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Railways, roads & transport, 1955

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Taylor Caldwell's Railway Saga

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 20

Taylor Caldwell has a vast following who will find themselves on familiar ground when they tackle the 496 pages of her latest novel. Never Victorious Never…

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MOTORING Dodge Coronet Has Automatic Transmission

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 35

Automatic transmission, which has been only recently introduced in most modern motorcars, is a feature of the new Dodge kingsway Coronet— a beautiful car in the £2000 class…

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Australiana Weer een motor rijder omgekomen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 2

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Our Roads To-day

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 6

There are 513,582 miles of good bad indifferent and sometimes utterly preposterous road in Australia…

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Access to Kenyon's Road Property

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 5

Writing to Holroyd Council. Mr. Russo referred to acces to is property oft Kenvon's Road—The municipal engineer…

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Minister says Parramatta is "Road Safety Conscious"

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 1

Minister for Transport, Mr. Wetherell, said last week that Parramatta was one of the most road-safety conscious districts in New South Wales…

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Fatality on Mulgoa Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 1

Ivan Kijun (23), formerly of Yugo-Slavia, died in Nepean District Hospital on Sunday evening from injuries received…

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Penrith Branch Road Safety Council Important Issues Discussed

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 2

About 14 members of Penrith branch of the Road Safety Council attended the branch's monthly meeting held in the…

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Tramway Man's Fatal Injuries Member of Penrith Family

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 1

Very pathetic were the circumstances of the death of Mr. Sydney Albert Thomas Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H…

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C. G. McKechnie Killed In Road Accident

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 3

Mr. C. G. McKechnie, of the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., was…

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MOTORING Two New Vauxhalls Combine. Comfort And Luxury

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 37

Two new Vauxhalls— the Wyvern and the Velox— are now available in Australia. Both cars are handsomely restyled, with a bold frontal appearance and new bonnet silhouette…

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Australiana Weer motor ongeluk dodsiijke afloop

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 2

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Beautifying Railway Land at Guildford

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 2

The Estate Agent Department of [?] wrote to Holroyd Council regarding proposed beautification scheme for area adjacent…

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CP move on tram service

Tribune · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 11

Residents of North Sydney and Mosman are barred from visiting their own main beach -- Balmoral -- by impossible travelling conditions. THE same conditions, plus high…

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Opening of Railway Electrification Saturday, October 8

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 1

Penrith Council decided on Tuesday evening that the matter of calling a public meeting to prepare for the official opening of the extension of the railway service to Penrith be left with the Mayor and that a…

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Book For Motorists

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 28

A valuable book for motorists is the newly published Tune-up and Service Manual for all…

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MOTORING Wolseley 6-90 Is Available In July

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 29

Shown for the first time in New South Wales at the Royal Easter Show, the new, distinctively beautiful Wolseley 6-90 has caught car-lovers' attention with its sleek…

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Zwitserse trams

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 1

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What about safe train doors, Cahill?

Tribune · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 12

SINCE March 20 this year there have been six people killed and three nearly killed through falling out of electric…

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Rotary Road Signs For Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 1

The emblem of Rotary, the symbolical wheel of world-wide fame, will shortly grace the main…

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