Fairfield Motor Cycle Club
On Sunday, July 16, the club held a T.T. at the Bungaribee Circuit, together with Liverpool and Blacktown Clubs. There…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1955
500 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 25
Overhead Bridge at Lemongrove Plan Before Council
The plan of the new overhead bridge to be erected over the railway at Lemongrove, near the Infants' School, under agreement between Council and the Railway Department, was before Council on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Negligence on Bridge Car Driver Committed for Trial
At Penrith Court of Petty Sessions on Monday, 18th inst., Frank Reid (21), of "C" Block, Warragamba Dam, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concern Over Delays at Castlereagh Road Level Crossing Proposed Deputation to Minister
Work on the electrification of the line at Penrith has brought a trouble that was the subject of several letters received by Penrith Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening. Delays to traffic at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Constable Injured Motorist Gets 18 Months' Gaol
AN incident on the Great Western Highway, St. Marys, on August 14, 1954, in which a constable suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Tumut Forest Road
The Forestry Commission has accepted a tender for more than six miles of forest road…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →MOTORING New Engines For Two '55 Fords
Ford this week is introducing throughout Australia the 1955 Customline sedans and Mainline utilities powered with the new revolutionary Y-block overhead valve V-8…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →De uitbreiding van General Motors
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Death Toll
During June 57 persons were killed in load accidents in New South Wales, bringing the death roll for the six months of 1955…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Train Service Improvement Sought
Department of Railways, Traffic Branch, writing to Fairfield Council, referred to a deputation from Council regarding improved train…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Closing Roads in Stubbs Estate
The chief municipal engineer reported to Fairfield Council as follows: "It is assumed that the closing of two out of each three…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fairfield's Weary Motorists (And Others Who Use Fairfield Railway Crossing) Will Welcome This News
The following statement was made by the Minister for Local Government Mr. J. Renshaw last week:—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Loop Road Fairfield St. Re-design, View To. Overbridge
The Town Planner reported to Fairfield Council on the proposed re-design of main traffic intersection at the junction of Ware,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Motorists To Hints
Addiction of engines to over-oiling of spark plugs is a constant although not serious annoyance…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Man Sent to Asylum Found On Railway Line
In the Lunacy Court on Monday, Mr. F. P. Halpin, S.M., committed a 36-year-old labourer, of Cabramatta, to Calian Park…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Queensland News: This Page & P11 N.Q. railway chaos costing thousand in hold-ups, lost wages
TOWNSVILLE: Loss of £1680 in wages at Alligator Creek meatworks, hundreds of man-hours lost in sugar loading time on the waterfront, 250 wharfies without jobs last Friday... THESE are among the results of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motoring Topics Camp Menace
A growing menace to health--and indeed life--is the congestion at popular camping grounds in N.S.W. Many of these are so crowded, with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Call's Complete Motor News Service a Police Surgeon Looks at the Drinking Driver
The toll of death on the road is something which concerns us all, individually and collectively. We, as a nation, must work to reduce this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →F. and S. Association's Call For Long Term Road Building
Delegates to the Farmers and Settlers' Association annual conference in Sydney this week decided to urge a long-term Commonwealth plan for highway construction. Mr. R Black. Peak…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overhead Bridge Wanted
Merrylands Branch A.L.P., in a letter to Holroyd Council, stated: "I am directed by the above branch to forward you the…
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