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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1967

119 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 6

Motor registry figures jump

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 July 1967 · page 1

Statistics revealed today by the officer-in-charge of the Queanbeyan Motor Registry, Office, Mr. J. R. Player, emphasise the increased use of motor vehicles in this area…

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New Molonglo Bridge Road to close for six months

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1967 · page 1

The Minister for the Interior has announced that Sutton Road, between the Queanbeyan Municipal boundary and the entrance to Fairbairn Avenue, will be closed for…

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Road Safety Delegates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1967 · page 5

Secretary of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council of NSW, Mr. Doug Edwards, and Sgt. Ted…

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Tenth successive term W. Green Re-elected Road Safety Branch President

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1967 · page 5

Mr. W. Green has been re-elected president of Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Councillor for his 10th successive term. The 13th annual meeting of…

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Winter warning on roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1967 · page 8

The seasonal change from summer to winter should also mean a change in everyone’s driving techniques, Mr…

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Road Safety Starts with You Road Safety Starts Hint

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1967 · page 6

Before setting out on long trips, see that your vehicle is in safe mechanical condition. This will avoid the…

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Pedestrians “a road hazard ”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1967 · page 6

Pedestrians were very high on the list of hazards which a driver, faced when behind the wheel, the…

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Thorough job on Sutton Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1967 · page 1

The Commonwealth, Department of Works is to be congratulated on the speed and thoroughness with which it has undertaken the reconstruction of the ACT portion of the…

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Scenic road on river bank

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1967 · page 1

The Municipal Council , has approved construction of a scenic road along the western bank of the Queanbeyan River, between Rutledge Street and Isabella Street…

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Mauger Critical of Road Closure

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1967 · page 1

Mr. Steve Mauger, MLA, has strongly criticised the action of the National Capital Development Commission in closing the Sutton Road, near the Queanbeyan Municipal boundary. A section of the road…

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Scene of Burra Road Truck Tragedy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1967 · page 1

THE pictures at top and at left clearly depict the scene on the Burra Road on Saturday morning after…

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District approach on road plan delays

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1967 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. F. E. Land) and the Clerk (Mr. R. B. Smith) may make a personal approach to the Department of Main Roads in Sydney in an endeavour to speed-up…

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By - pass may be built to re-open main road link

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1967 · page 1

It is expected that Federal authorities will construct a by-pass over the Molonglo River to permit the Sutton Road to be re-opened during the construction of a bridge near the Queanbeyan municipal boundary…

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Street barriers trap motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1967 · page 1

Barriers surrounding excavation work being carried out in Crawford Street have trapped a number of…

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Police Seek Hit-run Motorist

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1967 · page 1

Queanbeyan police expected to interview a man today concerning two hit-run accidents in the early hours of…

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Design for Access Road Premature

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1967 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has tfae, Municipal Council it may be premature to consider proceeding with a design of proposed new access road between…

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Alternate road route re-opened

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1967 · page 1

The alternate route through Oaks Estate to Fairbairn Avenue and the Federal Highway via the Sutton…

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Road Safety field officer’s itinerary

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1967 · page 1

The Road Safety Field Officer for Southern NSW, Mr. Doug Butterworth, arrives in Queanbeyan next…

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Railway search futile

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1967 · page 1

No trace has been found of a man reported to have fallen from the Canberra-Monaro diesel express…

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Road Safety Donation in Use

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1967 · page 5

QUEANBEYAN branch of the Road Safety Council recently presented to the Primary School in Isabella…

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