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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1973

149 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 8

“Road to Canberra must be improved”

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 22 October 1973 · page 17

“The recent refusal of the NSW Department of Main Roads to allocate funds to the…

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Approach to Whitlam City Council Deputation on Bridge Aid

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 22 October 1973 · page 3

The City Council is to make another approach for Commonwealth funds to build an overhead railway bridge linking a dual carriageway in Canberra Avenue with Queanbeyan…

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Gleeson says Labor Will Build Bridge for City As Priority Task

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 October 1973 · page 6

A State Labor Government would build a bridge over the railway, linking…

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Motoring Insect screen needed

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 October 1973 · page 16

The NRMA strongly advises Queanbeyan motorists travelling…

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Law and You Animals on the roads

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 29 October 1973 · page 11

You’re driving along a road and you collide with an animal. Are you at fault? The NRMA…

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Early start on road to Tumut

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 29 October 1973 · page 13

Pressure is mounting on the Federal Government to construct a road linking Tumut…

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Railway Pledge for Bush

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 29 October 1973 · page 3

Railway lines servicing small country centres would not be closed as long as they…

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Esmonds Motors $350,000 Plans for Queanbeyan Present site to be sold

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 October 1973 · page 1

The Managing Director of Edmonds Motors, Mr. Arthur Bates, today released details of $350,000 plans for the company in Queanbeyan. The plans involve the sale of the present premises in Crawford Street to Canberra developers and the establishment of a giant new complex in the…

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Motor cycle death Prominent Sportsman

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 November 1973 · page 8

The funeral will take place in Canberra tomorrow morning of a young Queanbeyan motor cyclist who died in…

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Museum train for the bush

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 5 November 1973 · page 13

SCHOOL children in NSW country towns are to have a museum train as a mobile…

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State Grants $26,828 for Burra Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 5 November 1973 · page 9

YARROWLUMLA SHIRE Council has been granted $26,828 by the State Government towards the cost of the Burra Creek bridge, according to the Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger…

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Main Road Help

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 November 1973 · page 16

Construction work on highway leading to Queanbeyan is to be…

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Main Road Work

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 November 1973 · page 16

The Department of Main Roads: anticipates that work will begin “within months” on…

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Motorist Details of new moves to limit vehicle noises from January 1

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 12 November 1973 · page 15

Regulations have been gazetted to limit noise from motor vehicles in New South…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 12 November 1973 · page 11

A motor cyclist was injured on Friday afternoon when his machine was involved in a collision in…

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Poor roads do hinder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 November 1973 · page 19

POOR roads in the SE Region are blamed slow tourist development, according to the…

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Motoring New Falcon Released Today

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 November 1973 · page 18

The ford Falcon has always been e driver's car always given that feeling behind the wheel that imports confidence — instinctively tells you the car will handle predictably — feels steady and solid under,…

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City Access Roads Crisis

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 19 November 1973 · page 1

Three of Queanbeyan’s main access roads has come in for criticism from City Council aldermen and they have requested a meeting with the Divisional Engineer of the Department of Main Roads…

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Bridge at Erin St.?

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 3

It is expected that Queanbeyan will gel another high level river bridge to link the Fast and West City industrial areas at Erin Street…

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Mayor on Yass Road

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 6

Work on the new arterial Yass Road project is not likely to begin for at least two to three…

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