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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1965

141 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 8

Brindabella access road inspection

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1965 · page 1

A party representing the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, consisting of Cr. P. H. Hardy, the Shire Clerk (Mr. E…

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Road Safety pamphlets to be distributed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1965 · page 6

It is expected that during the next few weeks advertising ways and means of practising road safety will be…

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Uriarra Road hitch hikers caused hazard

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1965 · page 3

At Friday night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan Road Safety Council, Mr. E. J. Beaver drew attention to the…

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’Flat Road Sealed £250,000 Shire project completed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1965 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has completed the £250,000 Captain’s Flat Road project and is already embarking on other extensive reconstruction and sealing programmes on various trunk, main and rural…

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Complaints not justified Stock Transports in Donald Road Council Inquiry

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1965 · page 4

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has decided complaints concerning stock…

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New bridge over Kiah River

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1965 · page 3

The new bridge over the Kiah River, south of Eden, will be officially opened on March 20 by Mr. P. D. Hills,…

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Collapsed and on River Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1965 · page 1

A 35- years-old and [?] while walking across the Queanbeyan River bridge yesterday and was dead on…

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Main Roads Assistance Vote of thanks from Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1965 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors on Wednesday took the unprecedented, Step of carrying a vote of thanks to the Divisional Engineer of the Department of Main Roads Mr. K…

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Bungendore controversy Road “ closed” to fishermen Grazier’s Action

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1965 · page 1

A Bungendore landholder has taken positive action to prevent fishermen and picnickers using his property as an. access to Lake George. ,…

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‘Jack Seiffert Bridge’ opening tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1965 · page 3

The “Jack Seiffert Bridge” will be officially opened at 11.30 am. tomorrow by the Hon. P. D. Hills, Deputy…

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Staff complimented on ’Flat road project Councillors praise effort

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1965 · page 9

Councillors of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Wednesday congratulated the engineer and staff on the job they have done in completing the reconstruction and sealing of the Captain’s Flat road. The last 1[?] miles of road…

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Gundaroo Road survey complete

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1965 · page 1

Survey work is complete on the next two .miles, of the Gundaroo Rd. to a point six miles from Bungendore, the…

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Sutton Road costing town tourist trade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1965 · page 3

The failure of the Commonwealth Department of works to seal the Sutton Road leading to…

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New bridge over river proposed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1965 · page 1

The question of a new bridge over the Queanbeyan River was brought to the attention of visiting Cabinet Minister, the Hon. T, P. Murphy, Minister assisting the State…

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Bridge Naming Honours Late Monaro M.l.a

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1965 · page 4

The “Jack Seiffert Bridge,” was officially opened at 11.30 a.m. last Saturday by the Deputy Premier, Minister for Local Government and Highways, the Hon. P. D…

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Lake Road should be open, says McDermott

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1965 · page 4

Mr. E. J. McDermott, the Labor candidate for Goulburn, claims the controversial Lake Road, near Bungendore, should be open to the public…

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Motorist helped out

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1965 · page 1

Queabeyan’s youth sets a lot of brickbats in regard to vandalism and unseemly behaviour, but an incident last…

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Motoring feature Numerous firsts to new Mini-Deluxe

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1965 · page 2

The Iatest car to come On the new car market, the Morris Mini Deluxe, appears to have the features that could make it the best selling small car in Australia…

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Mother and Son knocked down by motor car

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1965 · page 1

A mother and her son were conveyed to the Queanbeyan District Hospital on Saturday afternoon by ambulance…

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Unsealed country road dust menace

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1965 · page 6

The lack of [?] roads in country towns hindered wide-scale development The [?] country road”…

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