1965 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council, at its last meeting, resolved that a concentrated effort be made in future…

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Motoring Feature Ford puts disc brakes Cortina range New model to sell at £869

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 March 1965 · page 3

Disc brakes are standard equipment on all Ford Cortina models of !the 1965 range released in Australia this week. Ford now becomes the first…

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