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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1966

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Traffic cases heard ex-parte Eight motorists final total of $176

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1966 · page 4

Charges against eleven motorists who failed to appear at the last sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions were heard exparte and the total fines imposed were…

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No Action on Road Renaming

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1966 · page 1

The Municipal Council will take no further action to rename Cooma Road as Burra Road, as suggested by the…

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Motor cyclist injured in highway spill

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1966 · page 1

A 24-year-old motor cyclist from Brisbane was admitted to the Queanbeyan District Hospital on Wednesday…

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Car Overturns in Yass Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1966 · page 2

A small sedan overturned in Yass Road near the ACT border last night at about 7 p.m., after being involved…

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Shire scheme for more accuracy Early Plans for Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has authorised its Engineer to prepare survey plans of rural roads to which it proposes to consider allocating funds under the 1966-67 Commonwealth Aid Grant. The 1965-66 programme was…

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Pound Hill bridge to be widened

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1966 · page 3

The bridge over Butle’s Creek, leading to Pound Hill, will be widened on the downstream side by 14 fet…

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Six Injured in Road Smashes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan police and ambulance have been busy during the past three days with a number of accidents on town and district roads…

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Grant for scenic road refused

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1966 · page 5

The Department of Main Roads has refused to provide a grant for a scenic road in Trinculo Place South…

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“Cross road” signs for intersections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1966 · page 1

The Police Traffic Branch has approved of the erection of “cross road” signs at the intersections of Fergus Road…

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Motorists Morally Obliged to Safeguard Children

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1966 · page 6

Mr. W. Green, president of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council of NSW said today , that motorists moral obligation toward children was the responsible…

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Motorists fined $190 on ex- parte charges

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1966 · page 6

Seven motorists who failed to appear in Queanbeyan Court on Wednesday to answer traffic charges, which were subsequently dealt with ex-parte, were fined a total of $190 and…

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Shire road programme advanced

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 March 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is more advanced with its main and rural roads reconstruction and scaling programme than it has been for some years…

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Accident in Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1966 · page 2

A small sedan and a station sedan were extensively damaged in a collision in Uriarra Road last Friday at…

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Motoring Feature New Bmc “Mini Moke” a Winner

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 April 1966 · page 7

BMC amazed the motoring world a couple of years ago with the introduction of the Mini Minor and now they have done it again with their latest product, the Mini Moke…

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Miss Australia bridge toll approved

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1966 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has agreed to Miss Patricia Lawler conducting a bridge toll on the Michelago…

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Finance Limited Road Work

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1966 · page 6

Cr. C. E. R. Meyer was told at the last meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council that sufficient finance had…

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Road Safety convention Queanbeyan is definite venue

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1966 · page 1

The 1966 Convention of the Southern an South-western branches of the Road Safety Council of NSW is to be held in Queanbeyan on Friday and Saturday, November 4…

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Special traffic patrols to concentrate on district roads

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1966 · page 1

Police Safety Bureau officers are geared ready for special traffic patrols on roads and highways within the Queanbeyan police patrol area throughout the Easter holiday weekend…

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Bridge to Be Closed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 April 1966 · page 1

The bridge over the railway line in McEwan Avenue, leading from Oaks Estate to Queanbeyan, will he closed…

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Bridge may give way to progress

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 1

The [?] bridge over the Queanbeyan River, leading into the town, may soon have to give way to modern…

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