Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times", April 6, 1907) Traction Engines on Bridge
In the Equity Court of Thursday of last week, before Chief Justice in Equity (Mr. Justice Simpson), the Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1957
439 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 22
Railway's Big Day At Court
The Railway Department was prosecutor in a heap of cases that came before Penrith Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tribute to Railway S.M. on Retirement Emu Plains P.A. GATHERING
Many residents paid tribute on Monday evening, at the Melrose Hall, Emu Plains, to Mr. Jim Hartigan, as a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →KLM vliegtuig vloog met 3 motoren
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Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor rijder botste tegen auto
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Continued on Trove, page 10 →Overhead Bridge IN 1957-58 ESTIMATES
Mr. C. Earle, M. L. A. forwarded to Fairfield Council a letter received from the Minister for Transport, wherein he was…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Road Link Morse & White's Estate to Link Horsley Drive
The Town Planning Committee has recommended to Fairfield Council that the Works Committee be requested to lay…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Motors-services Petrol Profits to Equip Fairfield Hospital Ward Service Station Proprietors Combine For Hospital Drive
Five service station proprietors in the Fairfield district have decided to combine their efforts in a bid to raise £1,500 for the purchase of equipment in the physiotherapy ward at Fairfield District Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Easter Jazz Festival Port Jackson's Jazz Band at The Railway Hotel
A feast of melody and music is in store for patrons of the very popular Sims' Railway Hotel in The Crescent, Fairfield, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Cycling the "Sand- Hopper"
Motor cycle enthusiasts have built Australia's first "sand- hopcer," a converted motor cycle, that can carry up to four persons over…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Railway Hotel Social Golf Club
The above club combined with the Fall field Fudgers' Club on Sunday, April 7, for their monthly Guzzlers' Cup, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Toll Roads
So-called "experts" who suggest that the answer to Australia's roads problem lies in the building of toll roads are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Problem of Regatta Crowd Road Safety Proposal
Inspector Scholtz, of Penrith police station, brought before the meeting of Penrith branch of the Road Safety Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Protest Against Bridge at Evan St. Mothers' Club Deputation
Much discussion took place at the meeting of Penrith Infants' School Mothers' Club on 3rd inst. regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Interesting Sidelights on Motoring Conditions of 50 Years Ago
Motoring 50 years ago? Those were the days! Looking back, I still have nostalgic memories of the days…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Sense Lacking
An extraordinary case of disregard for road safety was recently brought to the attention of the N. R. M. A., by a member…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →No Face Lift For Bridge
It is unlikely that Lennox Bridge will be repainted during the current financial year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Walgrove Road Subdivision
The town clerk reported to Fairfield Council on subdivision of land, lot part B. Wallgrove Road…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Warwick Farm Bridge School Children Crossing
The Secretary for Railways wrote to Liverpool Council acknowledging Council's representations in regard to the condition…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Friendly Road a Secret Worth the Finding
It seems a far cry from the old days when scientists in the hey-day of Greece spent so much fruitless time and energy…
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