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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1957

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Holroyd Roads to Have Public Seats

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 1

Holroyd Council will arrange to have public seats installed throughout the…

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Road Widening Affects Subdivision

The Biz · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 24

The chief municipal engineer, reporting to Fairfield council on a subdivision application (W. Timbs, applicant, E…

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Interstate Road Hauliers Federal Member's Comment

The Biz · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 23

Writing to Holroyd Council on the above subject, Mr. Gough Whitlam, Federal member for Werriwa, stated:—…

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Road Safety Meeting Re Traffic in Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 1

The President, Mr. F. M. Quealey particularly requests all Members and the General Public to be…

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First Penrith-Bothurst Road Cost of Building in 1814

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 2

As is well known, William Cox built the first road from Penrith to Bathurst, in six months. It was a road of 101 miles, 12ft…

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Champion Railway Garden Presentation of Certificate

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 6

Mr. H. Clarke stationmaster at Glenbrook and Mrs. Clarke on Wednesday, February 13, visited the office in Sydney, of…

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Request for No "Booking" of Motorists

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 8

Penrith Council further discussed at its last meeting, the question of angle parking of vehicles in Queen Street, St…

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Bridge Nederlandse zege

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 22 February 1957 · page 11

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Railway Overhead Bridge Fairfield St. Deviation

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 27

The Finance and General Purposes Committee reported to Fairfield Council that it had considered a report by the chief…

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More Money Wanted For Roads

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 11

Legislation that would permit sales tax on commercial trucks to be allocated for construction…

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Hints to Motorists

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 11

It is unwise to engage the starter with headlights "on" say N.R.M.A. engineers. Blown globes and…

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MOTORS-SERVICES Round World Sales Tour

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 8

Britain's Standard Motor Company is seeding its top executives all over the world as part of a new campaign to capture a bigger…

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Railway Land Cabramatta Development

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 22

The Department of Railways in a letter to Fairfield Council referred to Council's letter of 1sb November, 1956, respecting the…

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Railway Turnstile Not Needed

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 23

Mr. C. Earl. M.L.A., forwarded to Fairfield Council a letter received from the Minister for Transport in response to his…

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Hints to Motorists. the Starter

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 18

It is unwise to engage the starter with hearilghts "on" say N.R.M.A engineers. Blown globes and fuses may result…

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Trammies Defend Public

Tribune · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 12

SYDNEY: Tram and bus crews in Sydney and Newcastle are conducting their regulation strike against further cuts in the already drastically reduced tram and bus services. THE regulation strike was a decision…

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Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times", March 2, 1907) Destroying the Roads

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 February 1957 · page 1

At a meeting of Mulgoa Municipal Council Ald. Blackie asked if council had authority to prosecute people for wilfully…

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Australian Motorists in New Zealand

The St George Call · Thursday 28 February 1957 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. has received advice that New Zealand has now amended its traffic regulations to permit visitors from…

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Meer motor rijtuigen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 1 March 1957 · page 12

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Road Casualties

The Biz · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 25

Cur last "long week-end," a the end of January, proved a success as far as road casualties were concerned. There were…

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