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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1974

241 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 13

Brindabella Road “Would Now Cost More Than $30-M”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 1

The cost of putting an all-weather road through the Brindabella Mountains, to link Queanbeyan-Canberra with Tumut, will now cost upwards of…

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Main Road Upgrading Proposed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1974 · page 7

The Commissioner far Main Roads proposes to recommend reproclamation of Main Road 249…

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New road “binder”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1974 · page 5

The Engineer (Mr. H. G. Pike) told the City Council last night an area of approximately 400…

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Warning to Queanbeyan-Canberra Railway Employees Work to Rule and Big Delays Now Likely

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1974 · page 1

Queanbean and Canberra businessmen and carriers are warned that they face delays of up to 40 hours in getting freight out of Queanbeyan Railway goods depot.,…

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How to Recover Losses After Your Accident Motoring

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1974 · page 9

A private motorist may take action on his own to recover financial losses…

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New Motor Magazine

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 March 1974 · page 14

“Torque”, ABC-TV’s new motoring magazine, makes an indepth study of car and road safety in the…

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No Cash No Road

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 March 1974 · page 17

The Deputy Mayor of Queanbeyan, Ald. E. J. Beaver, told the annual meeting of the Chamber…

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Road Race to Vincent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1974 · page 16

The first of the weekend 20 mile road races was held last Sunday by the…

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Canberra-queanbeyan Railway “I Will Resist Move to A.c.t. at Any Cost!”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1974 · page 3

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, said today that he would “resist at any cost any suggestions that railway freight facilities at Queanbeyan be closed in favour of Canberra.”…

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Railway planning

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 April 1974 · page 1

Talks are now taking place between the NSW and Federal Governments on the future of the State…

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Why We Need a Second Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1974 · page 3

City Council lists four main reasons for construction of a new high level bridge from Erin Street, to span the Queanbeyan River. The reasons are listed in Council’s…

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Metric System Means More Peed on Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1974 · page 13

The NSW road speed limits will rise generally on July 1 when the State’s traffic act goes metric. “The State Transport…

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Motoring Car Tyre Choice Now Restricted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1974 · page 13

A world-wide tyre shortage is restricting imports of tyres into Australia, says the…

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Queanbeyan Hap 11 Riders in Yass Road Race

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 8 April 1974 · page 22

Eleven riders from Queanbeyan Leagues’ Cycle Club took part in an 18 mile road race on the Wee Jasper Road conducted by the newly formed Yass Cycling Club…

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New road to coast

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 April 1974 · page 10

Another access road to the South Coast is needed. according to the executive officer of the…

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$35,000 to spend Tarago Road Top Priority

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 April 1974 · page 10

Reconstruction work on the Bungendore-Tarago Road will have to be an immediate top priority for Yarrowlumla Shire Council. It has approximately…

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Road use refused Car Rallies Out Says Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 April 1974 · page 17

Motor car rallies are having a detrimental impact on other young road users, according to councillors of Yarrowlumla Shire. This is one of the reasons given for refusing the use of shire…

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$430,000 facelift for Coast Road is needed says shire

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 April 1974 · page 20

Traffic from Queanbeyan-Canberra to the South Coast has created a need today for about $430,000 to be spent upgrading the coast road through Braidwood. This is revealed in the…

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“Age” Feature Page New bridge seems like immense ship March 16,1858 (Continued)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 April 1974 · page 14

I intended to have posted this last Sunday, but have received your letter of January 15, I kept it back to after the address. Oh, how thankful I…

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Expansion Plan for Railways Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 April 1974 · page 3

The NSW Public Transport Commission has drawn up plans for extending the railway freight handling facilities in Queanbeyan. According to Sydney sources, the…

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