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Railways, roads & transport, 1957

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Lady and the Tramp

Tribune · Wednesday 2 January 1957 · page 2

LADY and the Tramp (Sydney Plaza) is a show that everybody from 6 to 60 will enjoy…

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Per haver motor

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 3

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Councils to Discuss Creek Bridge

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1957 · page 16

Fairfield and Holroyd Municipal Councils will meet soon to discuss construction of…

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Villawood Railway Station Robbed

The Biz · Wednesday 9 January 1957 · page 5

During Sunday night last thieves broke into Villawood railway station and stole a small sum of money…

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Motor Fatalities

The Biz · Wednesday 9 January 1957 · page 14

A Cabramatta resident was killed when a Ford utillity truck overturned between Bulli and Woonona on New Year's Eve…

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Railway Crossings Waste Man - Hours

The Biz · Wednesday 9 January 1957 · page 16

A Chicago message says that trains blocking a single railroad crossing cost Jackson motorists a total of 648,960,800 man hours…

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Rowing Nepean Oarsmen Train for State Titles

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 January 1957 · page 1

Nepean oarsmen have commenced training for the three State Championships at the N.S.W.R.A. Regatta on the…

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Road Fatality Pedestrian on Highway at Night

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 January 1957 · page 1

About 11.10 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, Zenon Nowakowski, a Pole, of Bridge Street, Rydalmere, was walking along the…

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Road Safety the Overtaking of Heavy Vehicles

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 January 1957 · page 7

More accidents are due to carelessness and thoughtlessness than to ignorance. Thoughtlessness often produces selfishness…

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Roads Built 40 Yards an Hour

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 10

Sixty motorised engines at Argenteuil, near Paris gave a demonstration, a short time ago, that roads…

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Off-The-Road Fuel Test

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 9

The car is seen on the dynometer which permits the operation of a car under all speeds and road…

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What Do We Mean by Road Safety?

The Biz · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 23

Road safety is simply the promotion of human happiness by eliminating, as far as possible, the elements of danger…

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Classes in Maintenance of Motor Cars

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 3

Classes in motor car maintenance will be conducted from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., commencing on…

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Motors-services Mobilgas Trial Plans

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 8

There are interesting changes in plans for the 1957 marathon car…

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Boulevarde Motors Changes Hands

The Biz · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 20

A very busy and skillful engineer, Mr. Sawlcz. has taken over the widely known Boulevarde Motors Garage and service…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 4

When a motor cycle, ridden by Gabor Angyfalfi (24), of Rowley Street, Fairfield, and a car, driven by Arthur Sherar, of Riverview…

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Railway Man's Retirement

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 1

Saturday, December 22, saw about 70 people gathered at the Wallacia Progress Hall to congratulate Mr. Bill Wallace, of…

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Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times", January 12, 1907). Railway Changes

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 2

Owing to changes in the ranway staff at Penrith recently one or two well known residents have left the district. Among them…

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West Australie Ernstig motor ongeluk in Northam

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 18 January 1957 · page 10

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'End of Toll Road Era' New U. S. Act Will Rebuild Nation's Roads in 13 Years

The Biz · Wednesday 23 January 1957 · page 19

The U. S. Federal Government's gigantic new programme will enable America's roads to be modernised in 13 years instead of an…

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