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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1970

83 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 5

Road Safety Starts with You Road Safety Hint

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 January 1970 · page 2

Driving without a windscreen can become necessary if shattering occurs. in such circumstances all…

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Motorists on their best ever behaviour

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 January 1970 · page 1

Whether it was prompted by the much advertised police blitz or plain common sense, motorists…

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Main road reclassification turned-down

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 January 1970 · page 3

The Department of Main Roads has turned down a proposal to re classify the section of…

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$28,000 roads grant

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 January 1970 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads will make a further grant of 828,000 available towards the…

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Road outlet conference premature, says NCDC

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 January 1970 · page 3

The National Capital Development Commission has advised Yarrowlumla Shire Council that it considers an immediate conference on traffic route outlets from the ACT would be premature. The shire requested a…

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$20,000 bridge grant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1970 · page 1

The Department of Public Works has made a grant of 520,000 available to the Municipal Council…

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Office in Bayldon Road Major construction firm in Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1970 · page 5

A block of offices to be erected in Bayldon Road at a cost of £21,700 for the major construction company Thiess Bros. Pty. Ltd., were among building applications approved by officers of Queanbeyan Municipal Council in the latter part of December and early January…

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Busy year at Motor Registry

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 January 1970 · page 1

The increasing volume of motor traffic in Queanbeyan is evident by the record amount of…

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Road Safety Starts with You Road Safety Hint

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1970 · page 2

More and more people are becoming aware of the dangers created by drinking drivers and no…

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Correspondence Bungendore Road “Appalling”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1970 · page 6

Sir,—As a twice daily commuter on the Canberra-South-Coast road between Queanbeyan and…

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Railway recruiting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1970 · page 2

The New South Wales Railways has advised that its mobile staff recruiting carriage will be…

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Engineers complimented on road job

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1970 · page 2

The engineering section of yarrowlumla Shire Council has been complimented on the “first…

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Shire to Treat Non-public Roads on Their Merits

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1970 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has adopted policy for treating requests for maintenance work on non-public roads on their respective merits…

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Cemetery Road May Bi Sealed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1970 · page 3

The Municipal Council is giving consideration to bitumen sealing the access road to the new…

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Motor cycles stolen

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1970 · page 1

Police are investigating the theft of two motor cycles in Queanbeyan. last night…

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One Motor Cycle Recovered

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 1

Queanbeyan police have recovered one of the two motor cycles reported missing earlier this…

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Safety Bureau Patrol vigilance on district roads

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 March 1970 · page 1

Police Road Safety Bureau patrols will maintain constant vigilance on highways and main roads in the Queanbeyan district throughout the Easter holiday weekend…

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Bridge in Two Years

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1970 · page 1

Tenders may be called for the construction of a new bridge over the Queanbeyan River in the…

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Cemetery road to be sealed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1970 · page 1

The Municipal Council is to far surface the access road to the new lawn cemetery in Tharwa…

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Road waits for maintenance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1970 · page 3

The Engineer (Mir. H. Doust) said at. the last meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council that…

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