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Railways, roads & transport, 1958

488 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 25

Yennora Drainage Railways & Council in Agreement

The Biz · Wednesday 25 June 1958 · page 16

Writing to Holroyd Council, the Secretary for Railways stated:-- "With reference to your…

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Will be Biggest Load So Far to Go Over Bridge

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 June 1958 · page 1

Penrith Apex Club members have been busy for the past few weeks on "Operation Removal." The Apex Club has undertaken to move the old bowling clubhouse to a new site at Emu Plains…

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Orangegrove Road Bridge

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 13

The Deputy Mayor of Liverpool wrote to Fairfield Council asking his Worship the Mayor to endeavour to have agreement reached…

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State Roads Strangling Traffic

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 8

New South Wales' traffic was strangling in a moose of antiquated roads, bottlenecks and negative thinking…

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Land for Bridge Approach

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 21

J. Chiarette, Fairfield, writing to Fairfield Council, referred to the proposed acquisition of land for the approach road to the…

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Hollywood Pleasure Grounds Granted Lease of Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 9

Hollywood Pleasure Grounds (lessee) applied to the Fairfield Council for the lease of lot P. I bounded by Hollywood Drive,…

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Roads to Horsley L. G. Dept. Inquiry

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 12

The Department of Local Government wrote to Fairfield Council requesting advice as to the present position in…

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Bus Depot at Bibby's Road

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 30

Cumberland County Council has advised Fairfield Council that the County Council considered the establishment of a bus depot…

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Building Shops Allowed Up to Road

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 22

The Town Planner reported to Fairfield Council regarding an application for erection of shops by Mr. K. Lobb, at…

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The Friendly Road "The Dancing Fire-light"

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 29

If there is any compensation for these cold, chilling days of winter and the nights of bleakness, it is surely that we can light the…

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A Fair Deal for Railways 55,000 Employees

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 26

Nowhere in the world do railway employees enjoy better long service leave conditions than in New South Wales and that is…

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Sale of Railway Land at Carramar

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 25

The Department of Railways has requested advice from Fairfield Council as to whether any decision has been reached by…

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T. V. Motors Have Birthday

The Biz · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 18

It is just one year since T. V. Motors opened their used car branch in Dale St., Fairfield, and since then they have made many…

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Ebasco plan behind 'NO trams' move

Tribune · Wednesday 2 July 1958 · page 11

SYDNEY: The conversion of all North Shore tram to bus services is a further step in the Ebasco plan to do away with all Sydney's…

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Orchard Hills Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 July 1958 · page 4

Orchard Hills Fruit Growers' Association asked last meeting of Penrith Council that action be taken to link O'Connell Street…

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Ring Road Signs

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 1

Seven reflective signs, directing motorists on Parramatta City Council's ring road system, will be…

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One Million Road Safety Booklets

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 28

Every child aged six to 14 in New South, Wales could enter B.P. Australia's current road safety Competition, said B.P's N.S.W…

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Road Tax Protest Councils Co-operating

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 33

The Shire of Hornsby has written to Fairfield Council advising that the Council was deeply concerned with the…

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The Friendly Road "Making Mountains a Way"

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 36

Isaiah was a man of no mean background--a courtier of his and used to the art of statesmanship, dealing with the whole wide…

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Rubber for Highways Nation-wide Experiments Show Interest in New Road Methods

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 13

Questions asked some time without rubber was put down ago in Federal Parliament re- for comparison. veal the increasing Knowledge All these roads are still give of and wide interest in the im-ing excellent service…

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