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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1968

118 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

Road hazard for the aged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 5

Hew frustrating and sad it was to see someone near and dear who had worked hard and…

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Shire men may build new bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has advised the Department of Main Roads that it Is…

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Railway Crossing Sought

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 2

Monaro Shire Council has been asked if it would he prepared to contribute towards the…

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Paterson’s Curse on Shire Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 September 1968 · page 8

The noxious weed Paterson’s Curse is appearing in alarming proportions along several of…

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new bridge to cost $139,720

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 October 1968 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has accepted a tender of $139,720 for the construction of a…

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The motorist is at fault

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 October 1968 · page 5

President of the local branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, Mr. W. Green, today asked motorists to consider what they thought was the…

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Shire’s day labour force to build bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 4

The Department of Main Roads has approved of Yarrowlumla Shire Council constructing a…

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Tribute to a pioneer The late Mr. George Moore-road builder

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 2

The recent passing of well-known Queanbeyan identity Mr. George Moore removed from our midst a very remarkable man. Only those closely associated with him would know of the work with which he was connected in and around the…

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Main road may become important Snowy link

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 October 1968 · page 6

The main road between Bungendore and Tarago may be re-classified as a trunk road and become the main link from Goulburn through to Cooma…

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Load Limits Lifted on Shire Rural Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has lifted the load limit placed on several roads in its area some three months ago but has warned that if they deteriorate again under heavy truck traffic, the…

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Motor Cycle Crash Victim in Hospital

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1968 · page 1

Istvan Feigel, of no fixed place of abode, who was injured when he lost control of his motor cycle crossing Commonwealth Avenue bridge yesterday at about…

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Loss of life penalty on roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 October 1968 · page 2

Like a sportsman on the playing field, a motorist could be penalised for breaking a rule but…

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Committee supports Tumut Road via Brindabella

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 October 1968 · page 1

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Australian Capital Territory has asked Capital Development Commission assistance in expediting the construction of the…

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Proposal to widen road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 October 1968 · page 1

A plan to provide for the reconstruction and widening of Tharwa Road, near the Gilmore Road…

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Equipment removed Shock discovery at ’Flat railway

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 October 1968 · page 1

Mr. R. G. Hopkins, president, and Mr. D. E. Strudwicke, vice-president of the Captain’s Flat UFWA, made an inspection of the Captain’s Flat railway…

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Visit by Road Safety Officers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 November 1968 · page 1

Two Road Safety Field Officers, Mr. John Douglas and Mr. BUI . Carter, are visiting Queanbeyan…

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Minister’s assurance on ’Flat railway

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 November 1968 · page 1

The NSW Minister for Transport, the Hon. Milton Morris, has given an absolute assurance that if at any time restoration of service on the Captain’s Flat railway line becomes necessary, only a minor operation will be involved in bringing it…

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Four fined total of $410 Motor cyclist “rode ” under the influence

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 November 1968 · page 6

Fine totalling $410 were imposed on four motorists who appeared before Mr. A. J. Reason, SM, at a recent sitting of Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on charges of driving under the influence…

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City Interests a Threat to Rural Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 November 1968 · page 4

Any reduction in the share of the Commonwealth Aid Roads grant allocated to secondary rural roads would be highly detrimental to the whole rural…

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Police officer assaulted Motorist Is Fined $200

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 November 1968 · page 6

A Queanbeyan motorist who drove the influence of intoxicating liquor Canberra Avenue (ACT) and in Uriarra Road, then assaulted and resisted an…

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