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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1974

241 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 13

Coast Road Talks

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1974 · page 4

Queanbeyan City and Yarrowlumla Shire Councils will be represented at talks next Tuesday to…

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Open up old road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1974 · page 7

Mr. R. L. Cross has written to the City Council with the suggestion that it consider re-opening…

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Load limit Bridge open to light traffic

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1974 · page 1

The low level bridge in Morrissett Street, the only existing traffic access…

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Talks on Road Plan

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 9 September 1974 · page 7

A committee to promote a road link from Queanbeyan-Canberra through to Bathurst wants…

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Letters to the Editor Threat to the Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 9 September 1974 · page 11

Sir — May I, as a resident of East Queanbeyan, point out a few facts concerning our…

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Motorists payout Licence Fee Increase to Meet Rising Costs

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 9 September 1974 · page 10

State Government plans to increase the cost of a car licence to $10 a year from November 1 this year were necessary to meet rising costs and avoid a deficit in the NSW Road Transport and Traffic Fund,…

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Roads Plan $910,000 Is City Estimate

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 September 1974 · page 1

Preliminary estimates place the cost of upgrading two main traffic arteries within…

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Roads, Bridges and No More Flats in City

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 September 1974 · page 11

The new Queanbeyan City Council should give priority to the repair and upgrading of roads, bridges and control of flats in the city area. This is the view of…

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$5.6 Million to Upgrade Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 September 1974 · page 3

A figure in excess of $5.6 million is required to upgrade the coast road between Queanbeyan and Bateman’s Bay, a meeting of local government councils in Braidwood was told yesterday,…

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“Attacking” Ride Wins Road Title for Karl Toohey

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 September 1974 · page 24

Karl Toohey’s new found attacking philosophy paid handsome dividends on Saturday when he scored a great win in the Queanbeyan professional cycling road championship…

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Most Train Services to Resume

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1974 · page 1

As from next Monday, most Queanbeyan train schedules will return…

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Railway warns parents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1974 · page 4

Railway authorities have issued a warning to parents that children caught trespassing on…

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Bridge Steel Arrives at Long Last

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 16 September 1974 · page 1

At long last work has resumed on the new concrete and steel Queen’s Bridge…

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“Age” Survey results “Utter chaos when bridge completed”

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 16 September 1974 · page 13

Many city residents are concerned that “utter chaos” or “great bottlenecks” and "traffic snarls” will be created when the new Queens Bridge off Monaro Street is opened — unless the City Council…

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Canberro-Queanbeyan $1.45-M for road works

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 September 1974 · page 1

The Budget last night contained an allocation of $1.45 million for the first stage in the construction of the road from Fyshwick to Queanbeyan…

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Motor Registry City Business Now Tops $1-M

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 September 1974 · page 10

Queanbeyan Motor Registry handled more than $1-million of business during the last financial year, reports District Officer, Mr. John Breadner. Mr. Breadner said that…

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Railway Running

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 September 1974 · page 14

The Government would lose about $145,000 this financial year operating the short haul railway link…

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Queanbeyan-ACT roads More government projects in city

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 September 1974 · page 5

Representations by the City Council to State and Federal Government Ministers and senior officers over the past 12 months…

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Twin City Road

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 23 September 1974 · page 2

Sir — Suggestions for the Minister of Transport and those in authority concerning control of…

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Road Race Claims Can Readily Substantiated

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 September 1974 · page 22

A recent report in the “Age” headed “Cyclist Struck by Official Car” has been dubbed as “astounding” and attributed to a “bee in the bonnet” or “sensational journalism” by the “Cootamundra…

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