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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1968

118 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6

CORRESPONDENCE Australian railway builders

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 May 1968 · page 6

Sir,— For the past few years I have been collecting material for a history of the men…

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More costs for the motorist

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 2

Motorists will face increased charges again after July 1. This follows the State…

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Motorist Slightly Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1968 · page 1

Richard Gosciniak, of Cassidy Street, Queanbeyan, who was the driver of a car which ran into a…

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Shoalhaven project new dam may cut road link

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1968 · page 1

Opinions appear to differ as to-whether the backed-up waters of the proposed Welcome Reef Dam, near Braidwood, will cut the main access road to the…

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Jerangle Road earthworks completed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 6

Final gravelling, preparation and sealing of the recently reconstructed portion of the Jerangle…

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Driver forced off road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 2

Basil John Welch who was the driver of a car which ran into three guide posts on the…

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Shire asks DMR to expedite new bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla shire council has asked the Department of Main Roads to expedite the building of a new bridge over Amungula Creek on the Sutton Road,…

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Ratepayer says road a “horror stretch”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 6

A ratepayer of Yarrowlumla Shire has written to the council claiming that the Sharrow-Briars…

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$20, 000 grant for Burra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 1

A grant of $20,000 from the Department of Main Roads will enable Yarrowlumla Shire to…

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Motorists Fined

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 2

At the last sitting of Queanbeyan Court of petty Sessions a Canberra motorist who had been…

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Motorist’s Appeal Dismissed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 5

An appeal by a Queanbeyan driver against the suspension of his licence by the mmissioner for…

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No Funds for Fergus Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 1

The Department of Public Works has advised the Municipal Council that it has no funds…

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Road Safety Winter hazards ‘forgotten’

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 1

Many drivers forgot very quickly the hazards of winter motoring after a summer of long hours of daylight and dry roads, the president of the Queanbeyan…

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Road Toll Too High

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1968 · page 3

There were far too many accidents in the Yarrowlumla Shire and Queanbeyan Municipality…

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Two Fined $150 Exceeded speed on open road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1968 · page 4

Fines totalling $150 were imposed on two young men in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday for having exceeded the speed of 50 miles…

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Danger on roads for pedestrians

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1968 · page 2

Three times as many pedestrians were knocked down and killed by cars in the hours if darkness…

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Shire Roads Commonwealth has responsibility - Munro

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1968 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government had a special interest responsibility in roads in-the YarrowlumIa Shire area which were essential for the development of Canberra the Member for Eden-Monaro Mr. Dugald Munro said on Sunday in his…

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Shire hopes to prevents bridge delay

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1968 · page 1

Yarrolumla Shire Council hopes to reach an agreement with a landowner concerned to permit a road diversion in connection with the construction of a new…

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Old Bridge May Go with New Approach Route

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1968 · page 1

The Municipal Council may press for the provision of a new bridge over the Queanbeyan River at the same time as the proposed direct road link from Buttle’s Bridge to the existing…

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Busy month for the Shire Submissions seek aid for road maintenance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1968 · page 4

The past month in Yarrowlumla Shire has been a busy one due to extra work involved in preparing submissions to Government members and Departments to further the case for assistance on roads being damaged by heavy traffic…

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