Road Safety Convention
The N.R.M.A. was represented at an enthusiastic, convention in Taree recently of 16 northern…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1955
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Road Accident Figures
The annual report of the N.S.W., Department of Motor Transport stated that taxi-cabs, then buses, were responsible, on a vehicle…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Road Stopped by Cemetery
A new £62½ million toll road in Indiana ran into an unexpected obstacle—a graveyard. Nobody had been buried there for 70 years…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Road Accident Figures for Year Ended June 30
This statement has been prepared from information furnished in police road accident reports. It covers all accidents reported…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →No Objection to Re-naming of Sydney Road
Holroyd Council has decided to rename Sydney Road, between Woodville Road and Boundary Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guildford Youths in Motor Accident
At Waterfall on Sunday afternoon, three youths were injured when their car turned over and roiled down a 20ft. embankment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Train Crew
W. Glasscock (guard), H. Sternbeck (driver), and H. Darke, electric train running inspector…
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One of the passengers on the first electric train to Penrith was Mr. William Badcock, a retired guard, who will celebrate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Official Train at St. Marys Mayor Welcomes Premier
FIRST stop for the official train within Penrith Municipality on Saturday morning was at St. Marys,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Official Train Deputy-mayor Meets Premier at Central
THE Deputy-Mayor of Penrith, Ald. B. Fowler, welcomed the Premier, Mr. J. J. Cahill, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Milestone in District History Official Opening of Electric Train Service
Favoured with good weather, the celebrations in Penrith and St. Marys, on Saturday, of the extension of the electric trains service was a success commensurate with the importance of the occasion and with the great preparation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opening Ceremony in Railway Square
The large crowd at the opening ceremony in Railway Square with the official dais in the background…
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The Premier, Hon. J. J. Cahill, speaking from the official dais…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Public Address System
A public address system of the latest type has been installed at Penrith station, and is controlled from the stationmnster's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Hints
The fan belt must be sufficiently tight to prevent slip, yet it should be possible to move the centre of the belt about an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOTORING Latest Daimler Combines Dignity With Increased Speed
Dignity and comfort have been retained in the new range of Daimler cars, but to the latest models has been added an exhilarating dash that…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Overhead Bridge Surveying Approach Roads
At Fairfield Council meeting. Ald. Hancock asked: "Could you, tell me if any advance has been made re survey for the…
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Only a few weeks ago we suggested that the Minister for Transport may take notice of our plight when the traffic waiting…
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Mr. Arthur Wagner has been appointed honorary secretary of the Parramatta Branch of the Road Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Biggest bridge toll goes to bondholders
Greatest "toll" on Sydney Harbor Bridge is the interest paid to big, and mainly overseas, bondholders who put in the initial money to built it. THE bridge cost £8 millions to…
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