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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1966

138 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 7

Major job in Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 3

Queanbeyan Municipal Council may be faced with a major job in effecting repairs to the bitumen, road…

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Motor Registry Extended service at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 3

Mr. J. Player, officer-in charge of the local Motor Registry, has advised that, with the installation of a…

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Road Base Experiment

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 1

The Municipal Council will carry out treatment of the road surface in Frederick Street with a new process which has had remarkable success in the metropolitan area…

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Shire Frustrated on Sutton Road Sealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has met with frustration in its bid to have a section of the reconstructed Sutton Road, between Queanbeyan and the Federal Highway, bitumen…

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Motor Firm Plans New Showrooms

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 2

The Municipal Council has approved an application by leading Canberra motor firm, Commonwealth Motors…

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Shire seals Sutton Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 May 1966 · page 1

Over 1½ miles of the Sutton Road within the Yarrowlumla Shire, from the Federal Highway back…

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Captain’s Flat News Grant sought for vital access road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 May 1966 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has made application to the State Government for a special grant towards the…

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Chamber of Commerce claim “Rafferty rules ” at Railway station

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 May 1966 · page 1

Charges that “Rafferty Rules” applied at Queanbeyan Railway Station in regard to the despatch and receipt of parcels, were made at the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber will write to…

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Motorist Fined $70 Failed to stop after accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 May 1966 · page 5

A motorist who failed to stop after he had been involved in a collision, was fined a, total of $70 by Mr. D. G. Hughes, S.M., in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…

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Shire Seeks $112,000 for Roads and Bridges Under C.a.r. Grant

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 May 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council yesterday adopted a Commonwealth Aid Programme for 1966-67 providing for road improvements to cost $112,000. Of this amount $26,000 will be a special…

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Road surface experiment

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 May 1966 · page 1

The treatment of Frederick Street with a liquid petroleum chemical formulation. to compact the road…

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Cooma Road Re-named

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council and Queanbeyan Municipal Council have finally reached satisfactory…

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Improvement work on Jerangle Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1966 · page 6

It is expected that improvement works will soon be carried out on the Jerangle Road, within the…

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Railway Explains

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce last night accepted explanations from representatives of the Railways…

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Shire seeks aid Road damage by excessive leads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 May 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has sought the aid of the Municipal Council and the Department of Main Roads in preventing trucks from travelling on district roads with loads…

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“Desperate” move on road sealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 June 1966 · page 4

Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce has written to the National Capital Development Commission,…

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Bitumen only answer to gravel roads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 June 1966 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. F. E; Land) said at Thursday night’s meeting of the Municipal Council that the surface of Cameron Road, south of Fergus Road, was similar to most…

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Land sought for road extension

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1966 · page 4

The Municipal Council is negotiating to secure the land to enable it to extend Thuralilly Street to…

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Four injured in weekend road accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 June 1966 · page 1

Four persons were taken to the Queanbeyan District Hospital by ambulance following two separate accidents at street intersections on Friday night and Saturday morning…

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$44,500 for bridge on highway

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1966 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has accepted a tender from Delmar Constructions for a new bridge over…

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