Man Killed by Train
Marrio Tobola, carpenter, of Beresford Road, Guildford, was killed last Saturday when an electric train…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1955
500 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 25
Warwick Farm Cabra-matta Road Link
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce wrote to Liverpool Council, asking had Council any plans for making the road linking…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →To Plan Road Works Ford Head Advocates Highway Commission
Establishment of a Commission to lay down a developing programme of Federal and State roads works was advocated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Motor Cycles Collide
Charles Refalo (28), of Cumberland Road, Wentworthville, and Osmenico Stonelli (27), of Leopold Street, Merrylands, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merrylands Motor Cycle Club. (To the Editor)
Sir,—In reference to an article appearing in recent publication, of "The Biz" and "Broadcaster," concerning Merrylands District…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fatal Motor Accident
James Radburn, aged 20, or Dawson Street, Fairfield, died as a result of injuries received when the motor car in which he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Services (To the Editor)
Sir.—Your report in the current issue of "The Biz" regarding the movement for increased rail services to Liverpool is welcome…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Evon Street Overhead Bridge Road Safety Protest
PENRITH branch of the Road Safety Council views with concern the proposed construction of an overhead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Accident at River Bridge Driver Fined £25
A CAR collided with a post at the Emu Plains end of the river bridge at 6.10 p.m. last Saturday and crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crescent Prolongation in Lieu of Bridge Ratepayers' Association to Council
Penrith Council on Tuesday evening received a letter from Penrith and District Ratepayers' Association protesting against the projected erection of an overhead bridge at Lemongrove and asked that in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times", August 12, 1905) Better Train Service Wanted
On Thursday a deputation, consisting of delegates from the various towns from Blacktown to Penrith waited on the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Topics
Insufficient clutch pedal cleara[?] will cause slipping, burning and [?]lly total collapse of the clutch [?] replacement of which is costly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →School To Train Pilots
A school to train pilots for dusting and spraying crops will open at Texas…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →10-Year Expansion Scheme For Railways
N.S.W. Railways hope soon to start on a bold 10 year expansion programme, the Acting Chief Traffic Manager, Mr. W. H. Jenkins, told the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association last week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOTORING Reserve Mechanical Brakes Feature Of Hudson Hornet
One of the first cars with hydraulic and reserve mechanical brakes to be introduced into Australia is the new Hudson Hornet, which was displayed in Sydney last week…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →U.K. To Build Fast Motorways
Britain will build an £85,000,000 network of trunk roads, totalling 340 miles, exclusively…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →New Models At Sydney Motor Show
The Sydney Motor Show, which opens today and continues until August 20, will…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Last Wooden Railway Carriage
The last of the wooden railway carriage* being used by the Netherlands Railways Will shortly be re-with Dew steel-built carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Sport Eerste sterrit Sydney zeer geslaagd
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Service Aldermen Not Satisfied
Fairfield aldermen expressed dissatisfaction at last week's meeting of Council, with the answer received from the…
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