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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1974

241 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 13

Motor cyclist lucky

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 November 1974 · page 7

A motor cyclist had an amazing escape from injury last night when his machine and a car…

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Council Roads to Be Sealed

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 November 1974 · page 2

Unsealed roads in the Housing Commission area of South Queanbeyan which have…

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FINED $100 for Negligence Magistrate critical of road markings

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 November 1974 · page 15

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, Mr. D. F. Leo, SM, has…

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Trampoline for Pool

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 November 1974 · page 23

The Parks. Reserves and Recreation Areas Committee of the City Council is considering…

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Council wants work on the Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 11 November 1974 · page 11

The South Eastern Regional Advisory Council has agreed to send a submission to the State Government concerning the development of Trunk Road No, 51 as a major link to the South Coast from…

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Uriarra Road Project Drop

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 November 1974 · page 3

Queanbeyan City Council has rejected an application for the construction of a two-storey building at 112 Uriarra Road, City…

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On the coast road Up to 5,000 cars over the weekend

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 November 1974 · page 6

Traffic counts on the road between Queanbeyan and Bateman’s Bay show that up to 5,000 cars had been recorded at weekends with an…

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Killed on Nsw Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 18 November 1974 · page 3

Five people died on NSW roads at the weekend, taking the number of deaths for the…

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Coast Road Priorities

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 18 November 1974 · page 13

Queanbeyan City Council today called on the government to give priority to the…

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Coast road reconstruction Shire wants supplementary grant funds

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 18 November 1974 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council in pressing for a supplementary grant to carry out additional reconstruction work on the Bungendore Road between Queanbeyan and Burbong…

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Bridge Design Delays

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 November 1974 · page 3

Final design and preparation of plans for a new bridge over Deep Creek on the…

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Alleged Hit-run Motorist on 3 Charges

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 November 1974 · page 1

A 56-year-old man was remanded in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions this morning on charges…

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Rural Roads Grant Down 33 Per Cent Where is money going?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 November 1974 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to receive $74,104 for reconstruction on rural roads in the current financial year, a drop of 33 per cent compared to last year. Yesterday’s…

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We Can Fix the Coast Road in Shire by Xmas If We Get the Money

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 November 1974 · page 1

The section of the badly pot-holed Queanbeyan-Bateman’s Bay highway within Yarrowlumla Shire…

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Road priorities are now wanted

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 November 1974 · page 2

Some member councils have not yet listed priorities for roadworks and submitted them to the SE Regional Advisory Council…

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Move by commission Road Services Replacing Rail

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 November 1974 · page 4

Luxury road coaches replacing uneconomic country rail passenger services, and road haulage replacing non-paying country freight services, are part of a plan being prepared by the State Public…

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Mine waste dumps design next month Braidwood Road Load Problems!

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 November 1974 · page 1

Design of the reshaping of the giant mine waste dumps at Captain's Flat will be completed by mid-December…

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Railways rundown in region

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 November 1974 · page 7

A study is now underway on the overall transport situation in this region because the SE Regional Advisory Council is far from happy…

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National road safety week starts Dec. 14

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 November 1974 · page 2

Queanbeyan Lions Club is planning a special project to highlight national road safety week which begins on December 14…

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Witholding Road Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 2 December 1974 · page 13

Eighteen residents of Yarrowlumla Shire have told the Shire Council they will not pay their…

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