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Railways, roads & transport, 1957

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Migrants Arrive by Train

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 September 1957 · page 6

Over 80 Hungarian Jewish refugees, accompanied by an officer of the Australian Jewish Welfare Society…

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Road Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 25

Road accidents involving fatalities, injuries andor property damage occur too frequently. and could involve any road user…

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Road Grants Departmental Policy

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 8

The Department of Public Works wrote to Fairfield Council regarding Council's application for a grant under the terms of the…

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Unsatisfactory Footbridge in Woodville Road

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 25

The Department of Main Roads wrote acknowledging Fairfield Council's letter concerning the unsatisfactory condition of…

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Road Opening Fee Information Sought

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 22

J. W. R. Willis, Canley Vale, writing to Fairfield Council, referred to Council's letter of August 9, and apologised for being…

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Encroach on Road Wants Fence Moved

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 8

E. L. and S. L. Harrison, Fairfield, wrote requesting Fairfield Council to have Mr. De Freitas, of 40 Vine St., Fairfield, move…

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"Grave Hardships" Development in Concrete Road Expansion Joints

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 9

A British concrete engineering company has developed a complete method of making expansion joints for reinforced concrete roads…

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Emergency Housing In Old Trams

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 12

Suggestion in the Legislative Assembly that New Australians and old ones, too…

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French Railways Carried 17 Mill. More Passengers

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 10

Whether or not a consequence of petrol rationing, the French National Railways carried 17 million…

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Condition of Gutters Railway St. Yennora

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 23

The Building Surveyor reported to Fairfield Council that inspection had revealed the gutter on the eastern side of…

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Splaying Angle Railway Parade, Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 24

The Chief Engineer reported to Fairfield Council with reference to the proposed splaying of angle in Railway…

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Road Works on Lower Mountains

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 October 1957 · page 3

The following road repairs were decided by Blue Mountains City Council at its last meeting: Springwood: Stanway Avenue:…

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New Type Road Tanker

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 October 1957 · page 13

A 4,600-gallon capacity aluminium semitrailer, the first of its kind in…

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MOTORS-SERVICES Ford's New Range In Utilities Zephyr and Consul Now On Market

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 October 1957 · page 12

Two entirely new coupe utilities—designed, tested and built in Australia—have been released on the Commonwealth…

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"Roads Not Good in Any Case"

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 October 1957 · page 1

Berkshire Park Progress Association asked Penrith Council to take some action against car clubs using the airstrip as…

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Motor and Man

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 October 1957 · page 3

During the middle ages the average man was a serf and rarely ventured outside his manorial district. His outlook…

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Glenbrook Railway Gardens

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 October 1957 · page 2

This week the gardens of the N.S.W. Government Railways are being judged. It is an anxious time for many of these…

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Inauguration d’un nouvel aérodrome en Guyane

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 11 October 1957 · page 7

Un nouvel aérodrome vient d'être inauguré. Il s'agit de celui de Régina, dans l'est du département. La région Régina, qui se trouvait à deux…

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Een bridge-drive

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 October 1957 · page 10

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Travel by Tram

Tharunka · Monday 14 October 1957 · page 7

Dear Sir, With reference to an article on bushwalking, written by a certain person, and which appeared in a recent publication…

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