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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1974

241 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 13

New saw road for $10,895

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 January 1974 · page 5

Mr. Steve Mauger, the Member for Monaro, said today that the…

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Road Toll: “Don’t Rock Boat” Behind the Headlines

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 January 1974 · page 12

The appalling road toll around Australia during 1973 will be repeated this year unless the public forces the Federal and State Governments from their current moribund state…

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Road Test 50,000 miles of rough ride on radial set

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 January 1974 · page 18

Tyres nowadays are not what they used to be — they are a whole lot…

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Inspection of Shire Area Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1974 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors will begin inspection of all roads in the shire area beginning next Monday…

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Captain’s Flat Road Shire Approves $500,000 Rural Plan, Provided Conditions Met

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1974 · page 5

One of the largest rural subdivisions in Yarrowlumla Shire was given conditional approval by the Shire Council yesterday. The sub-division or the Captain’s Flat Road,…

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Road Laws

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 11

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, said today that new regulations to…

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Coast road sealed

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 9

The completion of the sealing of the highway between Tumut and Kiandra now provides a sealed…

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City on the move a New High Level River Bridge Tipped

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 1

The City Council is investigating construction of a second high level bridge to span Queanbeyan River at Erin Street beyond the City and District Hospital…

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Country road safety plans

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 6

Suggestions to improve safety standards on rural roads have been made by…

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Whan Tells of Plans to Help Road Safety ’74

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 15

A national authority on road safety and standards will be operating this year, according to the Member for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Bob Whan. Mr. Whan said that the…

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Road

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 21 January 1974 · page 10

The largest increase in the Australian road toll over the past year occurred in NSW with 140…

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Letters to the Editor Strong Objection to Likely Road Plan in the City

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 21 January 1974 · page 11

Sir, — Regarding the new Queanbeyan Planning Scheme (Amendment No. 2),…

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$69,100 Roads Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1974 · page 2

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, today announced approval of a…

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Fined $150 Road Danger

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1974 · page 9

A ,man who had [?] [?] Hateman’s Day was [?] in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…

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Moves to Upgrade Canberra Roadway and Rail Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 January 1974 · page 1

Construction of the new railway bridge at the Queanbeyan-Canberra border will begin when the City Council has acquired remaining land to allow development of a deviation of Tharwa Road. The Deputy Premier and Minister for Highways, Sir Charles…

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Teenager killed in road smash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1974 · page 1

A 17-year-old Queanbeyan girl died on Wednesday night after a car in which…

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“No train — no game” rule necessary for 1974 season

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 February 1974 · page 14

The annual general meeting of the Queanbeyan Rugby Union Football Club was toll this week that if the club was to win premiership honours it would have to rigidly enforce the “no train, no game” rule…

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Work Starts on New $700,000 Esmond’s Motors Auto Centre

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 February 1974 · page 1

Development of Esmond’s Motors new $700,000 auto centre project began this week and is scheduled to be completed by the end of July this year. The new project is being developed…

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Coast Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 February 1974 · page 5

A new $200,000 bridge across the Tomago River, between Bateman’s Bay and Moruya, will open in…

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$128,000 project River Bridge Is to Be Opened by State Minister

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 February 1974 · page 3

A new Queanbeyan River bridge at Anembo on the Jerangle-Captain’s Flat Road will be opened by the NSW Minister for Public Works, M. L. Punch, on Friday, February 22…

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