A tale of two men, two elections, and one bridge, appeared on the front page of The Canberra Times, on this day in 1995.
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With reference to a state election, it described the division of NSW and the ACT.
The two men were Peter Kane of Oaks Estate, and his mate Steve Harris, who lived across the bridge in Queanbeyan. The men work together by the side of the railway tracks which divided the two locations.
They lived within walking distance of each other, yet their votes would go towards politicians of two very different persuasions.
"There's a bit of good-natured teasing between those of us who live near the border," Mr Kane said.
According to Mr Harris: "We think we have it a bit tougher than the people who live in the ACT."
The men were separated into Queanbeyan and Oaks Estate working gangs when they cleaned up the Queanbeyan River.
"Queanbeyan uses weed killer A and Oaks Estate uses weed killer B right up to the line where they meet," Mr Kane said. "It's a bit of a laugh really."
The pair said the difference was an "annoying split-up" for voters.
See https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127519907
