Eleven Injured O District Roads
Eleven people were injured in four separate traffic accidents in the Queanbeyan police district at the weekend; Queanbeyan District…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1968
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The late Eric Jones Prominent in the Motor Trade
Mr. Eric Henry Jones who brought first Holden car to Queanbeyan, passed away at his residence, 15 Munro Road, Queanbeyan, on Sunday aged 58 years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Line to Be Closed Down
The branch railway line from Bungendore to Captain’s Flat is to be closed as an uneconomical proposition by the State Government. However, affected interests today strongly opposed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. W. Green Road Safety President again
Mr. Bill Green was re-elected president of the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Staggering 600 dead Need for greater road education
“With the road toll for the first six months of this year nearing a staggering 600 dead, the need for greater education of road users cannot be stressed too greatly.” This was stated by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Traffic summonses Ten motorists fined $290
Ten motorists were fined a total of $290, plus $20 costs, and one was disqualified for a month on traffic charges in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tarago Road Next Major Shire Job
Reconstruction of an other two miles of the Bungendore-Tarago Road, in preparation, for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge delay
Difficulties associated with buying the land are delaying authorisation to build a bridge in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New bridge on Monaro Highway
“The Department of Main Roads is inviting tenders for the construction of a new concrete…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Regulation Outlaws “Road Hogs”
With more and more multiple lane highways coming into use, drivers are apt to overlook their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road tax could affect Government financial aid
Multibricks Pty. Ltd. has told Yarrowlumla Shire Council that if it had acceded to demands to pay a ton mile tax towards road maintenance, the Shire’s case for proper Government assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Morton attacked over attitude to road needs
The Minister for Local Government, Mr. P. H. Morton, was attacked in Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Wednesday over his attitude towards the council’s representations for special assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister says revenue does not justify railway
A railway to Captain’s Flat could not be justified on revenue produced up to the present time, the State Minister for Transport, Mr. Morris, told Mr. Mauger, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School road to get bitumen surface
The reconstruction and bitumen sealing of Cameron Road, together with kerbing and guttering, from the intersection of Fergus Road to the new Queanbeyan South Primary School will be carried out early in the New Year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driving under the influence One motorist cleared another fined $70
In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last week a charge of driving under the influences of intoxicating liquor against one motorist was dismissed but another who pleaded guilty was fined $70…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silent cop ‘trap’ for motorists
The traffic dome at the intersection of Uriarra and Ross Roads is proving a trap for unwary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road maintenance allocation Shire Council needs 30 per cent increase
Due to the heavy traffic loading, Yarrowlumla shire Council needs an increase of 30 per cent in allocations from the Department of Main Roads for routine maintenance work next year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Morton Street to be preserved in road re-naming
The name Morton Street is to be retained following protests against the Municipal Council’s proposal to extend the name Skye Street through to Campbell Street in order to obtain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Sought by Police
Queanbeyan police are anxious to interview the driver of a Falcon vehicle and a female passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Main Roads maintenance programme
Queanbeyan Municipal Council has submitted to the Department of Main Roads a main roads maintenance…
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