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Railways, roads & transport, 1955

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Editorial What's 'Normal' on Railways?

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 January 1955 · page 2

Citizens who travel on the N.S.W. Railways will be astonished at the official excouse that "normal wear and tear'' was responsible for the collapse of overhead…

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Editorial What's 'Normal' on Railways?

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 January 1955 · page 2

Citizens who travel on the N.S.W. Railways will be astonished at the official excause that "normal wear and tear" was responsible for the collapse of overhead…

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Editorial What's 'Normal' on Railways?

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 January 1955 · page 2

Citizens who travel on the N.S.W. Railways will be astonished at the official excause that "normal wear and tear" was responsible for the collapse of overhead…

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EDITORlAL What's 'Normal' on Railways?

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 January 1955 · page 2

Citizens' who travel on the N.S.W. Railways will be astonished at the official cause that "normal Wear, and tear" was responsible for the collapse of overhead…

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Road Work

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 9

VIENNA, Thurs. (I.N.S.)--Beginning 1955, Communist Poland and Hungary are scheduled to…

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Road Work

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 9

VIENNA, Thurs. (I.N.S.)--Beginning 1955, Communist Poland and Hungary are scheduled to…

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MOTORING New Wolseley Six-Ninety's Power And Comfort

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1955 · page 24

Power, space and comfort— allied to a smart appearance— are features of the new Wolseley Six-Ninety which was shown for the first time at the Earls Court Motor Show in London…

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Older Men on Trams Won't Solve Transport Problems

Tribune · Wednesday 12 January 1955 · page 10

Transport Minister Wetherell won't solve his staff problems by extending the retiring age to 70. A RANK-AND-FILE tram conductor from the Dowling Street…

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Infant Killed When Car Leaves Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 January 1955 · page 1

Bruce Wayne Stevens, the 15-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin John Stevens, of Victoria Street, Kingswood, was fatally…

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Try The Outback For A Motoring Holiday

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 15

For the motorist planning a holiday where he can really see something different, and at the same time have plenty of opportunity for shooting, I can recommend a trip through the outback of New South Wales…

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MOTORING Comfort With Utility In Austin Hi-Lite

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 31

The Austin Hi-Lite utility is essentially a dual purpose vehicle which combines comfort with usefulness. The passenger cab provides a bench type,…

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Hints to Motorists

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 17

Need for brake relinings is usually emphasised by the need for additional pedal pressure…

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Motors—services Super Sports Cars, Hand-built Models Feature of World Motor Premiere

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 15

With motoring enthusiasts still celebrating the announcement at the Earls Court Motor Show of many startling new models for 1955 from British manufacturers, Parramatta businessman, Bill Doe, gives first-hand details of…

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Railway Rents Up Over £1 a Week

Tribune · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 11

THE Railway Department has raised rentals of more recently built railwaymen's homes in Longreach, Barcaldine and…

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Stock Train Deaths

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 2

SIR, The N.S.W. Government is determined not to institute an open inquiry into the running of its…

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MOTORING Austin Champ— New Vehicle For Difficult Tasks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 37

The Austin Champ, a versatile vehicle which has recently been imported into Australia, is likely to be widely used on the land because it can be easily operated under difficult circumstance…

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Het oudste motorschip naar de sloper "Kedoe" ontketende ware revolutie

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 3

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£1,050 Cost Of Road Surface

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 7

Cost of surfacing Herbert Street, Granville, has been estimated by City Engineer, Mr. Wm. C. Andrews, to…

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Huge British Motor Exports

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 37

The story of the British motor industry in 1954 has been one of rising production,…

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MOTORING Distance Is No Obstacle To New Porsche Car

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 37

A passenger car— being manufactured at the rate of only 50 a month— which can be operated under extreme climatic conditions, has recently been introduced into New South Wales…

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