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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1973

149 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 8

Veteran Wins Road Race

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1973 · page 22

Veteran cyclist Norm Moore took out the Queanbeyan Leagues’ Cycle Club’s ten-mile handicap race last Saturday from a field of 20 riders. After a number of minor…

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Shire Roads Programme of $ 111,890

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1973 · page 16

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has submitted a programme of works to be undertaken from the 1973-74 Commonwealth Aid Roads Grant estimated to cost $1 11,890…

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Editorial the Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1973 · page 2

I appears that everyone in a position to [?] [?] there is urgent need for a dual [?] [?] Queanbeyan with Canberra via [?] [?] and State politicians, local government…

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Twenty-four in road race

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1973 · page 19

Twenty-four riders competed in the 15 mile handicap road race conducted by the Leagues’ Cycle Club on the Burra Road on…

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Queanbeyan-Canberra “Local industry losing money due to bottleneck conditions on inadequate road link”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1973 · page 1

Decentralised industry in Queanbeyan is losing money because of time lost battling bottleneck conditions on the inadequate road linking Queanbeyan and Canberra via Fyshwick…

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Road link

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1973 · page 2

Sir, — I agree that unless something is done about the road linking Queanbeyan and Canberra, conditions…

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More Govt, control of main roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1973 · page 14

The Federal Government will assume greater control [?]the construction of main roads throughout…

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Shire project complete Gundaroo Road all bitumen

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 April 1973 · page 12

The full length of the Bungendore-Gundaroo Road within Yarrowlumla Shire has now been reconstructed and bitumen surfaced. It was completed when…

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Amateur cycling Over Thirty in First Road Races

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 April 1973 · page 23

Over 30 riders competed in Queanbeyan Amateur Cycling Club’s first road races of the season on Sunday on the Old…

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Protest on Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 4

Residents of the Jerangle-Anembo area tonight will draft submissions to the appropriate authorities seeking…

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Change in Local C. M. F. Battalion: New Train Plans

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 10

The 3rd Battalion. The Royal New South Wales Regiment undergoes an internal re-organisation this…

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Shire Prepares Road Distances to Be Shown in Kilometres

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 8

All road signs throughout Australia currently showing distances in miles are to be converted to kilometres in July next…

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Railway changes Easter holidays, Anzac Day 1973

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 3

A total of 429 trains which includes an additional 46 specials will leave from Sydney for country and…

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Motor Traffic Rules

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 11

A new Motor Traffic Regulation requires drivers to obey direction arrows painted on a traffic lane in…

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Mauger told ‘Main Roads Knew Nothing of Ncdc Plan’

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 April 1973 · page 1

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, has been told by the Department of Main Roads that it knew nothing of Commonwealth plans to extend the dual carriageway along Canberra Avenue from Fyshwick to…

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Rich Road Race

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 18

Queanbeyan Leagues Cycle Club will stage the richest road racing event on the NSW Cycling Calendar…

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Use goodwill on the roads

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 1

Queanbeyan police have called on local motorists to show fellowship and goodwill to fellow drivers while on the road over the Easter holidays. Inspector J. Howard said today that records…

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Burra Road ramps a “menace”

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 11

The Engineer (Mr. H. [?] is to [?] the [?] as to [?] damaged stock…

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Letters to the Editor Bridge Concern

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1973 · page 2

Sir, — It is significant that during the last few days thoughtful people have publicly expressed their concern that the Queanbeyan River bridge is to be replaced in its present location…

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Road toll “Would have lived if seat belts had been worn”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1973 · page 3

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, said today that more than half those killed on NSW roads over Easter would have lived if they had worn seat belts. Mr. Mauger said that he…

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