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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1967

119 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 6

Bridge Subsidy Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1967 · page 1

The NSW Government will subsidise the construction of more than 300 bridges on council-controlled roads…

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Police patrols ensured effective Road Safety Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1967 · page 1

Queanbeyan police, at full duty strength over the Christmas-New Year holiday break, ensured an effective road safety and crime-free period in the district…

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District News $25,000 Damage to Shire Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1967 · page 6

Flooding in the Baidwood district in the spring resulted in $25,000 damage to the shire roads. The Tallaganda Shire Clerk,…

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Amungula bridge site selected

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1967 · page 4

A site for a new bridge over [?] Creek on the road between Queanbeyan and the Federal Highway…

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Realignment likely on Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1967 · page 1

Preliminary planning is under way to provide a new alignment for the main coast road between Queanbeyan…

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Appreciation to Road Safety

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1967 · page 2

Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council had two letters of appreciation before it at Friday night’s…

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Road Safety move to abolish centre parking

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1967 · page 1

The controversial question of abolishing centre parking in Monaro Street, Queanbeyan, was raised at Friday night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. by the president,…

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Display by Road Safety at the Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1967 · page 2

A Toad safety display will be shown in the Junior Farmer pavilion at the Queanbeyan Show on Friday,…

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Road Safety Patrol at New School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 February 1967 · page 1

SPECIAL patrols have been established to safeguard children crossing Yass and Bungendore roads on their way to and from the new primary school in East Queanbeyan. On Wednesday morning when the “Age” photographer…

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Early training for road safety

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 February 1967 · page 6

Mr. W. Green, president of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W., said today that road safety training should begin when children first become…

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Minor accident in Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1967 · page 1

Moderate damage was caused to two vehicles involved in an accident in Uriarra Road on Sunday…

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Road safety training for children urged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1967 · page 2

Parents should constantly give road safety training to children in order that they could automatically take precautions to avoid involvement in road accidents, Mr. W. Green,…

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Plans approved for Cooma Road reconstruction

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1967 · page 1

Plans submitted by Yarrowlumla Shire Council for the reconstruction of a further section of the Old…

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Captain’s Flat News ’Flat Shire Briefs Jerangle Road planning soon

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1967 · page 6

Plans for the reconstruction of another section of the Jerangle Road will be commenced immediately plans for kerbing and guttering in Bungendore and reconstruction…

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Motorists Upset Over Bookings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 March 1967 · page 1

A number of motorists who were “booked” yesterday afternoon for parking in a tourist bus stand in…

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Motorist Decamped After Crash

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 23 March 1967 · page 1

The driver of a car which crashed through a safety fence on the Queanbeyan River bridge and down a…

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Warning signs in Ross Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1967 · page 2

The Municipal Council has asked the police Traffic Branch to approve warning signs in Ross Road, at the…

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Munro Road parking appeal dismissed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 March 1967 · page 3

An appeal by R. J. Murray to the State Planning Authority against the refusal of the Municipal Council…

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Bookings for “Then Ghost Train”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 April 1967 · page 2

Tickets will be on sale tomorrow (Wednesday) for the Queanbeyan Players’ latest production, “The Ghost…

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Council has no survey plan for new road route

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1967 · page 1

The Municipal Council has advised the Commonwealth Department of Works that no survey drawings are available at council’s offices concerning the proposed new access…

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