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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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N.R.M.A. On Road Courtesy

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

Wholesale condemnation of motorists for lack of courtesy and bad temper can be overdone, in the opinion of the…

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Top-Line Motorists In Hill Climb On

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 5

Frank Kleinig, Australian hill climbing champion in his Hudson Special, George Reid in a Mercury Special, and "Curly" Bryden in his supercharged M.G. Special, will be among…

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Opposed To Motor Races On Sundays

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 11

The Australian Sporting Car Club expected to raise enough money in six years' operation at the Parramatta…

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High Road Crown A Possible Danger

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 10

The high crown of the Western Highway where it passes through portion of Sprmgwood's shopping centre…

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30 Years Agitation For Overhead Bridge

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 5

Cost of building the overhead traffic bridge at Katoomba railway crossing had increased from £9,000 to…

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Road Safety Group Formed in Kat

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 8

To outlaw the present terrific death and accident toll of the roads a united action by responsible…

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Speed Danger On Country Roads: N.R.M.A.'s Warning

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 5

Evidence that care-free motorists are maintaining too high a speed for conditions, on country roads or…

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Bad Road Damages Buses

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

Maintenance of buses which travelled along Hawkesbury Road was becoming a serious item, and…

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Motor Cyclists A liate With A.G.U.

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 8

Members of the Katoomba District Motor Cycle Club decided at their last meeting to make application for…

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Motor Cyclists Enjoy Club Track Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 11

Motor cyclists experienced spills, thrills and falls at a successful K.D.M.C. club meeting held at the North…

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Bridge Re-alignment Sought

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 1

That, in view of the work being undertaken for the electrification of the line over the mountains, the time is…

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Blackheath Defeats Railways

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 10

A good hard game of football was played at Blackheath on Sunday, between Backheath and Blue…

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Katoomba District Motor Cycle Club

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 8

Members of the K.D.M.C.C. decided at the last meeting to offer their services to the local bush-fire brigade as…

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Road Safety

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

At the July general meeting of the Blue Mountains Branch of the Road Safety Council, a suggestion was…

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Results of Road Safety Campaign

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 2

Police road patrols on the Main Western Highway between Penrith, and the Mountains had surprisingly…

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Road Safety To New Australians

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 7

A New Australian woman was seriously injured in a road accident at Woodstock Park recently only because,…

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Road Safety Council Special Monthly Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 1

At the next monthly meeting of the Katoomba Branch, the General Secretory, Colonel Youdon, will be present. He will…

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Definite Need For Road Safety

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 1

During his trip along the Great Western Highway, through the mists from Sydney to Katoomba, he…

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Railway Rejection Causes Predicament

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 12

The rejection of land reservation in the Nepean Town Plan for the Werrington marshalling yard by…

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No Moving of Points at "Katoomba Railway

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 2

Following representation from the Slue Mountains Chamber of Commerce to the Blue Mountains City…

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